Joe Trohman

American guitarist · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1984 · age 42

Joseph Mark Trohman is an American musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Fall Out Boy, as well as the lead guitarist for heavy metal supergroup the Damned Things.

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2008“Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman: 'My Best Thing Is Putting On The Best Live Show' (2008)”In their wordsUltimate Guitar Interview (2008)Read the whole statement

“When I was a kid, my parents got me into piano, viola, and trombone. They were the three instruments I went through.”In their wordsUltimate Guitar Interview (2008)Read the whole statement

“When I was getting into punk rock and hardcore when I was younger, "emo" was like Fugazi. It was these weird bands that were almost like post hardcore or post punk bands.”In their wordsUltimate Guitar Interview (2008)Read the whole statement

“If people want to call us emo, that’s totally cool.”In their wordsUltimate Guitar Interview (2008)Read the whole statement

“You can’t judge a band until you see them live really. Sometimes it makes people love bands they hated.”In their wordsUltimate Guitar Interview (2008)Read the whole statement

“I’ve tried to make myself someone who can play a decent variety of stuff.”In their wordsUltimate Guitar Interview (2008)Read the whole statement

1984Born1 September 1984

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Trohman performing with Fall Out Boy in 2009

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The other day I went to a Japanese restaurant and then to Target, and I got bugged. But just last night, I went to a jazz bar. Nobody bugged me there.
2008 · Ultimate Guitar Interview (2008), Own words
So many different styles of music have influenced us individually and as a band. I think heavy metal is there.
2008 · Ultimate Guitar Interview (2008), Own words
If [music] has that tag on it, regardless if it sounds like that or not they’ll never go and find out what it really sounds like.
2008 · Ultimate Guitar Interview (2008), Own words

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Fall Out Boy began in 2001 as Trohman and Pete Wentz's side project from the hardcore punk scene they were involved with, and the band has scored four number one albums on the US Billboard 200, as well as numerous platinum and multi platinum singles in the US and abroad.

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