Fall Out Boy riding wave of success as band focuses on creating music

In the past couple of years, Fall Out Boy has earned an array of music awards — MuchMusic People's Choice Video Award for Favorite International Group, a bunch of Kerrang! Awards, a load of Teen Choice Awards, a Grammy nomination and two MTV Music Video Awards.

"The awards are great because most of them are voted on by fans," said Hurley. "It's nice to be recognized by your fans. And I don't want to take anything away from them, but I do think that bands can get caught up in the awards and forget everything else. I don't go around thinking how cool I am because we got this or that award. Because the awards are nice recognitions and add to the career, but in reality, the music is why we're doing what we're doing."

Hurley isn't kidding. Fall Out Boy is always either on the road or recording music. There has been very little time off. "We are thinking to take a longer break after we finish touring this album. But after the American tour, we're going to South Africa, the Philippines and a bunch of Southeast Asian countries. Then we're coming back and doing more dates in the states, and then taking our break.

"But Pat has been writing songs here and there and he already has 10 or 12 songs ready to go. I can already see that once the break starts, we're going to get antsy and want to record the new songs. And, we'll probably scrap half of them."

If you go

What: Fall Out Boy, +44, The Academy Is, Paul Wall, The Cobra Starship

Where: E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City

When: Monday, 6 p.m.

How much: $22 and $35

Phone: 467-8499 or 800-888-4899

Web: www.smithstix.com

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