Fall Out Boy lead guitarist Joe Truman said he took a break from the band to put his “mental health first”.
On Wednesday, Truman, 38, said in a social media post on the official Fall Out Boy page that his mental health has “rapidly deteriorated over the past several years.”
“So, to avoid fading out and never coming back, I’m going to take a break from work which unfortunately includes being away from Fall Out Boy for a while,” he said.
Truman, who formed Fall Out Boy more than two decades ago with singer Pete Wentz, has indicated he will be parting ways with the band’s release of its new album, “a lot (on) stardust” in March. It is their first studio album since 2018.
However, Truman said he would return “one hundred percent” to the band upon his recovery.
“In the meantime, I have to recover, which means putting myself and my mental health first,” he said. “Thank you to everyone, including my bandmates and family, for their understanding and respect for this difficult, but necessary decision.”
Last year, Truman released his memoir, None of This Rocks, which chronicles his struggles with depression and substance abuse. After the release of his book, he opened up to People magazine About the journey of his mental health and being the father of two young daughters.
He said, “I am a mentally ill person. I grew up with a mentally ill father, and I want things to be much better for them.” “So I hope one day if they decide to read this book, they’re not embarrassed about it. And maybe it could have allowed them to get to know me in a way that they might not have been able to get to know me by just being next to me and talking to me.”
Christopher Brito
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