

He told Spin magazine, “I literally said to myself, ‘Fuck art. Seeing the effects of the attacks first-hand prompted Way to change his views on life in the following weeks. Way was working as an intern for Cartoon Network in New York City during the Septemattacks. When he was not successful (one band kicked him out due to his lack of skill with the guitar), he chose to concentrate on his art career. His grandmother bought him his first guitar at the age of eight, and he played in short-lived bands such as Ray Gun Jones and Nancy Drew with future bandmate Ray Toro.
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He wrote the comic mini-series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and the Eisner Award-winning comic book series The Umbrella Academy, the latter of which was later adapted into a Netflix series released in 2019.Īs teenagers, Gerard and his brother Mikey Way, who later became the bassist of My Chemical Romance, were influenced by artists including Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Danzig, Black Flag, Queen, Pulp, Blur, Morrissey, and The Smiths. Way is the co-founder of DC Comics’ Young Animal imprint. He released his debut solo album, Hesitant Alien, in 2014. Gerard Way is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. Recorded on Augfrom the NME/Radio 1 Stage and broadcast live on BBC Radio 1. Gerard Way – Reading Festival 2014 – recorded Aug– NME/Radio 1 Stage – BBC Radio 1 –

Gerard Way – Reuniting My Chemical Romance, but got put on hold because of a thing called COVID 19.
