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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On [[September 3]], [[2007]] after a concert in Colorado, Gerard married [[LynZ#Lyn-Z|Lyn-Z]] of [[Mindless Self Indulgence]]. The pair tied the knot following the final date of [[Linkin Park]]'s [[Projekt Revolution]] tour backstage. A member of Live Nation's touring staff who happened to be an ordained minister, performed the low-key ceremony.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www2.kerrang.com/2007/09/mcr_gerard_ties_the_knot.html | title=MCR: Gerard ties the knot | accessmonthdate= September 5| accessyear= 2007}} </ref> He currently lives with his wife in Los Angeles, California.<ref>[http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=DOQfcVf8iUQ KROQ interview with ''Kevin & Bean'', July 14, 2008]</ref> On November 24, 2008 a representative for Gerard Way confirmed that he and wife Lindsey are expecting their first child together in the summer of 2009.<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/35001404.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU Wife of Gerard Way, lead singer for My Chemical Romance, expecting the couple's first child]</ref>
On [[September 3]], [[2007]] Gerard married Eve Goodwin.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 08:58, 24 April 2009

Gerard Way

Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9 1977 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American musician and comic book writer who has served as lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance since its formation in 2001. He is also the writer of the Eisner Award-winning comic book The Umbrella Academy.

Early Life

Gerard Way was born in Newark, New Jersey[1] to Donald and Donna Lee Way. He was raised in Belleville, New Jersey and first began singing publicly in the fourth grade, when he played the role of Peter Pan in a school musical production. His maternal grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, was a great creative influence who taught him to sing, paint, and perform from a young age; he has said that "she has taught me everything I know".[2]

At the age of 15, Gerard was held up at gun point, as stated in a recent Rolling Stone article: "I got held up with a .357 Magnum, [I] had a gun pointed to my head and [was] put on the floor, execution-style." He went on to say that "no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith."[3]

Gerard Way attended Belleville High School until he graduated in 1995. Deciding to pursue a career in the comic-book industry,[4] he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1999.[5][2]

Career

Music

Way was working as a comic book store clerk in New York City during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Seeing the effects of the attacks first-hand prompted Way to change his views on life in the following weeks. He told Spin magazine, "I literally said to myself, 'Fuck art. I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference.'"[6] To help deal with the emotional effects the attacks had on him, Way wrote the lyrics to the song "Skylines and Turnstiles", which has since been identified as the first song by My Chemical Romance.[7] Soon after, My Chemical Romance began to assemble as a band.

In many interviews Way has stated that music turned out to be an effective outlet to deal with his long-time battles against depression, alcoholism and prescription drug use. The use of music as a way to resolve personal battles has caused Way to create deeply personal songs such as "Helena,"[8] which was written in memory of his late grandmother.

In early 2009, Way and Japanese rock singer Kyosuke Himuro co-produced the new theme song for Advent Children Complete, the Blu-Ray director's cut of the movie sequel to the popular video game franchise, Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He is also credited with writing the lyrics, and singing alongside Himuro. The song is entitled "Safe and Sound," and according to Himuro's website, will be available on iTunes on April 29, 2009.[9]

Writing

Gerard Way's first attempt at writing a comic was at the age of 16, writing a short-lived comic series called 'On Raven's Wings', which was cancelled after Issue 2 due to losing the art team. He was credited as Garry Way. [10]

In 2007, Way began writing the comic-book miniseries The Umbrella Academy. Way wrote the story and illustrated the original version, but cartoonist Gabriel Ba recreated all of Way's original drawings in the final version. A few of Way's first drawings of the characters can be seen in the last few pages of the first book in the series, "The Apocalypse Suite".

The Apocalypse Suite was first released by Dark Horse Comics in their Free Comic Book Day issue on May 5, 2007.[11] Since then, an eight-page story has been published on MySpace, entitled "Safe & Sound".[12] The first official issue was released on September 19, 2007.[13] The first issue to sell out and consequently there was a second printing released on October 17, 2007.[14] The next installment was released on November 26, 2008.[15]

Cartoons

In 2001 Way co-created a cartoon with Joe Boyle called The Breakfast Monkey. They pitched it to Cartoon Network, but the network declined to pick up the concept on the grounds that it was too similar to the existing property Aqua Teen Hunger Force.[16]

Personal life

On September 3, 2007 after a concert in Colorado, Gerard married Lyn-Z of Mindless Self Indulgence. The pair tied the knot following the final date of Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour backstage. A member of Live Nation's touring staff who happened to be an ordained minister, performed the low-key ceremony.[17] He currently lives with his wife in Los Angeles, California.[18] On November 24, 2008 a representative for Gerard Way confirmed that he and wife Lindsey are expecting their first child together in the summer of 2009.[19]

Discography

Main article: My Chemical Romance discography

References

  1. ^ "Radio 1 Presents... My Chemical Romance". BBC Radio 1.From the radio interview
  2. ^ a b "Gerard's Biography". ImNotOkay.net. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Future of Music: Gerard Way". rollingstone.com. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Geeks become No1 emo stars, The Sun, October 23, 2006. "His is taken from the 1995 yearbook for Belleville High School, New Jersey, when Gerard, then 18, posed for the camera alongside other students in his leaving year."
  5. ^ Gustines, George Gene. "Superhero Stylings From Stars of Pop", The New York Times, October 20, 2007. Accessed November 27, 2007. "For Mr. Way, “Umbrella Academy” was another way to be productive when he wasn’t recording with the band. It also used skills he developed as a student at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan."
  6. ^ SPIN Magazine Cover Stories My Chemical Romance, Spin magazine, May 312005 “I literally said to myself, ‘Fuck art. I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference.’”
  7. ^ "My Chemical Romance Biography". Yahoo.com. Retrieved February 10 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  8. ^ "My Chemical Romance Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Safe and Sound - KYOSUKE HIMURO feat. GERARD WAY". Retrieved April 18 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Exclusiver First Look at MCR's Gerard Way's On Raven's Wings". pulpsecret.com.
  11. ^ "Free Comic Book Day 2007". darkhorse.com.
  12. ^ "Dark Horse Presents". myspace.com.
  13. ^ "Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1". darkhorse.com.
  14. ^ "Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 2nd printing". darkhorse.com.
  15. ^ "The Umbrella Academy: Dallas #1 (of 6)". darkhorse.com. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  16. ^ "Gerard Way Biography". TV.com. Retrieved September 14 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  17. ^ "MCR: Gerard ties the knot". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ KROQ interview with Kevin & Bean, July 14, 2008
  19. ^ Wife of Gerard Way, lead singer for My Chemical Romance, expecting the couple's first child

Notes

  1. ^ "Teen Titans" — Rolling Stone (2005-07-14)

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