Pete's Suicide Confession!
Filed under: Pete Wentz > Mary J. Blige
In an effort to encourage students suffering from mental illness to get help, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz has revealed that he was once so depressed he tried to kill himself.
Wentz has joined diva Mary J. Blige and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan to front the Jed Foundation's Half Of Us campaign, which is aimed at cutting student suicide rates.
Wentz, Blige and Corgan sat for interviews, in which they detail their darkest hours. The interviews appear on MTV's college channel mtvU.
In Wentz's video he admits to being paralysed by anxiety and depression at the beginning of his career and he felt so lost and alone he attempted suicide.
"I got in my car. I remember I was listening to Jeff Buckley doing Leonard Cohen's (song) Hallelujah and sat there and took a bunch of (prescription drug) Adavan in a Best Buy (store) parking lot.
"And I called up my manager because I was, at that point, completely out of my head with Adavan. And I was talking to him and I was slurring my words, so he called my mom and my mom called me and she came and got me and we went to the hospital.
"I came home and we realised that we needed to do more than just keep (my) head above water. It's not really about keeping your head above water, it's about feeling all right and feeling safe in your own skin. It's not about keeping your head above water and barely keep going."
Hey y'all…see, if you are feeling helpless and lost, you aren't alone.
Suicide is never the answer!
Please reach out and get some help.
[Image via WENN.]
Poor dude
FIRST! i feel sry for him.
First
FIRST
first* thats amazing that he has the courage to do that
it's spelled Ativan (R)
wow
Amen to that!
i will kill miyself if i were u
way late on this news, he spoke about it in Alternative Press like 2 years ago.
2nd??..but he's happy nw..
sad. poor pete. suicide is never the answer
first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! who cares
It's Ativan not Adavan
i hate to tell you perez but he "confessed" to this a couple of years ago in AP (alternative press). I know it was the october issue, of 2006 maybe
I think mental health is a serious issue with teenagers nowadays I'm glad to see some of Lala Land stepping up to bring light to this once hushed up epidemic! Suicide is never the answer! Kudos!!
damn cell phones!!! we could have saved ourselves the pain of having to listen to that crappy ass music that his shit band puts out if those pills had done their job and he didnt have a cell phone!!! who cares about this guy?? hes a wannabe rock star dating a loser Simpson whore….fuck him!!
FIRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTT
Everyone knew this before you I guess
Oh pete, i love u soo much!
hey perez, if i supply the Ativan and drive you to Best Buy, will you do us all the favor?
first bitches!
First Bitches
I was one of those kids
get help
i hate to tell you perez but this isn't the first time he "confessed" this. it is actually pretty widely known considering that he talked about it in the October 2006 issue of AP (Alternative Press Magazine; they were ghost hunters in the photos, quite hot actually)
omg who cares about pete wentz and mary give me billy corgan quotes!!!! he is my idol and a true talent!!!! disarm me w/ a smile billy!!! i love u!!!!!
depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, it is not made up!
not 1st
so glad he's doing this! younger kids need someone to relate to
And this is news because……..
Oh. And Perez. Just go get the whole fucking operation already. You look and act like a fat lesbian bitch as it is.
this is bare oldness. soz perez but wayyyy old!!!!!!!!!!!! like from last year at least- videos and everything.
ewwwwwww shut the fuck up. why does he want pitty.
hes trying so hard to look emo
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
I WANT EAT OUT BRAD PITT'S ASSHOLE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!
That's cool of him…
ATTENTION FUCKIN SEEKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ATTENTION FUCKIN SEEKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pete wentz is such a cunt he shouldn't be allowed to listen to jeff buckley
Wow - this is great. I am so glad he said it's not about keeping your head above water and barely surviving, but about being okay in your skin. That is so true. Because, there is so much time spent in that mode, before the actual point of suicide, where people don't realize that now is the time for help - not just when you are about to pull the trigger and/or miss. That life can be better than just struggle to breathe all the time. It's very courageous and helpful for these people to speak out and share; I hope it helps others to seek help.
Perez, hats off to you for keeping your eye on the ball. I love, love, love the tough love against celebs / people with their heads up their asses, the love towards those with their priorities straight, and also, more importantly, the consistent anti-smoking, anti-drinking and driving, anti-drug, seek help, suicide-is-not-the-answer attitude. Seriously, for every person who ever criticizes you, dare them to ignore that your real messages are in EXACTLY the right place. Thank you so much.
