Fall Out Boy: 'Rock n' roll should be dangerous'
Interview: Emo stars on why things have become boring in the rock world
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by Justine Trickett
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Fall Out Boy have spoken out about the state of rock and roll - claiming that it's 'boring' and needs to be 'more dangerous'. Watch out video interview with the band below.
Talking to Gigwise backstage at Reading Festival, we asked the reunited emo heroes about their comeback album, Save Rock And Roll, and what the term means to them.
"You're talking about rock and roll and where it came from and it came from blues, jazz and country coming together and making this kind of bastard child," said guitarist Joe Trohman. "Twice every decade it changes and becomes this exciting thing that's indescribable but energetic and always pushing the boundaries of what music is supposed to be - that's what rock and roll is."
Frontman Patrick Stump added: "It's dangerous and surprising, and what is dangerous or surprising about being another Led Zeppelin knock-off? It was dangerous when Led Zeppelin did it, but now it's just kind of boring. It's like rice cakes."
Watch Fall Out Boy discuss their comeback, Leeds Festival and their 'insane' fans below
The band are due to take to the Main Stage at Reading Festival tonight, but played a victorious comeback show at the sister site in Leeds on Friday - their first major UK date since reforming from their hiatus.
"Leeds Festival was huge - it was really big for us," said Joe. "We went away for three or four-ish years...four years in the world of music is like forty years, so it's great that people stuck around and that there were actually new fans that wanted to come and see us."
Patrick continued: "Distance makes the heart grow fonder, doesn't it? Being away for a while stirred them up or something because it's definitely crazy.
"It's an exciting new thing because I didn't expect this at all. I thought that we would come back and it would be the same fans or potentially less of them. The crazy thing is that new fans have come along and I did not see that coming. It's the first time that they're seeing us and there's a completely different feeling to that."
He added: "It forces you as a band to never go on auto-pilot because you know that this is their first time and that this is what they're going to judge you by.
Below - Photos: Fall Out Boy rock Leeds Festival 2013
