Gerard Way
Gerard Way
Gerard Arthur Wayis an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer who was the lead vocalist and co-founder of the American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance from its formation in September 2001 until its split in March 2013. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released on September 30, 2014. He also wrote the comic mini-series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and the Eisner Award-winning comic book The Umbrella Academy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth9 April 1977
CitySummit, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
We're so excited about playing the new record that we just want to play the whole thing.
When we first started out I had a really big issue and a lot of my loved ones had a really big issue with the fact that I was totally in pain up there and there was a time when I tried to hurt myself off stage, but I got over that. Like, you should never want to hurt yourself. You should love yourself. Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself and become a new person and I think that that is going to be a lot of what the next record is about, not to plug it or anything. Like, it's going to talk about dying and coming back to become what you totally want to become. We are all becoming what we want to become.
I understand that kids look up to me, that some people might have gotten sober because of me.
'Watchmen' is not only the greatest comic ever written, it's a really important work of fiction.
Freddie Mercury, to me, was probably the most important frontman to me growing up.
A lot of people, think that they can solve their problems with antidepressents, and that I've noticed, being a bigger issue. it really strips people of who they are. All your quirks, all your problems, even your depressions and failures, that's what makes you, you.
There's definitely a trashy, x-rated vibe to our live set. It's mainly to put off homophobes, but also because as seriously as you take this, you can't take yourself that seriously. so it's like aggressive, softcore gay porn. there's a little man love, maybe some smooching, definitely some crotch grabbing. I definitely used to f*ck the monitors.
Your going to come across a lot of shitty bands, and a lot of shitty people. And if anyone of those people call you names because of what you look like, or because they don't accept you for who you are. I want you to look right at that motherf****r, stick up your middle finger, and scream F**K YOU!
Actually, I might party a bit. I haven't partied in a long time, ... But we party a little differently than, like, Trick Daddy. We like high-speed Internet and strong coffee.
Just 'cuz you're bigger than me, just 'cuz you're smarter than me, just because you drive a better car than me, does not mean, no way no how, I'm sucking you off, for any amount of money.
I said to myself, 'Man, I'm so tired of hearing songs about peoples' ex-girlfriends. It's really nauseating. And the whole me, me, me aspect of it was just like (overdone).
I went to Japan not thinking I was coming back...I got on that plane, and I packed real light. I was so addicted to self-destruction, I think more than the drugs, there's something very romantic about it. I didn't pack anything. I packed show clothes...I thought I was gonna die. I thought I wasn't coming back.
Have you seen my Kung fu lately? Cause it has gotten totally awsome!
Surrounding myself with fans makes me feel like I'm not going throgh it alone.