As I have dove through the Skeleton Crew website and MySpace, there is one topic left to discuss. Time to talk about FTWillz.
Under the 'writings' tab on the Skeleton Crew website, there are three black and white pictures found. The first is labeled "Keith Buckley," next, "Joey Southside," and finally, "F.T.Willz." The first two photos are of the writers themselves, but Willz opted for a close up photo of an eye.
To me, personally, this looks similar to other photos by Frank- but that is up for you to decide. There has been more than one occasion we have seen Frank do this pulled eyelid move.
As we enter the F.T.Willz page, there are only three things posted- one introduction and two poems.
Now, this first introduction throws a shadow over the theory that F.T.Willz is Frank Iero. The title, "F.T.Willz (1974-?)", implies that the writer was born in 1974, while Frank was born in 1981. There are other, more concrete reasons that the anonymous writer is believed to be Frank that we will get into soon in this post.
First, let's look at the poet's writings.
I promise, there is a more solid reason that I believe F.T.Willz is Frank Iero, but let's first entertain the idea of dissecting his work.
The poem begins with the mention of his intestines keeping him from sleeping, which is not new to Frank. With an album such as Stomachaches and many interviews noting Frank's gastrointestinal dysfunction, it has been shown time and time again, Frank has tummy issues.
Following this, the writer talks about their dream house driving along the interstate- this seems to most definitely be a reference to the tour bus.
Let's move onto the second, and last, poem.
I do not have much to add about this poem, other than a personal comment about how it shakes me when I read it. F.T.Willz knows how to elicit emotion through his words.
Now, we can move into the reason these poems were most definitely written by Frank Iero.
F.T.Willz's MySpace. This has been lost to the fact that it is now a private page, but there are still screenshots that exist, saved by fans at the time. Here, there were more unassuming posts, such as ones about how the writer did not like the internet too much.
There are other works, though, that never made it to the Skeleton Crew official website, since the publishing of F.T.Willz writing's got cut short.
Then finally, the one I would like for us to pay the most attention to:
These are well documented posts by F.T.Willz (or possibly someone pretending to be him on MySpace if you are a skeptic). I think what we discuss next will open your mind.
Frank's official website,
https://frank-iero.com/ , leads to his tumblr:
https://frank-ierowebsite.tumblr.com/. Here, Frank has posted for many years; from writings to updates on his music and tours, there is a lot to sift through. What interests us most though is a post from 2013 by Frank Iero himself.
Look familiar? Nearly the same poem as the one posted on the F.T.Willz MySpace in 2008, with small tweaks here and there. Unless Frank decided to plagiarize a well known poem by someone who used to be signed as a writer through his own business, F.T.Willz has to be the man himself. Did Frank let this slip past him, surfing through his old journals for poetry to post and not realizing he had posted under his pseudonym long ago, or did he do this on purpose to finally let us know who the writer actually was? I would love for someone to ask him one day.
Well, now that the mystery is solved, let's look at something I just think is interesting: Frank Iero's own usage of the letters FTW (Fuck the World, For the Win).
Notice the letters on the pick guard?
What about his tattoo of the letters FTW? Or even the My Chemical Romance song FTWWW? Just some interesting things to think about.
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