Patrick Stump

“When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try and treat the world better than it treated you.”

— Patrick Stump

I used to work in a record store. I'm kind of a record nerd.

— Patrick Stump

I moved to L.A. and really didn't dig living there until I found places like Koreatown and Little Tokyo. I really like…

— Patrick Stump

I write really scathing, angry stuff when I'm in a better mood, and then uplifting and happy stuff when I'm at the…

— Patrick Stump

One of the things that always was Fall Out Boy was trying new things and kind of pushing ourselves in different directions.

— Patrick Stump

Pete's my best friend, I was the best man at his wedding, I love that man to death. I'd take a bullet…

— Patrick Stump

Kid problems are when you're bummed because girls don't like you or something silly, but then you get older and people start…

— Patrick Stump

I love New Zealand. Every time I'm in New Zealand someone makes a joke about it being mostly sheep, which I think…

— Patrick Stump

Yoko Ono never deserved any of the hate she got. Paul McCartney and John Lennon weren't getting along.

— Patrick Stump

I always thought 'Stump' was kind of like, you dropped something on your foot. It's not the most exotic rock-star name.

— Patrick Stump

Stray thought for the day: Putting boundaries on how punk should sound/look is the least punk rock thing one can do. Be…

— Patrick Stump

What you want if you're asking that question is a specific time in your life to come back to you, and that…

— Patrick Stump

Steven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith.

— Patrick Stump

I look at albums like novels. If you write a really good scene or a really good moment, just because you wrote…

— Patrick Stump

I was talking to my grandpa last Thanksgiving. He pulled me aside and was like, "This Thanksgiving is the 150th for the…

— Patrick Stump

I love playing Michigan, I'm really excited that we begin the tour in Detroit. It's one of those places where we know…

— Patrick Stump

Most producers get into it because they were just never handsome or charismatic or talented enough to be the star.

— Patrick Stump

Drums were my first instrument, my first love. I need rhythm, something that moves.

— Patrick Stump

The song that's affected me the most profoundly is probably Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' or, more specifically, the couple seconds of instrumental break…

— Patrick Stump

“Advice? Focus on the craft. Study the greats. Try and understand how and why they made the writing choices they did.”

— Patrick Stump

I was going to record a solo album when I was 15 on a four-track. I started working on it, but then…

— Patrick Stump

“Anything with drums, bass, and guitars is under the pop umbrella. We'll continue to try new sounds as long as we're a…

— Patrick Stump

“I don't ship anything. Except when I have to send packages through the mail. Now, please stop asking about fanfic.”

— Patrick Stump

When you're No. 1 or No. 300, you still get to play and write the songs.

— Patrick Stump

Why do we make records? Because we want to say something. Why are you in art? Because you want to say something.…

— Patrick Stump