My Chemical Romance

wheeee welcome to the clubs page about My chemical romance…
Im tryin to put as much info as possible here….. so enjoy………
The current line-up for the band goes as follows: -
Gerard Way- Vocals (09/04/1977)
Ray Toro- Guitar (15/07/1977)
Mikey Way- Bass (09/10/1980)
Frank Iero- Guitar (31/10/1981)
Bob Bryer-Drums (unfortunately, no-one is really sure of when bob was born… im on the case though – ill find out for you)
Currently, the band has released two official albums, these are: -
I brought you my bullets, you brought me your love.
And
Three cheers for sweet revenge.

RANDOM FACTS:-
• Frank used to be in the band Pencey Prep
• Geoff Rickly from Thursday produced the band's first record.
• Gerard has been sober since August 2004.
• Gerard and Mikey are half Italian (mother's side), and half Scottish (father's side).
• Ray is Puerto Rican.
• Gerard used to work as an animator and created a series called 'The Breakfast Monkey' which almost got sold to the Cartoon Network (Aqua Teen Hunger Force got sold instead).
• Gerard suffers from depression and sees a therapist when the band aren't on tour.
• 'Our Lady of Sorrows' was originally called 'Bring More Knives'.
• Gerard used to design merch for Thursday.
• Mikey was an intern for Eyeball records.
• Mikey and Frank dropped out of college to be in My Chemical Romance.
• Frankie, Mikey and Gerard all smoke
• Poor Gerard got attacked by a black bird leaving a hotel, and the slipknot got attacked by the bird after, hehe
• “im not okay” was shot at the SAME SCHOOL AS DONNIE DARKO the movie

BIO’S (kinda)

Mikey.
First Name:Mikey
Last Name:Way
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
Birthdaycotber 9th, 1980
Sign: Libra
Eyes: Light Brown and sometimes blue (they change)
Age:24
Gear:a Highway 1 Precision Bass, Fender Standard Precision Bass
Mikey learned how to play Bass so he could help his brother out and be in the band.
He is nearsighted.
He grew up in Newark.
He also has asthma.
He also smokes.
Frankie
Name: Frank
Last Name: Iero
Birthdate: October 31st
Home town: Belleville, New Jersey
Sign: Scorpio
Eyes: Hazel
Age: 23
Gear: Guitar
Past Band: Pencey Prep
Bands Before Pencey Prep: Hybrid and Sector 12
Band Played Briefly In: I Am A Graveyard
Fav. Pop: Coca Cola or mounatin dew (he cant decide)
He is also a smokert
Guitar: Epiphone Les Paul Elite Series
Amps: Marshall JCM900 and Sun Cabinet

Ray
First Name:Ray
Last Name:Toro
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
Birthday:July 15th 1977
Sign: Cancer
Eyes: Brown
Age:27
Gear: Gibson SG Special
Ray was a key role in the founding of the band.
Ray knew Gerard and Mikey in high school, they were loose friends.
Gerard
First Name: Gerard
Last Name: Way
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
Birthday: April, 9th 1977
Sign: Aries
Eyes: Brown
Age:27
Band Role: Vocals, Lyrics
He used to weight a little bit more.
Gerard Founded MCR with original drummer Matt Pelisser.
He doesnt like physical work.(manual lanor)
He was going to be a cartoon artist.
He went to Art School in New York.
He once worked as a a cart boy/bagger at a Grocery store.
He smokes.
His Girlfriends name is Olivia.
His mothers name is Donna.
Here he is...Gerard Way
Bob
Well i cant find too much on Bob but this is what i got..........
Name: Bob Bryar
Age: 25
Birthday: December 31, 1980
Hometown State: Illinois
He obviously plays drums
He replaced Matt Pelisser, I think that Bob's a better drummer live
His ingeries have included......
Broken foot-- pushed out of a moving bus.
Busted nose-- from a bar fight with security tough guy.
Broken Heart......Long story
Brain Damage-- No Comment
Im trying to find more for ya!!
An article about Gerard, and his ay of recording the “three cheers for sweet revenge” and some influences……………..
While My Chemical Romance were in a Los Angeles studio recording their second album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, singer Gerard Way was locked in a dark attic, screaming his head off.
The idea was producer Howard Benson's, and the goal was to get the most soul-baring performance possible out of Way. The attic was equipped with headphones and a microphone, and without any distractions or external stimuli, the vocalist was able to explore his subconscious without feeling self-conscious. "No one was allowed in there when I was doing my thing," Way said. "At first it was weird because I'm a showoff and I like people being able to watch me when I'm in the booth. But now, I can't imagine doing it any other way. I really let some intense stuff come out because I became very comfortable being naked and alone like that."
The first single from the disc, "I'm Not Okay," illustrates the power and passion of Way's new way of singing. The vocals are melodic and emotive, enraged without being screamed, and by the end it sounds as if he might pass out from exhaustion. "I like to think of it as a cry for help trapped in a pop song," Way said. "When I was writing it, I was remembering how hard it was to be a 16-year-old in high school. I always wanted to be an artist, so I was this loner kid who just got drunk all the time. I only had one real friend.

