Article: the FALL GUY; Pop-punk It Boy Pete Wentz bares all about his suicide attempt, his nude photos on the `Net and his obsession about connecting with fans.(SCENE)

Byline: Jon Bream; Staff Writer

What's a rock star without chaos and controversy? Pete Wentz, 26, bassist and pinup for Fall Out Boy, has written the lyrics for the hits "Sugar, We're Going Down" and "Dance Dance" that helped earn his pop-punk group a Grammy nomination for best new artist. But then nude photos of rock's new It Boy were splashed all over the Internet last month. As the Chicago-based band headed to St. Paul tonight, its mouthpiece - an all-state soccer player turned tattooed rock star - tried to explain himself in an hourlong phone conversation.

Q. The first two weeks of March were kinda tough for you with your nude photos on the Internet ...

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