“Neil Younger as soon as howled that it’s higher to burn out than to vanish. However I can inform you unequivocally that burnout is horrible. With out divulging all the small print, I have to disclose that my psychological well being has deteriorated quickly lately. So, to keep away from fading away and by no means coming again, I am taking a break from work which sadly contains getting away from Fall Out Boy for a interval.
It pains me to make this choice, particularly after we are releasing a brand new album that fills me with pleasure (the sin of which I’m most proud). So the query stays: Will I return to the fold? Completely, a hundred percent. Within the meantime, I’ve to get effectively, which suggests placing myself and my psychological well being first. Thanks all, together with my bandmates and household, for understanding and respecting this tough however obligatory choice.
odor you sooner relatively than later,
Joe Trohman”