Back in simpler times -- like, last week -- Pete Wentz was just a humble bass player/ clothing-line empresario who had flown to Spain to attend the opening of the newest edition to his burgeoning bar empire, Angels & Kings Barcelona.

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Then, somewhere between that opening and a Fall Out Boy show in Paris, news came that someone (many suspect the band's label, Island Def Jam) had pulled the rug out from underneath them, pushing the release of their Folie à Deux album back from November 4 to an undisclosed date (which ended up being December 16).

Of course, the Wentz that spoke with MTV UK at the opening of A&K Barcelona had no idea this would happen (though if there were some way for Future Pete to travel back in time and warn him, that would've made for pretty awesome TV). That's probably why he was so chipper throughout, walking through the new club (the other two are in New York and Chicago) like a proud papa, pointing out design details and laughing about having artwork he commissioned for the Barcelona spot caught up in customs.

And so, in the midst of these bleak times, we've decided to share some of that interview with you. Watch as Wentz talks about the "duality" of the Angels & Kings color scheme, the differences between the three A&Ks, and his love of gold-plated assault rifles. It's a clip that harkens back to less-frightening times ... so we urge you to sit down, watch closely and try to remember that someday this FOB-related nightmare will all be over.