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My Chemical Romance adalah grup band yang menurut media bergenre pop punk,[1] post-hardcore,[1] "punk revival",[1] rock alternatif. Namun grup ini mendeskripsikan musik mereka sebagai musik "rock" atau "pop yang kasar",[2] dan menolak diklasifikasikan sebagai emo.[3] Grup ini telah merilis empat album yaitu I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love pada tahun 2002, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge pada tahun 2004, The Black Parade pada tahun 2006 dan Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys yang dirilis pada tanggal 22 November 2010.
Band ini mendapat inspirasi dari Queen, Black Flag, Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Morissey, At the Gates, Pink Floyd, The Smashing Pumpkins, Descendents, Pantera, The Cure, dan The Smiths. Selain terinspirasi, mereka juga menginspirasi sekelompok anak muda asal Indonesia yang akrab disebut kelompok SGW.
My Chemical Romance consists of: Gerard Way (vocals), Frank Iero and Ray Toro (guitars), Bob Bryar (drums) and Mikey Way (bass). Matt Pelissier originally played drums in the band but left and was replaced by Bob.
Gerard graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He then spent the next few years trying to work as a comic book artist before finally settling with Funhaus, a company which designed and sculpted Marvel Comics action figures for preschoolers.
In 2001, Gerard was trying to sell an animated television series to the Cartoon Network called "The Breakfast Monkey" about a Scandinavian flying imp who harnessed a special power called Breakfast Magic, allowing him to create and manipulate an assorted menu of breakfast food. (Cartoon Network turned down the pitch because they already had a food-related show in production, Aqua Teen Hunger Force.)
Mikey coined the band's name when he reshelved the book "Ecstacy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance", by Irvine Welsh, while working at a Barnes and Noble.
Ray studied film at William Paterson University before joining My Chemical Romance
Gerard Way and Mikey Way are brothers. Gerard is three years, five months, and two days older than Mikey.
Bob Bryar replaced Matt Pelissier in 2004. Matt was the original drummer and one of the founders of "My Chemical Romance". Michael Pedicone became the drummer for the band while on tour but was fired (September 2011) for stealing from the band. The band does not currently have a permanent drummer.
Gerard drew the cover art of the band's second album, "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge".
Mikey learned to play bass specifically because My Chemical Romance needed a bass player.
Mikey was a intern at Eyeball Records, which was My Chemical Romance's debut label.
Guitarist Frank Iero suffers from Epstein-Barr virus, a sickness that weakens the immune system which makes Iero fatigued and constantly ill.
In May of 2006, Mikey Way had Lasik eye surgery and will no longer have to wear glasses. He has worn glasses since he was 9-years-old.
Mikey, Gerard, Frank, and Ray are married. Frank has twin girls (Cherry and Lily) and Gerard has a daughter (Bandit).
The band members hail from Belleville and Kearny, New Jersey.
[Gerard] "If for one minute you think you're better than a sixteen year old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about."
[Mikey] "We always had a vision, but we weren't sure if it would translate or just come off as pretentious." (On starting the band)
Where Are They Now
(April 2006) Currently working on their third album with Rob Cavallo, which has been rumoured to be called "The Black Parade".
(March 2007) Currently on tour in the UK
(May 2010) Working on 4th Album
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