Rob

And to me, that's where I fell in love with music. That's where I made a ton of friends within that. That's where I found my tribe of people. was within this music scene.

And to me, that's where I fell in love with music. That's where I made a ton of friends within that. That's where I found my tribe of people. was within this music scene.

So then, Illinois, these were the big, to me, the emo bands. Fall Out Boy came from there. The Academy is Plain White Tees. The audition, the hush sound. 504 Plan was one of the lesser known but earlier versions of this music. Like 504 Plan members, one of them ended up joining Panic! at the Disco. Another one joined The Academy Is.

So then, Illinois, these were the big, to me, the emo bands. Fall Out Boy came from there. The Academy is Plain White Tees. The audition, the hush sound. 504 Plan was one of the lesser known but earlier versions of this music. Like 504 Plan members, one of them ended up joining Panic! at the Disco. Another one joined The Academy Is.

And the drummer became like business partners with Pete Wentz and like designed all of his stuff and was really like all of these bands like were a family. Yeah. And Spittlefield. So the guy from 504 Plan, like I just saw Spittlefield two months ago and he's playing with Spittlefield on their 20 year reunion tour. Holy shit. Yeah. I still talk to a lot of these people. It meant a lot.

And the drummer became like business partners with Pete Wentz and like designed all of his stuff and was really like all of these bands like were a family. Yeah. And Spittlefield. So the guy from 504 Plan, like I just saw Spittlefield two months ago and he's playing with Spittlefield on their 20 year reunion tour. Holy shit. Yeah. I still talk to a lot of these people. It meant a lot.

So, yeah, we had Bio4Plan, like I said. A lot of them went on. Fallout Boy. Uh-huh. Like, this album, Take It to Your Grave, I remember... going to the music video shoot at the Knights of Columbus.

So, yeah, we had Bio4Plan, like I said. A lot of them went on. Fallout Boy. Uh-huh. Like, this album, Take It to Your Grave, I remember... going to the music video shoot at the Knights of Columbus.

For Dead on Arrival. Well, like, what a buzz, though, as well. Yeah.

For Dead on Arrival. Well, like, what a buzz, though, as well. Yeah.

When I was 15, I worked at a Great Clips.

When I was 15, I worked at a Great Clips.

It was a haircut place.

It was a haircut place.

Amazing. Sweep. Oh, that's so cute. And then do the register. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Check people out.

Amazing. Sweep. Oh, that's so cute. And then do the register. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Check people out.

It was my first job. I needed a permit because I was underage to work there. But next door to it was a record shop. Yeah, that's where you'd spend the money that you earned. I'd just take my breaks there and hang out there.

It was my first job. I needed a permit because I was underage to work there. But next door to it was a record shop. Yeah, that's where you'd spend the money that you earned. I'd just take my breaks there and hang out there.

And working at that record shop was this guy, Johnny, that he, in I think high school, started a record label called Little League Records, put out the Academy's first record, put out a Gatsby's American Dream record, which is Kirk's band. You talked to him. He's like a big A&R guy now.

And working at that record shop was this guy, Johnny, that he, in I think high school, started a record label called Little League Records, put out the Academy's first record, put out a Gatsby's American Dream record, which is Kirk's band. You talked to him. He's like a big A&R guy now.