Fall Out Boy released their latest record, ‘So Much (for) Stardust,’ late last month and is now discussing the album’s creative process. The lyricist and bassist, Pete Wentz, spoke about the album on the ‘Artist Friendly’ podcast and revealed that the band took Green Day as an example.
It’s safe to say that Green Day caught fame with their third studio album, ‘Dookie,’ and it carried them to the mainstream. What they did with ‘American Idiot,’ released in 2004, was remind people that they are the band who released ‘Dookie.’ They made a similar style of songs and drew an image for the band.
At least, this is what Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz thinks. According to him, this is what Green Day did, which inspired FOB in the creation process of their newest album, ‘So Much (for) Stardust.’ He stated that they released this record to remind people, ‘Oh, this is Fall Out Boy.’
Pete Wentz said about their latest album:
“I always thought they could’ve put out a record that aped what we were doing, but instead they put out ‘American Idiot,’ which was this thing that reminded everyone like, ‘Oh, Green Day. They were the band that put out ‘Dookie.’ It was adjacent to what we were doing, but it reminded the world what Green Day was. That’s what we thought about with the record.”
‘So Much (for) Stardust’ received mostly positive reviews since its release, and the band is proudly discussing their creation. Some critics even revealed that this might be the best album of the band so far. But as always, the last word belongs to the fans and whether the album is loved or reminds them of Fall Out Boy.