"There was a girl I really liked, and she ended up taking really sleazy photographs with her boyfriend, and that really crushed me," Way continued. "I was just swimming in this pit of despair, jealousy and alcoholism. And when someone's in that situation, it's very rare that they turn to their mom or their best friend and say, 'Hey, I'm not OK. I'm in really bad shape.' "

Way's not really in bad shape anymore, but he's still obsessed with art. The cover of Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge features a drawing of a couple with bloodstained faces, and the back of the CD's insert is designed to look like a film advertisement. My Chemical Romance might fall under the category of emotional punk-pop, but the New Jersey band's approach to music is more theatrical than that of many of its peers. The lyrics on the disc tell a story inspired by foreign films, performers like Tom Waits and Nick Cave and the comics of Garth Ennis, who created "The Preacher" series.

"We had a song called 'Demolition Lovers,' from our first record [I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love]. In the end of that, the main character and his girlfriend get gunned down in the desert. So, on this album, he's in hell looking for her, and the devil tells him she's still alive. And he says, 'I have to be with her,' and the devil says, 'Then bring me the souls of 1,000 evil men. I'll send you back to earth, and when you kill the last one, you'll find her.' "

Those who wish to follow the violent, romantic plot can easily do so, but there's a duality to My Chemical Romance's lyrics. Taken word for word, many of the songs could just as easily be about any type of battle with authority or adversity — or, for that matter, the band's personal struggle to succeed. "It always felt to us like this band is about fulfilling a destiny," Way said. "And the story of the record is linked to that. There's this guy who's doing, very much what he feels he should be doing and if he has to kill 1,000 evil men to get to the woman he loves, then he'll do it. And there's a lot of sacrifices we make as well."

The music on Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge is as creative as the band's lyrics. The songs are filled with unconventional intros, textural breaks and unpredictable middle sections that keep My Chemical Romance sounding fresh and inspired. "We took a lot of risks on this record because we knew we had been put into the genre of emo because of the tours we were doing," Way said. "We always felt we were much more of a rock and roll band. So that's what we really tried to assert this time."
MCR ANNOUNCE NEW UK TOUR DATES
Missed MCR on their recent swing through the UK? Fear Not. They are coming back across the pond for another whirlwind.

Wed 06 Apr
Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall

Thu 07 Apr
Glasgow, UK - QMU/ Barrowlands

Fri 08 Apr
Manchester - Academy 2/1

Sat 09 Apr
London - AstoriaMCR ON CARSON TONIGHT
My Chemical Romance Quotes……….
'Popsicles should be the new black and then everyone would have one.' – Frank
'We’re really greedy about the electricity in our iPods. We hoard it. We’re like, ‘Yo, I’m only on half a fuck battery and I have a plane ride!' – Mikey
'Ashlee Simpson told me she had our CD.' – Mikey
"I could eat my body weight in sushi." - Mikey
"I was this weird loner kid who got drunk by himself all the time." - Gerard on his high school years
"It erases everything I hate about myself. Nothing can hurt me. I feel completely invincible. I feel like everyone else on that stage is invincible and we're capable of anything. There's no stopping us."
- Gerard Way
"It's important to keep up momentum, when I'm home alone I get stagnant, I go crazy and have to see my therapist. Being on the road keeps me busy. I'm okay when I'm busy."
- Gerard Way
"I would date Gerard." - Frank Iero
"Yeah, obviously we use vampires as a metaphor for something else, something deeper than just the supernatural. But there's just something about the bloodsucking walking dead, that can say so much to people. There are really so many people trying to get control over you on a daily basis and steal your soul in some way, take a part of you..." - Gerard Way

