Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph, April 27, 1984) is an Irish-American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. Most notably, he is a composer, lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist of Fall Out Boy, an American band from Chicago, Illinois. He has also begun producing the works of other bands, such as Gym Class Heroes, Tyga, and Cobra Starship, among others.
Before Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump was the...
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Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph, April 27, 1984) is an Irish-American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. Most notably, he is a composer, lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist of Fall Out Boy, an American band from Chicago, Illinois. He has also begun producing the works of other bands, such as Gym Class Heroes, Tyga, and Cobra Starship, among others.
Before Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump was the drummer of a few suburban Chicago bands. Despite originally auditioning as the drummer for Fall Out Boy, and having no previous experience singing in a band, he became the somewhat reluctant lead singer after his vocal range was discovered. Several lineup changes were to follow, after which he began playing rhythm guitar for the band. At this point, current drummer Andy Hurley was also brought in.
Following a 2002 Split EP with Project Rocket, the band's first full-length album, Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, was released in...
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