Ativan!!! love it! it's like drinking booze but in pill forum
pete wentz is such an asshole he shouldnt be allowed to listen to jeff buckley
Whatever. He's such a douche, he's probably just making up that shit for attention.
I know the feeling, Pete. Jeff Buckley's turgid cover of "Hallelujah" makes me wanna gulp down a fistful of Adavan, too.
This is sad. Suicide is not the answer. Your not alone.
POOR PETE! D:
He released that vid on Halfofus.com like a year ago, when Max Bemis from Say Anything released a vid about being Bipolar.
Still post-worthy though!
Courage? Brave? Jesus Christ. Listening to Leonard Cohen? You are so deep, you fucking emo asshat. "I once thought about killing myself". WHAT TEENAGER DOESN'T? Boy, that Pete Wentz, he's on to something… I fucking hate this dude. He should have swallowed some glass and done postal in a hot topic, taking out all the pimple faced chicks on here that read Alternative Press. Then I would never have to see minions of screenprinted skull hoodies. Go cry me a river with your millions of dollars. Its so hard being you. Asshole.
That's going to help a lot of kids.
old news…
Just to point this out, it has been common knowledge for at least 3 years that he did this so it's not really news
Thank you Pete. All right……I almost did it too. When I came out…I was dropped by friends and my Dad said he would disown me if I was "queer." I called a gun store and was going to shoot myself on New Years Eve. At the same time..a local religious nut got a law passed in my city making it legal to fire Gays. It was only then at 22 that I started hitting the Gay clubs. It was the first time people started telling me I was "hot." After awhile, I finally started believing it. I got involved in politics and helped get that anti Gay law off the books. That got me a job at the Mayor's office and a reputation amonst conservative councilmembers as someone to avoid when they saw me coming. Duck for cover bitches! I also wrote down my feelings in my column for the local Gay rag and didn't hold back…as you can imagine. Now I see Gays being more visible than ever…and a country that's this close to putting a woman or a black man in the White House. I'm glad I didn't buy the gun.
From what I understand..a lot of guys and girls Pete's age go through depression and thoughts of suicide and other abnormal behavior such as fearing death, etc. I think more discussion in the early teen years and more public awareness is needed.
This came out years ago
I agree though, suicidal thoughts are so hard to cope with. I should know, I was one of those people, still am…..
Good luck to everyone that feels like this x
este chico me parece muy guapo
Adavan?
…Wowww, morons.
"cutting student suicide rates"
HAHA…that is a classic line.
Re: Miss Molly –
Great post! I totally agree!
this is such old news, he said this YEARS ago…..fail
ABOUT TIME Perez posts a positive message about mental illness. I am glad that people are speaking out more on depression. It will help others not feel ashamed about getting help, HOWEVER, schizophrenia continues to drag this stigma along with it. My brother has it and feels like bombs are headed towards him ALL THE TIME when not on meds. He also attempted suicide twice, not from only depression but the realization that he will have this disease for life and will have to overcome MANY obstacles. Social situations will be difficult for him, he won't want to voice his situation to others for most will judge him. He has to feel as though he is CRAZY and PSYCHO and all because he hears voices that are caused by a chemical balance. The media doesn't help, they only report on the negative aspects of the disease because the media loves to instill FEAR in the public. What most don't know is that the majority of those suffering from this disease are victimized, not the other way around. 1 in 100 people are affected and most of you probably won't care until it hits closer to home. You should educate yourself so you make others dealing with this feel accepted in society. Please think the next time you call someone crazy or psycho because I can tell you that is just as bad as calling an African American N*GGER.
billy rocks!!! pete u suck and cant even compare to corgan. its sad that loosers w/ no talent get so much publicity and hype and true musicians like corgan dont get nearly as much………
i thought that was pretty interesting that he mentioned his manager got in touch with his mom….hollywood needs more of that! it's great that he actually listens to his mother and that his manger thought of her as the first person to call.
i have been listening to that song for 5 days trying to get the nerve up i am just scared who will find me and when since i am alone with my dog
Swallowing 6 Ativan will not kill you. By any means.
