When Will Your Favorite Pop Star Croak?
PETE WENTZ
Birthdate: June 5, 1979Current age: 28
Death calculator starts at age: 79
| White male (-2) raised in Illinois (-1) | |
| Delinquent child: Stole a guitar at 14; frequent truant; parents sent him to “eight-week tough-love boot camp” | |
| Poor exercise: Days spent riding in bus, nights playing board games | |
| Stress: Work overload has led to anxiety meds and a weeklong hospital stay | |
| Public humbling: Penis pix on Internet | |
| Media fishbowl: Paparazzi hound Wentz and girlfriend Ashlee Simpson | |
| Insomnia: Chronic lack of sleep inspired his book The Boy With the Thorn in His Side | |
| Neurobic: Songwriter, author, entrepreneur, bar owner, clothing model | |
| Hepatitis risk: Tattoos all over body | |
| Sexual-identity issues: Irons hair; wears guyliner (“I’m pretty much half-gay”) | |
| Supportive parents: Bumper sticker on family car said MY KID COULD BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOUR HONOR STUDENT | |
| Questionable hygiene: “Never eat good food ever” (-3), suffers from “health issue” (-2), van tours are “dirty” (-2) | |
| Workaholic: “290 shows per year” | |
| Neurosis: “I have a negative outlook on everything; I tend to be overly bitter” |
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| Gerontologist Dr. David J. Demko: “Pete needs daily aerobic exercise for his overall physical and mental health. Also, he needs to make taking showers an everyday priority.” |
