Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) of Newark, New Jersey (later of
Belleville, New Jersey) is front man and co-founder of the band My Chemical
Romance, in which his brother Mikey Way plays bass.
Way played in a band until his early teens, at which time he decided to turn
toward the graphic arts. After graduating from high school in 1995, he attended
School of Visual Arts in New York City graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
in 1999. In 2001, Way says he tried to sell an animated television series to the
Cartoon Network
called The Breakfast Monkey.
He maintains that Cartoon Network turned down the pitch because it was too
similar to Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then already in production.
Way was discouraged by the failure of his cartoon concept. As a resident of
New York City, the 9/11 attacks affected Way deeply. Wanting to move his life in
a new direction, he found himself motivated to form My Chemical Romance. The
name came from a book written by Irvine Welsh called "Ecstasy: Three Tales of
Chemical Romance". The band's name was suggested by Mikey Way. Gerard brought
together Ray Toro, Matt Pelissier, Frank Iero, and his brother Mikey to play
gigs along the East Coast. The band soon released its first album, I Brought
You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. Music turned out to be an
effective means for Way (the band's lead singer and primary songwriter) to deal
with his long time battle against depression, alcoholism, and prescription drug
abuse, leading to deeply personal songs such as "Helena"
(written after the death of his grandmother, Elena Lee Rush).
Despite his success as a musician, Way has not left his drawing behind: He
drew all of the art on the band's second album, Three Cheers For Sweet
Revenge.
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Gerard Way
performing in Perth Australia 2007
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Career and music
Way was working for the Cartoon Network in New York City during the September
11, 2001 attacks. Seeing the effects of the attacks first hand prompted Way to
change his views on life in the following weeks. He told Spin magazine,
"I literally said to myself, 'Fuck art. I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve
gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference.'"[6]
To help deal with the emotional effects the attacks had on him, Way wrote the
lyrics to the song 'Skylines and Turnstiles' which since, has been regarded as
"the first song by My Chemical Romance".[7]Soon
after, the formation of My Chemical Romance began.
In many interviews Way has stated that music turned out to be an effective
outlet to deal with his long-time battles against depression, alcoholism and
prescription drug use. The use of music as a way to resolve personal battles has
caused Way to create deeply personal songs such as "Helena",[8]
which was written in memory of his late grandmother mentioned above.
Way has recently established himself as comic-book writer, writing for the
comic miniseries, The Umbrella Academy. The Umbrella Academy was
first released in the Dark Horse '2007-Free-Comic-Book-Day' issue on May 5th.[9]
Since then, an eight-page story has been published on MySpace, entitled "Safe &
Sound"[10].The first official issue
was released on September 19, 2007.[11]
Mass sales caused the first issue to sell out and consequently there was a
second printing released on October 17, 2007.[12]
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I think gerard way is hot but his brother is a little hotter |
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I LUV U GERARD WAY!!!!!!!!!!! he is sooooooo hot no matter what
he does to him self. he is my hero and i luv him very much. he looks so much
better with black hair and it makes him alot more sexier!!!!!! i love him so
much so no one else can .k!!!!! JK but not really! :) `<3 V-BALL GIRL I LUV
GERARD!!!!!! ;) |
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I am in love with Gerard Way!!!!!!! He is so HOT!!! Love Jen |
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My best friend seems to have an addiction to Gerard.. And i don't blame her but
seriously she's obsessed haha! i love there music but it can drag on a little
bit and begin to annoy me at times; But really My best friend knows all his
movements in his videos and draws his drawings and frames them and everything
else you can think of haha! <3 |
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gerard way is not hot .he is sexy and i do suffer an addiction to gerard way
he is completely gorgeous i love his OMG ,HAVE YOU SEEN HIS HAIR ITS MY FAVE
COLOR,BLACK |
Seriously you should all Get a Life .....Please..... Yeah he's great but you
don't have to sacrifice yourself or anything like that? that's obsession LOL
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I totally love Gerard Way he is hot!!!! |
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I <3 Gerard N Frankii =] |
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he is so cute id love to see him the is the world by helena |
I love to watch your video..perhaps that I will see Gerard and his band one
day...I like your short white hair...but whatever your style I will support all
of you..Congratulate
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I love you Gerard Way... You are the best person on earth... You are so cute...
