Fall Out Boy's Anger at Grammy Snub

11 December 2007

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz has spoken out about how the band feel at missing out on a 2008 Grammy nomination.

In a blog on their website, bassist Wentz said, "The first reaction (to finding out) is jealousy mixed with a slight sense of entitlement. We just want to be a part of your club. We feel like the orphans in the movie 'The Warriors', when we are just dying to be the Baseball Furies!"

"We play the events for you and the right parties all the time (which is a bit embarrassing for you or us, not sure which, possibly both. It's kind of like being invited to a birthday party and then not allowed to eat the cake)."

Pete spoke about the blog, after everyone's being accusing them of being petty like Kanye West!

"People are reading and they're saying, 'Oh you're Kanye, you're bitter', and I totally admit that," he told MTV. "I mentioned the whole 'play the events' thing because it's kind of awkward when you play a Grammy party.... And you don't get nominated."

"And you think about it and you get sort of upset, but then you... realise that it really doesn't matter at all."

Wentz jokingly said that they'll have plenty to whine about in their next album. "And if people wanted to shut us up, they should've just given us that f***ing Grammy nomination! Since they didn't it's only making us want to put out a new album sooner. It's going to about snubs," Pete laughed. "We're going to call it 'And the Award Goes To..." Pete made sure to say that he was only kidding about the album title!