Watch: Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz’s Son Bronx Proves He’s Following in their Footsteps With Music Debut
BronxWentz is ready to dance, dance to his own tune.
Especially asthe 17-year-old son of Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson officially followed in his parent’s musical footsteps by releasing his first EP,She Tastes Like a Demo, on Nov. 12.
His first public foray into the musical world includes two tracks, “Like Summertime” and “What Do You Say?,” both of which lean into an indie pop vibe, with Bronx credited as the writer and engineer for both songs, according to the Spotify credits.
While “Like Summertime,” has a more high energy, pop feel, “What Do You Say?” takes a moodier approach as Bronx shows off his musical range.
And with a Fall Out Boy member for a dad and a singer-songwriter mom, it’s no wonder Bronx decided he would give it a go. Simpson, for her part, certainly had an inkling that music would be part of Bronx’s future endeavors.
“A lot of my kids love music,” the 42-year-old shared with E! News in October, “especially my oldest.”
The “Pieces of Me” singer—who shares kids Jagger, 11 and Ziggy, 5, with husband EvanRoss—shared that Bronx was planning to study music after high school, adding they’ll “see where that takes him.”
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And while music was always a big part of his life, Wentz—also dad to kids Saint, 12, and Marvel, 8, with girlfriend Meagan Camper—never wanted his kids to feel pressured to follow in his footsteps.
“As a parent, I don’t want my kids to feel like they have big shoes to feel,” he shared on the Spit podcast in 2018. “I don’t want my kids to feel like they need to be driven to the point of feeling like they’re broken in order to succeed.”
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“At some point you see where somebody’s naturally headed,” he added, “you try to magnify that.”
At the time, Bronx’s interests were starting to take shape, with the 47-year-old noting sharing that beyond taking piano lessons, his eldest was particularly interested in the “inner workings” of music of “why songs are pop songs and what’s different about this song and then that song.”
For a sweet look at Bronx and his siblings, keep reading.
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