Mikey Way, Michael James Way, born on September 10, 1980 in Newark, New Jersey. He is the younger brother of Gerard Way, (whom he has a very close relationship with, and is also He is Scottish - Italian, like his brother.) Way is related to Joe Rogan, Host of the NBC game/stunt show Fear Factor and former cast memeber sitcom News Radio (Joe is Mikey's mother's cousin's son.)
Childhood
Growing up in Belleville, New Jersey, Way worked at Barnes & Noble, in addition to being an intern at Eyeball Records (the company that put out My Chemical Romance's debut album, I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love in 2002.) The First concert he ever went to was a Smashing Pumpkins concert and his favorite bands include Anthrax, Blur, and The Smiths.
My Chemical Romance
Mikey is the bassit of the band My Chemical Romance and only learned bass in order to play his brother's band, as well as dropping out of college. He plays both A Highway 1 Precision Bass, and a Fender Standard Precision Bass. Mikey was also responsible for the band's name, which came from the Irvine Welsh novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. He and Gerard's grandmother happend to buy them their first tour van. During the first show My Chemical Romance played, Mikey drank a lot of liquor to make his extreme stage fright go way.
Injuries
Mikey is nearsighted and is a recovering iPod junkie. He currently loves the band Anthrax, Schlock horror films, and sushi, claiming he could eat his body weight in it. Mikey has been pretty lucky, considering the only injuries he's ever gotten were liver damage, broken toes (an epic battle with a brick wall,) and a multiple respiratory infections, as well as being bassist in the top-charting band, "My Chemical Romance."
Personal Life
Mikey is married to Alicia Simmons. The wedding date was on March 7th, 2007. Simmons is a guitar tech and merch seller among other things. She played surrogate guitarist for From First to Last in 2005. They currently are living together in Brooklyn, New York City, and are very happy with one another. Recently, Mikey and Alicia got matching tattoos on their wrists. The tattoo(s) consist of a heart shaped jar with flames emitting from it; across the jar reads, "FOREVER".
Glasses
The younger Way's trademark was his glasses, but that all changed in May of 2006. Mikey got Lasik eye surgery that corrected his nearsightedness and made the glasses superfluous. He no longer wears glasses.