Pete Wentz
Pete Wentz is Fall Out Boy’s bassist and primary lyricist, the record executive behind DCD2, and co-creator of the graphic novel Dying Inside.
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Pete’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- AlbumFrom Under the Cork Tree2005 · Bassist and lyricist; 2025 anniversary edition
- Sugar, We’re Goin Down2005 · Co-writer and bassist, Fall Out Boy
Music video - So Much (for) Stardust2023 · Bassist and lyricist, Fall Out Boy
Album - Dying Inside2024 · Co-creator with Hannah Klein and Lisa Sterle
Graphic novel
Overview
- Born
- June 5, 1979, in Wilmette, Illinois
- Known for
- Bassist, lyricist and co-founder of Fall Out Boy
- Breakout
- From Under the Cork Tree (2005), featuring “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Dance, Dance”
- Beyond the band
- DCD2 Records and the graphic novel Dying Inside
Mini bio
How it started.
Pete grew up around Chicago’s punk and hardcore scene and sang in Arma Angelus before co-founding Fall Out Boy in 2001. He told Ernie Ball that he first took up bass because the group he was joining already had two guitarists. The instrument stuck.
The songs that connected.
Fall Out Boy’s 2005 breakthrough, From Under the Cork Tree, paired Patrick Stump’s melodies with Pete’s lyrics on “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Dance, Dance”. Infinity on High followed in 2007 and became the band’s first US No. 1 album. After a hiatus, they returned in 2013 with Save Rock and Roll.
Making room for other voices.
Pete also runs DCD2 Records, which signed Panic! at the Disco and supports artists including Daisy Grenade. His writing extends to Dying Inside, a 2024 graphic novel created with Hannah Klein and artist Lisa Sterle, with original lyrics and poetry by Pete and music from Daisy Grenade.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026ACESBassist and lyricist, Fall Out Boy
- 2023So Much (for) StardustBassist and lyricist, Fall Out Boy
- 2007Infinity on HighBassist and lyricist, Fall Out Boy
- 2005From Under the Cork TreeBassist and lyricist, Fall Out Boy
Books
- 2024Dying InsideCo-creator; original lyrics and poetry
Awards
- Rock Sound 25 Icon Award2024 · Received with Fall Out Boy as part of Rock Sound’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
- Grammy nomination: Best Rock Album2019 · Fall Out Boy were nominated for M A N I A.
- American Music Award: Favorite Artist, Alternative Rock2015 · Won with Fall Out Boy.
- Grammy nomination: Best New Artist2006 · Nominated as a member of Fall Out Boy.
Quotes
Your first gut feeling, if you’re in tune with your art, is probably right.Pete Wentz, Ernie Ball’s String Theory
His advice to artists weighing creative choices, in a filmed conversation about his musical path.
Trivia
- He chose bass because his early band already had two guitarists.
- Duff McKagan’s playing in Guns N’ Roses was an early bass influence.
- His signature Sterling by Music Man StingRay has a loon inlay at the 12th fret.
- His love of tennis led to an official off-court ambassador role for TopSpin 2K25.
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