You inspire us... I love you... Your so so so super hot... I love you... |
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Gerard Way is so hot... He is a good singer... hehehe... I love you Gerard...
and i also like frank.... hehehe... I love my chemical romance... |
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gee is super talented and so in2 his music i lov him 2 bits and wud die 4 him
any day |
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l love gerard soooo much.hes is like the most fit man in the history of the
world. and hes is also in such a great band that i love. also frank and mikey
are well fit to!!!!!!1 |
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oh y aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah he is sooooooo hot |
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i like him!!!!!!!!!! he's so amazing !!!!!!!!!!! |
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I LOVE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE THEY ARE THE BEST AND GERARD WAY OMG IS HOT HAHAHA I
LOVE THEM |
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gerard way is totaly cool i luv him him , im in a band called
sweet revenge its not as good as my chemical romance im totaly a big fan and i
turnes from mosher to goth haw cool is dat!!!!!!!! |
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"I hate math,Ihate history..haha..interested in
graphics..media.. Ermm..no idea 4 what i am sayin' ..gerard ..gerard..
yea..yea..YUPP.. i hav a band too.. i do d vocals..it suck..my band kinda lost
now!! guitarist quit!!left us..not easy makin' aband..best part is dat my sis is
learnin guitar b'cuz of them.. i made tis band cus they inspire me soo much..all
of them r awesome..gerard 4 eva..in my history book!! frankie's not bad!! |
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They have many big fans because they are FANTASTIC! All of
them no matter what anyone else says. |
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im the biggest fan ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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gerard way looks gd no matter what hair he has, but his beauty
does not matter its wats on the inside that matters the most and it wasn't his
fault that he was born completely gorgeous. that's the thing people who say they
love him don't they love his looks and the fact he is famous not actually him. |
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Gerard Way, never mind his hairi think hes suited mst pref
shot nd dark, but gy's e has 2 have 1 of the nices set eyes iv evercn would u
not agree. ad Mr Way if uver read this u are beautifull vry pleasing 2 the eye
and i love ur music u need a major pat on the back and b
poud!!!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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gerard way is the fittest person in the world and has a
fantastic voice, he is a devil that was made by angels |
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Gerard way is completely hottttt and can't wait to see him
perform in manchester tommorow (24/3/07) |
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Gerard Way is cute
even wit blond hair he's a g8 inspiration. I feel very strong about it coz they
are the best. Hopefully my band will be as successful as them. and if people
were true fans they would think that Gerard is cute wit any hair colour.
If
you have your music hosted somewhere
give us a link to show here :-) |
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I think that gerad way is an inspiration and he is the reason
i am starting a band (i'm a singer) yea he is cute but he also has a great
talent which hopefully other people can see as well as his looks i know i do. |
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gErArd AtHuR wAy is the best!i love him till' death tear us
apart! |
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gerard way inspires each and evry single of his fans. he is a
roll model to lead!!!!!!!he is smoken hottttttt and he sings like hell!!!!!!he
should go back to his dark-hair days, but he is still hottttttt u can see that
his hair s on fire!!! i luv u gerard way |
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Oh, I love Gerard Way. He is such an inspiration! I have a
band (to which I am the rhythm guitar) and one of my major influences is Gerard
Way and My Chemical Romance. I don't go one day with out thinking about them,
and how strong Gerard is. Gerard is one of the great geniuses of the world in
modern time...and this all is coming from an intense rock/alternative music
lover. I just can't imaging how dull and bleak the world would be if they
weren't born. I love them to pieces! I would love to meet them, since they are
my favourite band in the world. This guy says I'm a depressing emo, but he
doesn't even know me that well. They have shown to me that no one person can
make you the person you are! You by yourself do that! They are the best, and I
hope that every one that hates and kills in the world would realize what Gerard
and My Chemical Romance have made! I hope someone gets my point! |
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OMG!!!!! I LUV GERARD WAY !!!!!!!!!(even if blonde isn't him)
HE IS STILL SO SO SO HOT !!!!!I LUV GERARD WAY!!! |
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gerard way is sooo awesome he has the coolest voice ever |
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i agree with the people that say gerard way looked better
with long black hair because he did buy he is still super fit with short blonde
hair |
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I think gerard way looked hotter with his long black hair, but
he is still hot |
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Gerard Way is soo damn cute!!! I love the way he's hair is now |
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i love his hair |
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if you were a true Gerard fan you would love his new hair
style as i do!!!! He looks good in just about anything!!! |
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i luv gerard way but he doesnt siut blonde... dye ur wig blak
n grow it!!!! plz |
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Gerard Way is fit, but his hair doesn't look as good as it
does now. |
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why is there a picture of gerard butler on a page about gerard
way
ooops ! a very good point & has now been
corrected |
