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Pete Wentz: 'Fall Out Boy is the only band willing to save rock 'n' roll'

Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz claims that he and his bandmates are the only band "willing to try and save rock 'n' roll".

The band's new LP, appropriately titled 'Save Rock & Roll', dropped earlier this week on April 15.

Wentz told the Daily Star he felt that in today's music scene he found a lack of "rock star heroes", claiming that he was fed up of other bands all sounding the same. 

"Why are we the only band willing to take up the challenge of saving rock 'n' roll?" he said. "I want us to make kids feel the way I did watching Guns N' Roses vid­eos as a kid – you need rock star heroes. In our time off, I listened to a lot of radio and it all sounded the same."

Lead singer Patrick Stump added: "People will be mad about our album title, but it’s so sad when bands play it safe."

"When rock 'n' roll becomes predictable – a certain look or sound – it's the least rock 'n' roll thing I can think of. It's like there's a prescription available for how you should rock, and we're here to save the idea of rock 'n' roll," Stump said.

Courtney Love and Elton John both feature on the new album, which also includes tracks 'Young Volcanoes', 'My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light 'Em Up)' and 'The Phoenix'.

 

 

 

 

Listen to Fall Out Boy's 'Rat a Tat' featuring Courtney Love here: