'I'm convinced someone is going to murder me,' reveals Pete WentzPete Wentz could have been the next Beckham, but gave it all up to form Fall Out Boy. Bad move? Well... he's now a music and style icon who earns millions - and he even has a pop-star wife
By Jon Wilde
Last updated at 11:20 PM on 28th February 2009
Looking at the queue that snakes along New York’s Broadway, it would be fair to assume that thousands have turned out for a glimpse of Tom Cruise, the star guest on tonight’s David Letterman show. But then Fall Out Boy pull up in a limousine and, from the deafening cheers, it’s clear that most have come to see America’s coolest pop-punk band.
Band leader Pete Wentz leads the charge into the building. Diminutive at 5ft 6in, he looks every inch the rock star in shades and hip-clinging leather. In recent years, he’s become one of the most talked-about artists on the planet. He has bipolar disorder and hit the headlines in February 2005 after overdosing on prescription drugs. Further notoriety was achieved last year with marriage to singer Ashlee Simpson (Jessica’s sister) and the birth of their son, Bronx.
Born in Chicago, Wentz, 29, showed an early talent for football, but in 2001 he formed Fall Out Boy with guitarist Joe Trohman. Their breakthrough came in 2005, with the album From Under The Cork Tree selling 2.5 million copies worldwide and earning them a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Their most recent album, Folie à Deux, was released in December. Wentz also co-owns bars in New York, Chicago and Barcelona, and lives in Los Angeles.
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