After completing nearly three-fourths of their current “Young Wild Things” tour, Fall Out Boy came to a startling realization: The tour’s artwork, inspired by the children’s story Where the Wild Things Are, had infringed on the rights of Maurice Sendak, the book’s author. Each night of the tour, fans saw graphics depicting Pete Wentz and Co. as characters from the book — Wentz as main character Max, and Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman as the imaginary creatures Max envisions within the story. The graphics were also used on T-shirts and other tour promo, some of which still appears on Fall Out Boy’s site.
We’re not sure how that glaring legal problem managed to slip past Fall Out Boy and their handlers, but the band has since abandoned the imagery and posted an apology to Sendak on their official site yesterday, saying, “We have great respect and affection for his book and it was our intent only to pay homage to it, not to infringe any rights.” No word yet on whether or not Sendak has taken, or will take, legal action.
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