"The Devil got landed with a shitty job, he has to deal with assholes everyday, he's probably bored as hell." - Gerard Way
Be Yourself, Don't take anyone's shit and never let them take you alive..." - Gerard Way

"I'd rather be a creature of the night than an old dude." - Gerard Way
Some useful links:-
OOOH an interview…….
BEST BUY INTERVIEW With Frank, Gerard and Mikey of My Chemical Romance (Q&A)
Q: First record you ever bought?
Frank: G n' R — Appetite for Destruction (on tape).
Gerard: Poison — Look What the Cat Dragged In (vinyl).
Mikey: Smashing Pumpkins — Siamese Dream.
Q: First show you attended? Frank: Weston, The Fiends, My Favorite Citizen and True Zero at The Pipeline, Newark N.J.
Gerard: Bruce Springsteen, with my mom (at the Meadowlands).
Mikey: Some show at the old Pipeline in New Jersey. I don't remember the bands that played. The first big rock show I attended was the Smashing Pumpkins at the Meadowlands.
Q: Musically, who were your biggest influences?
Frank: Black Flag, Richie Havens, Hambone King of Rock 'n' Roll and my Dad.
Gerard: Iron Maiden, The Misfits, The Smiths, The Cure, At the Gates, Pulp.
Mikey: The Smiths, Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, The Misfits, Radiohead.
Q: Pimp My Ride or Monster House?
Frank: I have no idea what that means. Sorry.
Gerard: Pimp My Van.
Mikey: Monster House w/Gun-Shaped Swimming Pool.
Q: Gangsta rap or hip-hop?
Frank: B-horror movies and a case of Mountain Dew.
Gerard: Gangsta rap.
Mikey: Hip-hop.
Q: What's the most recent song you downloaded (legally)?
Frank: I've never downloaded anything, really. I'm anti-computer and I enjoy buying records.
Gerard: I don't download.
Mikey: Downloading is for chumps.
Q: You're stranded on a desert island. What is the one thing you'd have with you?
Frank: Books, especially Harry Potter. I'm such a sissy.
Gerard: My PDA.
Mikey: My iPod.
Q: What's your dream car?
Frank: A Delorean, fully equipped with a flux capacitor. And it must run on garbage.
Gerard: A bad*ss red Corvette with a licence plate reading "KNIVES."
Mikey: The Dukes of Hazzard car.
Q: The one person you would like to spend five minutes with?
Frank: My girlfriend. We're always on tour and we never get to spend any time together.
Gerard: Ernest
Mikey: Abraham Lincoln.
Q: If you were a superhero, what would be your super power and superhero name?
Frank: If I revealed my secret identity, the world would go to sh*t.
Gerard: I'd rather just be Wolverine, if that's ok.
Mikey: Sweet Little Dude. My powers involve being svelte and invisible.
Q: What's your favorite place to be in the world?
Frank: Belleville, New Jersey.
Gerard: Belleville, New Jersey.
Mikey: Dirty Jersey.
Q: Do you turn the volume up or down when you hear your music on the radio?
Frank: Way the f*ck up.
Gerard: Maxed out to the 10!
Mikey: You know it.
Q: Elvis or The Beatles?
Frank: The Beatles.
Gerard: The Beatles.
Mikey: The Beatles.
the official My Chemical Romance site.
ULTIMATE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE SITE. (where a lot of this info came from )
some great pics, but you cant steal them, unless you screenshot um…. (I dint tell ya to screenshot um )
videos….HELENA whoooa>/a>
official U.K my chemical romance site..
yet another My Chemical Romance site.
tracks to listen to, biographies ect…...