Phooson: This Ain't a Show, It's a God Damn Popularity Contest

There is probaly no one I pity more than the singer of Fall Out Boy. Here he is, the lead singer, with a voice that defines the band's sound, and he's upstaged every time the camera pans over to Pete. Pooor guy, looking a little doughy, wearing a trucker hat...

By Jonathan McNamara

December 5, 2008

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There is probaly no one I pity more than the singer of Fall Out Boy. Here he is, the lead singer, with a voice that defines the band's sound, and he's upstaged every time the camera pans over to Pete. Pooor guy, looking a little doughy, wearing a trucker hat and yellow pants, and this superstar steals the attention at every turn. It was worst when Pete took his shirt off, sending the girls in to a screaming frenzy I fear hurt my hearing during the last song. -- Martin Cizmar

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