Gerard Way

Music is my life so I am going to tell you some things I know about Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance.
Gerard Way, 32, was born in Newark New Jersey on April 4th; 1977.He wanted to become a comic book artist and, for a while, succeeded. He went to a visual arts school and got a degree. Some of his accomplishments are
“the Umbrella Academy”, “Breakfast Monkey”, and “On Ravens Wings”, which was canceled due to the loss of his publishing, teem after only one issue.
He was 15 when he was held at gun point with a .357 Magnum. He stated,” No matter how ugly the world shows me it is, I never lose faith.”
On September 11th, 2001, he was working in a comic book store when the Trade Centers fell. He realized he wanted to do something that would make a difference in the world. He wrote a song called “Skylines and Turnstiles”, which later became My Chemical Romance’s first official song. He started the band with Mathew Palliser. Others in the band included Gerard’s own little brother Mikey, Ray Toro, And Frank Lero. In2002, Mathew Palliser was replaced by Bob Bryer, changing their music from Rock to Emo. Way’s Grandmother was a huge part in their lives and influenced them greatly. When she passed away, Gerard wrote the song “Helena” about her.
Gerard uses music to cope with his problems like I do. He became a drunk and addicted to his prescription drugs. Music became his coping mechanism and got through his problem.


CJ