Peter Wentz quotes - page 2

Pete Wentz is an American musician, songwriter, and bassist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Fall Out Boy. As the band's lyricist and bassist, he played a pivotal role in shaping their distinctive sound and success. He is also recognized for his influence on pop-punk culture and for his work in other creative fields, including fashion and publishing. Here are 52 of his quotes:

It's bizarre to have both a super-connected and disconnected world. Like, you can use Twitter in the most narcissistic way. Do people really need to know that I'm drinking a latte right now? It's so indulgent.

Peter Wentz

Look: I download music illegally, if I really want it. But I always then buy the record - I support art.

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You're gonna meet tons of different people throughout your life, and it's totally worth it to stick your neck out a little bit if you like someone. Even when you get shot down, it seems really devastating, but it's not in the long run.

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Ultimately, people do want to buy merch and tickets to support their favorite bands, but they don't want to feel like it's the only thing going on.

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Everyone has learned how to monetize music except the music industry.

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I'm a little bit of a makeout king. I don't discriminate too much.

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I think that the first part of the art is making the art, but when art really becomes art is when it belongs to somebody else.

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The only reason you even start a band is so you can hang out with your friends all the time, but somewhere along the line, it just ends up becoming a job. You were doing it because you were like, 'I never want to have to get a job,' then all of a sudden it becomes the biggest job you could ever imagine.

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Somewhere I just want to find someone that's going to love me forever no matter what; I want someone to show the inside of my head to. That thought keeps me going.

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I was totally into cartoon babes when I was a little dude. Cheetara from the 'Thundercats,' then Jessica Rabbit, and finally I moved onto a real-life human being and was into Punky Brewster, and then Christina Applegate on 'Married with Children.'

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I don't get on stage and give a social diatribe. I am a performer and an entertainer.

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I don't have an issue finding guys attractive.

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I'm in the process of convincing my parents to sell me their house so I can just live in my childhood bedroom forever. I figure it might make me age slower.

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I think I ended up on 'People”s '50 Most Beautiful People' list just because of eyeliner, which is kind of a bummer. But if you do find the right color, it will make your eyes pop.

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Here's the thing about hair; I think most people think that I have Lego hair, like I can just take it on and off in one piece, and that's not quite the case - although pretty close.

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I'm not as well read as I was when I was younger - I just devoured books.

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I'm not into bands for the sake of being into bands. I've grown past that. There was a time in my life when I was that guy.

Peter Wentz

I like individual scents on a girl, so you always recognize her and you keep her separate from other people in your head. I really love Egyptian musk. I've even gone to the mall and sprayed perfumes and just smelled them. I'm creepy. So creepy.

Peter Wentz

When I was in high school, my thing was to get as close as humanly possible to a girl and just make her have to kiss me! You do the hug that's too close, where your mouth is close to hers and you kinda feel it out a little bit.

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If anyone saw Fall Out Boy's first 400 shows, we were the worst band of all time.

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I like idolator.com a lot. Every once in a while they shred me on there, but it's usually pretty funny.

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In the past, my brain would never stop. Now I'm a father; the world no longer revolves around me. When I'm with Bronx, he's got my complete attention. He's the only thing that occupies my thoughts.

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