How deeply rooted is the stereotype that girls love "bad guys"? And who is today's “bad guy”? This is not a bully and not a robber. A modern antihero must remain romantic and smart. Ideally, he makes music. So it turns out that today girls love creative and smart people who know how to present themselves correctly. Until recently, Patrick Stump did not know how to present himself, but he packed up, dropped a dozen pounds and got married. Is it really so changed the collapse of the group, which brought popularity?
Peak career
In 2001, in the town of Wilmett, Illinois, Joseph Throman and Peter Wentz decided to found a punk rock band called Fall Out Boy. The guys who “dropped out” of the general party began their journey in music one by one, playing in Chicago hardcore bands. As a vocalist, the founders of the boy band saw their friend guitar player named Patrick Stump. Later all the band found drummer Andy Hurley. By the way, earlier the functions of the drummer lay on Patrick until his strong vocals were revealed. Several concerts had already been played, when the question of the name of the collective was especially acute. It turns out that the listeners prompted the original name! In the same year, the four released three hits, and a year later found its label. The guys didn’t have any illusions, but the first release “exploded” with the effect of a hydrogen bomb. The category of "dark horses" was successfully passed, and the managers themselves began to offer their services.
Active and very successful work went on without interruptions for 8 years, but in 2009 the guys announced a break during which they planned to try themselves in solo projects. Alas, the break was not successful for anyone and was officially ended in 2013. Together, the guys are able to perform much better.
After a pause
A new album was released, orders for sound for films appeared, so the work does not stop, but the main change is not in the music, but in the faces. Patrick Stump seriously lost weight and no longer resembles a simple guy from the nearest barn. Now this man is tall, strong, quite interesting. The vocalist changed his image, refused jeans, sweatshirts and caps. This is a brand new Patrick Stump. The guy lost weight without special tricks: he worked a lot, slept little and included a swimming pool and a gym in his exercise program. A busy schedule and constant activity turned out to be a golden secret. Patrick Stump lost over 10 kilograms in a few months.
New look
In 2012, Patrick presented his debut solo album in a new form: an extravagant jacket with a bow tie, shirt, trousers. The singer has matured and moved to a higher level of performance, so it’s hard to say that Stump signed up. In solo swimming, he struck nostalgia, leaving a note to his famous boyish audacity and craving for an alternative. His music is the theme of big cities, skyscrapers and flickering lights. His songs are truly sexy and reminiscent of Michael Jackson's old school. The experiments with Patrick's voice succeed, and he waltzes from explosive dynamics to gentle sensuality.
Who is Stump?
In the spring of 1984 in Glenview was born a red-haired chubby boy with big eyes. The child was surprisingly talented, which his parents soon became convinced of. True, the Patrick Stump family did not register their child for any courses. Affected by heredity - the birth of a folk singer in the family. Patrick graduated from high school, changed several teenage groups, and then found Fall Out Boy, with whom he mastered lead guitar and began writing songs. As part of the group, he recorded 7 records and began to engage in producing young and promising groups.
To the cinema
Stump has a connection with the film industry. In 2003, he starred in a reality show, where he played himself. Then there were the series Law and Order, One Tree Hill, and House Doctor. In 2006, Patrick took on the soundtracks for the film "Rebel".
Personal life
In 2012, a joyful event happened - Patrick Stump got married. The biography of his girlfriend Eliza Yao is hidden behind seven seals, but maybe it’s for the better, because every star needs peace. At the ceremony in Chicago, there were only close friends and relatives. Patrick publicly talked about how much his spouse means to him. It was she who provided him the greatest moral support during the first solo performances, when the guy was thrown with rotten tomatoes, demanding Fall Out Boy songs. Patrick Stump and his wife are always affectionate, remain calm and balanced. There are smiles on their faces. Spouse is the main person in Patrick’s life. And two years after the wedding, they had a child - son Declan.
Facts and Facts
- Probably Patrick is the only musician who is distinguished by thick-rimmed glasses, sideburns and baseball caps. After a change of image, he managed not to become a typical metrosexual and remained an individual.
- Patrick officially changed the spelling of his last name from Stumph to Stump.
- In the series "One Tree Hill", he played with his bandmates. By the way, they consider Patrick genius in their own way.
- Despite the fact that our hero is a vocalist, the founder of the group continues to be considered its founder - Pete Wentz.
- Patrick's father is an excellent artist, and his older brother Kevin plays the cello beautifully.
- In his spare time, Patrick writes articles on a social topic and is published in newspapers.
- He met Joe Tromen when he worked in a bookstore.
- In music, Patrick loves David Bowie and the Prince, and also loves the movie Academy of Rushmore.
- Patrick is unpretentious in food, but prefers pumpkin "squares" to his mother and does not digest barbecue sauce.
- Even strangers note Stump's extraordinary friendliness, although in a text debate he once hit Pete's face.
- Patrick's first relationship lasted 4 years.
- The musician himself lives in Chicago, but has real estate in Los Angeles. He is an Irishman of small stature (164 cm). He says about himself that he mathematically analyzes music and loves marine animals.
Despite extensive experience in the music industry, Stump remains a vulnerable and doubtful person. At the time when the solo career began, he wrote a letter circulating all over the Internet. In that letter, Patrick complained about the cruelty of many of his fans. Threatening letters were written to him, forced to return to the group, and taunted at its fullness. The letter became Patrick's emotional moan and his pain, because the musician is fully experiencing crisis moments. But he does not consider this period to be pessimistic. On the contrary, that time became an endurance test. Now the musician has proven what Patrick Stump is worth. Photos of the new "version" of Patrick impressed fans. He is different, more confident and close to life realities.