If that was a suicide attempt, it was pretty weak. Cyanide works better, asshole.
This one of those pranks concocted by Ashton Kutcher! shame on him!
Re: christine – and i am not a teenage or even 20 something
Hey Wentz…learn how to correctly spell your drugs!!! Dumb shit.
First off - CHRISTINE - Dont do anything to harm yourself, theres a reason why you're in this world.
Secondly - Thank you Perez, for posting this article. It gives young people an insight into their Idols minds and makes them realize that everyone feels down at some point or another. Mental health is not a joke, its not something to laugh at as some people here are doing. It serious.
Unfortunately, It wasn't the smartest suicide attempt. You can't OD on Adavan. No matter how much you take you wont die. Someone close to me did the same thing, he slept for 3 days in the hospital. The doctors say it is a call for help. You would have a better time killing yourself taking a bunch of Tylenol. Why'd he have Adavan anyway?
now he is dating a Simpson which is career suicide
dude that's not news it has been out for years! hence the song "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)".
just shut up and smoke some weeed. weed always makes me happy.
please..who hasn't felt that way. i've felt that way a dozen times in my life. what sucks is that in order to get a good therapist in this country…you need to have insurance or money…if you don't have either…you're basically fucked. that's the truth.
if you're blessed enough to have parents who have insurance and who are supportive and don't run away from the idea of mental illness then you should definitely take advantage and seek treatment or tell a school counseler.
unfortunately for many in this country, it's not that easy…no matter what age.
good luck to all. i pray that anyone who's feeling that terrible in this world has the courage to confide in a good friend who can help them out.
and for those of you who have never felt this way..please don't judge people who are depressed or label them as being "weak and unable to handle life's problems" b/c it's a lot more complicated than that. that's the worst thing that you could say or think about a person suffering from depression.
you need to have the courage to support them, even just say something nice to them. good words and deeds go a long way. always remember that you may be saving someone's life by a simply smiling at the school outcast.
xoxo
It's a shame that he didn't kill himself. Think of a world with no Fall Out Boy. That's the kind of world that I want to live in.
Okay, it's easy to just say "Suicide is not the answer…" but some people are just living in their own living hell every single day and ending it all is the only answer! I had a very close friend who committed suicide when we were 20 and nobody could help him and he had it all. He got sick while at university and it all went down hill from then onwards. Everyone has their own reasons for depression and like alcoholism and drug use, it can never go away and not everyone can be saved.
Pete has talked openly about his problems with mental illness before in interviews and of course he regrets taking that overdose, but at the time he was in a bad way. Luckily for him, his friends and family have stuck by him all this time and he has a lot of support, but not everyone is a lucky as Pete, Billy and all these successful people who admit to having struggled with depression.
Adavan is spelled wrong.. it is Ativan. It is a benzodiazapine.
This has been flaunted over and over and over. Wentz needs to quit his whining and just shut up!
old news… this story was in i think Rolling Stone. i believe in 2006…
Ooooooooooooh NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! HOW TRAGIC!!! PETE WENTZ FROM FALLOUT BOY!!!!!!! Ugh. talk about suicide and more emo teeny boppers will buy your record. "life is Pain" bullshit…go fight in Iraq for 6 months and talk about seeing horror you cocks.
It's great that he's sharing and that you're helping him share, but this is sooo not news.. This was filmed last year.
ativan not adavan stupid!!!!!!!!!
This is seriously old news. Oh and listen to the song Hum Hallelujah on FOB's album Infinity on High and it all makes sense.
why didn't he just did it?just do it pete wentz,just die already! u fucking fag! fuck u!!!!!
It is spelled Ativan, by the by. It is a benzo and goes by the generic name of Lorazepam. I know this because I am prescribed to it for anxiety disorder. You could, ostensibly, kill yourself with it. It is a narcotic and more potent than Valium or Klonopin.
That reminds me…need to make a doc appointment today. Hahaha. Er, yeah.
WHO THE FUCK IS THIS ASSHOLE AND DOES ANYONE OUT THERE GIVE TWO FLYING SHITS ABOUT HIM? PEREZ, WHY DO YOU KEEP PROMOTING THE HELL OUT OF NO TALENT JACKOFFS WHO YOU ARE ATTRACTE