Joe Trohman says he will temporarily step away from Fall Out Boy in order to focus on his mental health
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Joe Trohman prioritizes his mental health.
The Wednesday evening news will be Fall Out Boy Guitarist and co-founder of the band, he said to his fans that he would be taking a break From the group.
Trohman stated that Neil Young once said it was better to die than to go extinct in a statement posted on the group’s official twitter page. “But I can say with absolute certainty that burning out makes me nauseous.”
He stated, “It is not necessary to disclose all details. My mental health has been rapidly declining over the last several years. To avoid my mental health deteriorating further, I am taking a leave of work. Unfortunately, this means that Fall Out Boy will have to be temporarily shut down.
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Fall Out Boy made it clear that they were going to be releasing a message hours before he sent it. releasing a new album, Stardust, So MuchElektra Music Group subsidiary Fueled by Ramen released the song “Footed by Ramen”. The band’s debut studio album, released March 24, marks their first since 2018.
Trohman, referring to the eagerly awaited project, stated Wednesday that “It pains my to make this decision, especially since we are releasing an album that fills us with great pride (the crime I’m most proud).
Then he assured fans that his departure was temporary and that he would be back.
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“So, the question is: Will I ever return to the fold?” Absolutely, one-hundred percent. I will need to rest and recover. This means I will have to prioritize my mental health and my own recovery. Everyone, including my bandmates, was understanding and respectful of this difficult but necessary decision.
He said, “Smell me sooner than you think, Joe Trohman.”
Trohman was open to PEOPLE in September. his mental health journey While discussing his memoir All of This Is Not RocksThe book was published on September 13.
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When asked how often he gets to reflect on the band’s successes — the four No. 1 albums, stadium tours, Grammy nods, and being very much responsible for a pop-punk explosion in the ’00s — Trohman admitted the book gave him the chance to sit down with all that’s happened since the four-piece formed in 2001. According to Trohman, the book allowed him “to organize those thoughts and dive deeper into that reflection.”
“I have all these regrets about how I behaved.” [in the band]Because I was a child. A child who lacks patience. Trohman said that he had seen a child still struggling to find himself in the band’s midst, but had “kind of found itself”.” Trohman told PEOPLE.
“It was a mistake to confound my identity and the band. But, I ended up putting a lot if my dark emotions that were related to that, to other guys. Their lives were filled with anxiety and depression. Depression isn’t just somebody sad moping on a couch, you get irritable, we get f—ing grumpy, make snide comments… I wish I had my s— together. So I thought a lot about that and I even reflected on it in the book. Now I like ‘No’ and feel at ease with my position in the band. It’s also not like I identify myself as Fall Out Boy. “I’m in Fall Out Boy. But I identify myself as me.”
Trohman explained that his oldest daughter already wants to know when the book will be available. He said, however, that he isn’t yet ready for it.
“I am a mentally ill individual. Trohman said that his children were influenced by their parents who were mentally ill. I hope they will not be embarrassed to read this book one day. Maybe it was a way for them to get to understand me in a way they couldn’t have just by being with me and talking to me.
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