![]() ![]() ![]() We were playing basements, and Gerard would be like straight-up Ziggy Stardust. Mikey Way told Spin, "We always had a vision, but we weren't sure if it would translate or just come off as pretentious. Naming the group after Irvine Welsh's book Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, My Chemical Romance's first shows were a mess of sloppy, metal influenced riffs, drunken band members, and Way's over-the-top, theatrical performance style. ![]() The lineup was complete when former Pency Prep member Frank Iero was brought on as the band's second guitarist. Cranking out tunes with titles like "Skylines and Turnstiles" the two drafted Pelissier's Rodneys' band mate and Led Zeppelin enthusiast Ray Toro to play guitar, and eventually convinced Way's shy, younger brother Mikey to play bass. Inspired by his newfound interest in the Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, David Bowie, Morrissey, and fellow New Jersey-ites Thursday, as well as drawing from his love of comics and movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Way and drummer and high school friend Matt Pelissier (of the band the Rodneys) began crafting urgent rock songs that brimmed with unhinged emotion. I literally said to myself, 'I've gotta get out of the basement. He told Spin, "Something just clicked in my head. Though Way flirted with singing in amateur bands like Nancy Drew and the Weezer-ish Raygun Jones (both with his brother Mikey on bass), he decided he needed to devote all his time to making music that mattered. It's a sad situation when you've got young artists that people really like because they need big names to sell comics 'cause nothing else was selling comics but big names."īy 2001, Way, who had been working in a comic book store, had graduated from the School of Visual Arts frustrated, spending most of his time drawing in his mother's dark basement. I had dudes that were fans of mine so much so that they would pay me to do stuff for their independent comics but they couldn't give me a job doing major stuff. He told, "I feel there was a time when I was in it was what I feel the darkest time in about 20 years of comics-nobody was getting a chance, nobody was getting work. But Way's timing may have been off, due to the fact that the comic book buying public was dwindling by the year. After high school, Way enrolled into the School of Visual Arts in New York, struggling to make it as a comic book illustrator. Way was eventually pulled away from music by his growing interest in drawing and comic books something he felt very passionately about. "He really inspired me 'cause he's a great front man, a great singer and I've always been influenced by the way he sang." Way was soon idolizing the singing style of some of his metal heroes, telling his favorite singer was Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. Way started to get into the darker side of music, and had become enthralled with the metallic sounds of Iron Maiden, and the horror-themed look of bands like the Misfits. He also was attracted to music, and began playing guitar at 10 years old. Gerard began to channel his creative mind, finding an outlet with visual arts. Like many misfits and outcasts growing up in the early 1980s, Way and his younger brother Mikey were attracted to the fantasy worlds created by role playing games, horror movies and comic books. Gerard Way was born on April 9, 1977, in the small New Jersey town of Belleville, located ten miles outside of Manhattan. With two furious albums full of emotionally charged pop-punk, a Goth-themed look that only included the colors of red, white and black, and a manic singer in Gerard Way, 2005 saw My Chemical Romance break out of the underground, earning headlining status on the Vans Warped Tour while becoming a permanent fixture on MTV's Total Request Live with their singles "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" and "Helena." Taking as much inspiration from Gothic-themed comic books, like Neil Gaiman's Sandman, as they did from their emo-core contemporaries, emotional punk quartet My Chemical Romance burst out of the East Coast rock scene with a handful of powerful anthems that tapped into a faction of teenagers who harbored feelings of angst and alienation. Addresses: Website-My Chemical Romance Official Website. Members include Bob Bryar (joined group, 2004), drums Frank Iero, guitar Matt Pelissier (left group, 2004), drums Ray Toto, guitar Gerard Way (born on April 9, 1977, in Belleville, NJ), vocals Mikey Way, bass. If you would like to share My Chemical Romance lyrics with other users of this site, please see the bottom of this page on how to submit My Chemical Romance lyrics. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |