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BIOGRAPHY.
< I did not write this and i am not claiming that i wrote this. I got it from Wikepedia>
Childhood
Way is of Scottish and Italian descent. He first began singing in fourth grade, when he played the part of Peter Pan in a school production of the play. His grandmother Elena Lee Rush ( who was known to friends as Helena), taught him to sing and made his costume, including traditional green tights. After this Way "turned his back" on singing, saying, "Well, I don't want to be this weird singer kid, [I'm] into other things like comics and Iron Maiden". He then decided to pursue graphic arts. Way had always been interested in drawing and comics because his childhood house was a "dark and dingy gothic-looking" place in the town of Belleville, New Jersey. Way says that as a child, you couldn't really go out and play, so he made up imaginary worlds in his head, which led on to his love for artwork.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 Cartoon Network[1] called The Breakfast Monkey.[2] He maintains that Cartoon Network turned down the pitch because it was too similar to Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then already in production.[3].
The Formation of My Chemical Romance
Way was working in the comic industry in New York when the September 11th attacks occurred. This event inspired him to "do something with his life", and he formed the band My Chemical Romance. The band's first song "Skylines and Turnstiles" was inspired by Way's experience on 9/11. The band's name, suggested by Mikey Way, came from a book written by Irvine Welsh, entitled Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. Gerard brought together Ray Toro, Matt Pelissier (later replaced by Bob Bryar), Frank Iero, and his brother Mikey to play gigs along the East Coast. The band released its first album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002 under the at that time obscure New Jersey label Eyeball Records. Music turned out to be an effective means for Way to deal with his longtime battle against depression, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse, leading to the creation of deeply personal songs such as "Helena"[4], written after the death of his grandmother.Despite his success as a musician, Way has continued to draw: he produced the artwork for the band's second album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge and has designed merchandise for My Chemical Romance and other bands. He has created artworks to raise money for causes such as the fight against breast cancer. Other charity work includes collaborating with The Used lead singer Bert McCracken to release a cover of the Queen and David Bowie single "Under Pressure", on iTunes for Tsunami Relief charity.Recently on MTV2's All That Rocks, Way was voted "Almighty King of Rock" with 63% of the total votes.
Date of Birth: April 9th, 1977
Age: 30
Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Raised: Belleville, New Jersey, USA
Siblings: Michael James Way aka Mikey (Bassist in MCR)
Height: It's some where between 5'7'' and 5'8''.
Eyes: Golden Brown/Hazel
Piercings: None, He's deathly afraid of needles
Tattoos: None
Instruments: Vocals && He can play some guitar ((He believes he sucks at it though :] ))
Music:
Gee-Love Facts
Gerard's favorite comics include "Preacher" and "X-men"
Gerard graduated from The Visual Arts School in 1999.
He likes "X-MEN" becuase they speak like teenagers opposed to Superman who speaks like a "Golden Age Super Hero", and he likes Wolverine.
He's half Scottish on his dad's side and half Italian his mom's side
He's been clean and sober since August 2004.
