Wentz 'couldn't write after son was born'

Pete Wentz has claimed that he suffered writer's block for six months following the birth of his son Bronx Mowgli.

The Fall Out Boy rocker, who became a dad for the first time last November, stated that he is amazed by how much parenthood has affected his songwriting.

He told Music Radar: "For the first six months after Bronx was born, I couldn't write at all, and then all of a sudden I started writing again. I think it made me look at the world in a different way. We have a very selfish culture, and we all embrace it, and that's what 'I Don't Care' was supposed to be about, and what 'America's Sweethearts' was supposed to be about.

"I hate explaining lyrics because it feel like 'Whatever' but 'I Don't Care' was about looking at a picture of yourself in the mirror, like the ultimate form of narcissism."

The bassist also said that despite being an avid user of micro-blogging website Twitter, he still thinks people know very little about him.

He added: "I think I have as much mystique as a lot of rock stars did back in the day. Ultimately, you have control over how much of your life people really see. People might think you're an open book, but you're just opening the door a little bit and letting people see a little bit of you."