Who I Am

I am Anna. There is not much to say about me. I am 19 and live in the USA.
I lovelovelove web design and music, which led me to create such a site. The end.

How I Got Into Fall Out Boy

For awhile I had a long story about how I got into Fall Out Boy up here. I wrote it when I was 15 and it was terribly boring and stupid. Now I will give you a shorter and better version of the “story.”

Before telling you how I got into Fall Out Boy, you should probably know how I got into music. I didn’t really understand the power of music until about 8th grade. I listened to some music when I was younger but it was mostly overly-poppy, ridiculous, mainstream crap. It was just what I was exposed to. I became bored with it quickly and kind of shut out the whole music idea. My friend was really into Good Charlotte during 8th grade. I teased her about liking them without really listening to their music. I won’t go through that whole story, but it turned out I gave them a chance and really liked them. They were pretty popular at the time but they helped me discover a whole new area of music that wasn’t as exposed as they were. So it turned out I fell in love with music and going to concerts. I was still kind of stuck on Good Charlotte though since their music helped me out so much (And no, “Hold On” did not save my life. Thanks!).

During this time a girl I knew IMed me saying a song was stuck in her head and it was annoying her. I asked her what song and she gave me a link to a purevolume.com (or maybe it was myspace? I don’t remember) site of a little band named Fall Out Boy. I believe it was one of their demos that was stuck in her head. I kind of listened to it half interested and was like “Yeah, that would be annoying to have stuck in your head.” I then went back to what I was doing. A few months later I really started to look into more bands and types of music at a rapid pace. I used to listen to an awesome online radio that has now been shut down. A song came on that I really loved so I looked to see who it was by. Turns out it was Fall Out Boy, the band I remembered my friend had showed me before. Now that I was a bit more open minded I decided to give them a second chance and I fell in love with them. I went out to the record store and bought Take This To Your Grave, and later on Evening Out With Your Girlfriend and My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue once I found them. I was really excited about Take This To Your Grave and listened to it to many times once I first got it. I remember talking to my friend, Dana, and being all “I’m going to go listen to TTTYG again.” I also tended to play one of FOB’s CDs every time I’m got into the car. At this point I was blind to how much Fall Out Boy was helping me and how much I was actually listening to them. My mom noticed though and said to me once, “So, is this another band that I will have to take you to a billion concerts of like Good Charlotte?” I kind of looked at her weird and was like, “Um, no.” Yea, I was an idiot. ‘Cause now here I am with the experience of more Fall Out Boy shows than I can count on my fingers. They mean the world to me and keep me going through each day. Nothing else has that power.

So there you have it. My rather complicated story of how I got into Fall Out Boy.

Thoughts On New Fans

People ask me this a lot so I thought I would include this too.

Despite popular belief, I do not hate new fans. If someone is genuinely into Fall Out Boy’s music then it’s awesome that they discovered the band, even if they are late in the game. What I do hate (well, hate is a strong word, dislike) are people who are only into Fall Out Boy because (a) FOB is popular (b) they think so and so is hot, or (c) because all his/her friends like the band. Basically, anyone who isn’t actually a fan of the band because of the MUSIC isn’t really a fan at all. And those are the people I don’t like, new or old “fans”. Increased success tends to be what draws in these type of people which is usually why you may hear me complain about a band getting big. But overall, I still support the bands I love. In Fall Out Boy’s case, I believe they deserve every ounce of success they have received and I will continue to support them until the end because their music is important to me. I have just learned to deal with the annoying people who aren’t in it for the music.

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