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GERARD WAY:
First Name: Gerard
Middle Name: Arthur
Last Name: Way
Role In Band: Vocals and lyrics
D.O.B: April 9, 1977
Sign: Aries
Hometown: Newark, New Jersey
Siblings: Younger brother-Mikey (Bassist for MCR)
Eye Colour: Green, golden brown
Natural Hair Colour: Brown
Tattoos/Piercings: None
Marital Status: In a relationship
Favourite Bands: Iron Maiden, Morrisey, The Cure, and The Misfits

Other Fun Facts:
Gerard has been sober since August 2004. Congratulations Gerard!!! Keep it up.
He doesn't like to do manual labour
He once worked as a a cart boy/bagger at a Grocery store.
He smokes.
His mothers name is Donna.
He claims he is not Goth
MCR being labelled Goth is because of the song Vampires Will Never Hurt You.
His fathers name is Donald.
He is 1/2 Scottish (fathers side) and 1/2 Italian (mothers side).
His favourite X-Men charector is Wolverine.
He loves theatre.
He loves David Bowie.
He does take off the make up when he's not performing.
He thinks of MCR as charactors or a "gang"
He actually sings during the making of their videos.
He says the reason for wearing so much black and red is because, to him those are the colors of a funeral.
He designed a shirt for for the band Thursday.
He is obsessed with death, and has been since he was eight years old when he realized everyone has to die and everyone will die alone.
He has had many "spooky" expiriences with Quijia boards.
He learned how to Draw, Sing, and Perform from his grandmother Elena.
He plays guitar.
He smokes Marlboro Light Red Cigarettes.
Nipple rings freak him out!
Gerard used to stalk Christina Ricci
Gerard came up with the wardrobe ideas for "helena" video.
Gerard was so messed up on drugs and/or alcohol, Every MCR member but him were on stage 1 and he was on stage 2. (at Warped '04)
Gerard gets inspiration to write songs from reading the newspaper.
He was once attacked by a psycho bird! The bird justflew straight to his head and starting pecking at him! We're glad your ok Gerard!
Gerard views their music as "violent pop".

Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) of Newark, New Jersey (later of Belleville, New Jersey) is frontman and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance, in which his brother Mikey Way plays bass.

Way played in a band until his early teens, at which time he decided to turn toward the graphic arts. 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 the Cartoon Network 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.

Way was discouraged by the failure of his cartoon concept. As a resident of New York City, the 9/11 attacks affected Way deeply. Wanting to move his life in a new direction, he found himself motivated to form My Chemical Romance.The name came from a book written by Irvine Welsh called "Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance". The band's name was suggested by Mikey Way. Gerard brought together Ray Toro, Matt Pelissier, Frank Iero, and his brother Mikey to play gigs along the East Coast. The band soon released its first album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. Music turned out to be an effective means for Way (the band's lead singer and primary songwriter) to deal with his longtime battle against depression, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse, leading to deeply personal songs such as "Helena" (written after the death of his grandmother, Elena Lee Rush).

Despite his success as a musician, Way has not left his drawing behind: He drew all of the art on the band's second album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.