Before Fall Out Boy ever thanked you for the mmrs, the band were young musicians without a name. They had the drive, they had the songs, and they even played the shows, but the name was an afterthought. It wasn’t until they played their second gig that a fan would rechristen them “Fall Out Boy” after a character in The Simpsons.
The incident occurred when singer Pete Wentz had changed their name to something more intellectual for their second gig. As soon as the new name rolled off his tongue, a fan screamed, “[expletive] that! No, you’re Fall Out Boy!” It was what it was. Some things are meant to be.
