Live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse, they said. By the looks of some of these artificially aged photos that was blooming good advice in a lot of cases.
Old Marilyn Monroe Not So Appealing
Good lord, time has been tough on Norma Jean. I guess that many of us would still have a soft spot for her after all these years but she isn’t going to set many pulses racing when she sings Happy Birthday, Mr President to Barack Obama, is she?
Aged Elvis Not Looking Too Bad
Hey, a guy who looks just like this served me a triple peanut and bacon burger the other day. To be fair, Elvis isn’t looking too bad when you consider the type of lifestyle he is supposed to have lived, with lots of drugs and crazy culinary tastes. Nice hair too.
Kurt Cobain Reaches Maturity
This guy looks like a model citizen, doesn’t he? He looks like the sort of upstanding guy who would listen to his music at a decent volume and never upset anyone. If he hadn’t chosen to burn out so young then he could be working in a DIY store near you right now.
Ancient Hitler Past His Best
I’m pretty sure that I read a few years ago that if Hitler were still alive he would be the oldest person in the world. He was born in 1889, so I think that it is unlikely that he would have lived to 2014 even if hadn’t died at the end of WWII.
Old Jim Morrison Sure Knows a Few Things
Now this is a guy you could trust to sell you a second hand car or to give you a few old fashioned plumbing tips. If your car doesn’t start on a cold wintry morn I’m pretty sure he will get out his jump leads for you as well. Jim is famously buried in a cemetery in Paris but some people think that the coffin is empty or is filled with something which isn’t the body of an ex Doors singer. I have no idea if it is true or not but I like the older version of him better than I liked the weird younger one. Let’s just hope that he’s finally kicked the poetry.
Jimi Hendrix Not So Crazy Now
The older version of guitar legend Hendrix looks like his dentures would probably fall out if he tried to pluck the strings with them. I love Jimi’s music and it is amazing how fresh and modern is still sounds so long after he recorded it. However, it is hard to imagine the older version of him burning his guitar and generally going crazy on stage.
Bob Marley Ages Well
Bob Marley is probably the best looking of all of our older celebrities. This artificially aged photo gives him a dignity and a mature wisdom which I’m pretty sure he would have had if he had survived.
Old John Lennon with the Same Glasses
The artist behind this picture has made Lennon look a bit miserable, hasn’t he? I like to think that John would have aged better while keeping his trademark humour. He might also have changed his glasses as some point in the decades since he died.
Bruce Lee as an Older Guy
It’s clear that Bruce was going to keep on working hard on his body even as he grew older. His face looks a bit the worse for wear but overall he is looking very good for his age.
