At Home With Pete Wentz & Vienna Vienna: Making Your Own Lane
About this episode
Allison Hagendorf hosts Pete Wentz and Vienna Vienna for a candid discussion about navigating the music industry as new artists.
In this intimate home hang, Allison Hagendorf welcomes Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and his newest signee Vienna Vienna for eggnog lattes, extra-fudgy brownies, and a real conversation about finding your lane as a new artist right now. Filmed at Allison’s home, this candid, long-form chat dives into artist discovery, songwriting, influences, live show obsession, and what it really takes to break through in a saturated era—without losing your voice. Pete & Vienna Vienna get into: ⚡️ How they connected + why DCD2 believed immediately ⚡️ Vienna Vienna’s origin story: writing, fear, and music as self-expression ⚡️ The “worship band → emo/hardcore” pipeline (and the catharsis of it all) ⚡️ Songwriting as “something important told facetiously” (mission statement energy) ⚡️ The new EP: growth since Wonderland + the sounds shaping it ⚡️ Influences: The Cure, Morrissey/The Smiths, Devo, LCD Soundsystem (and more) ⚡️ Why the live show is the thing—and how touring sharpens everything ⚡️ Fatherhood, family moments at shows, and staying grounded inside “the machine” ⚡️ From Under the Cork Tree turning 20 + what Pete’s proudest of with FOB ⚡️ Advice for new artists: take the alternate route. Bet…
People in this episode
Host: Allison Hagendorf
Guests: Pete Wentz, Vienna Vienna
Topics covered
- artist discovery
- songwriting
- new artists
- live shows
- influences
- fatherhood
- music as self-expression
Keywords
- Pete Wentz
- Vienna Vienna
- Fall Out Boy
- songwriting
- live shows
- music influences
- new EP
- artist journey
- DCD2
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fall Out Boy, DCD2
Books & works: From Under the Cork Tree, Wonderland
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