February 2012
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Gerard Way - Then and Now
There are no words to describe my admiration for this man. The way he changed his life around is so incredible and it gives me so much hope. This is why he is my hero.
2008 Kerrang interview with Mikey Way, about his...
Interviewer: What were you going through during the making of The Black Parade?
Mikey: It was a mixture of being 25 and taking a cocktail of anti-depressants and drinking. I had stopped doing drugs, but I was really depressed. There were a lot of traumatic events that I had been through that I hadn’t properly processed or accepted. Also, I moved to Brooklyn just after we got home from touring ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge’ and it was the first time we’d had the chance to be home for any length of time. It was the first chance we’d had to be normal human beings for a while. That was a hard hit to me. It felt weird. I just couldn’t get used to being home for two or three months. I just didn’t get it.
Interviewer: Was that confusing?
Mikey: Yes, everything was supposed to stable and good – but it wasn’t. On top of that, I had all these chemical dependencies and I had just turned 25, which depressed me. Life was getting to me.
Interviewer: Was there a lot of pressure on the band then to write a successful follow-up to Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge?
Mikey: Yes – there was the pressure too. People were saying, “You guys are making your follow-up, you’ve got to beat the last one.” That was in my head the whole time. Then I started worrying about my own abilities too.
Interviewer: Your musical abilities?
Mikey: Yes, that and everything else. Everything – like in general – everything was going round my head.
Interviewer: Do you think you’ve beaten depression now?
Mikey: I don’t know if I have truly beaten it. I’m a fuckload better though. I’m probably at 80 or 90 percent now. Basically, what happened was that I left the Paramour House [in which MCR wrote and recorded The Black Parade]. I had a mental breakdown. I went through some trauma. I left the house to stay with one of my best friends [the band’s lawyer, Stacy Fass]. Getting out of the Paramour was the turning point for me. That house had just escalated everything in my head and made everything a million times worse.
Interviewer: Why was it so bad there?
Mikey: Here’s the thing – being in that house was like being in another country. You couldn’t get cellphone service and the internet was really bad too, so it felt like all my lines of communication were down. I didn’t have my driver’s licence at the time, so I was stranded on the property. It was miles from anywhere. We had these long, vigorous practice schedules where we would wake up at noon and play until midnight. If you mix all that with the fact that I was a manic depressive then it was as though someone was pouring gasoline on all my problems and setting fire to them.
Interviewer: That’s a very hard way to make an album.
Mikey: Yeah. And I almost didn’t get through it.
Interviewer: Were you close to suicide?
Mikey: I was really close. I knew that I was going to leave the band or maybe just leave planet earth altogether. I felt like it was either one or the other. I just thought, “I can’t deal with this.”
Interviewer: Who helped you through it?
Mikey: Oh – everyone. My band, my brother, my parents, my fiancée, all my best friends. My friend Stacy saved my life. She got me out of the house, she put me up at her place and kicked me out of bed and made me go to my therapy appointments. She made me get active help.
Interviewer: Were you seeing a lot of therapists?
Mikey: I was seeing four different doctors a week. They were two steps away from putting me into a hospital. I think Gerard wanted to check me into somewhere.
Interviewer: It was that serious?
Mikey: Yes, it was really bad but I knew that being checked into somewhere wouldn’t help. I was stronger than that.
Interviewer: It sounds like you’re feeling better now.
Mikey: I’m on medication and that helps. My brother and I have a history of depression, it’s a genetic thing. People aren’t all wired the same. Me and him were born like that. So I take medication. And everything is great for us now. I’m happier than I’ve been since I was 14. I’m on top of the world, I really am.
January 2012
18 posts
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alexatheking asked: Where are the newest quotes from? Like the ones about Big Day Out?
Frank: [Reading fan's question] Are you aware that there is a street named Gerard Way in Auckland, and people steal the road sign all the time?
Ray: We did not know that.
Mikey: There was a Gerard Way in London.
Frank: Do you think it's named after your brother? 'Cause he is kinda like nature's Bono.
Ray: HAHAHA!
Mikey: That's the thing, I think it very well could be named after Gerard. Word's gotten out about his good deeds.
Ray: His chivalry!
Mikey: [Laughs] Yeah, they had to make a street.
Frank: [Reading fan's question] What part of Big Day Out are you looking forward to the most?
Ray: Big Day Out last time was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to doing it with Frank this time.
Frank: Good answer!
Mikey: Yeah! Frankie strikes back!
Frank: Ha-ha. This is my revenge tour!
thiswateristoosalty asked: sorry to be fussy and a grammatical Hitler, but it should be 'My Chemical Romance Quotations', as 'quotes' is a verb
Anonymous asked: Can you tell me where this quote came from? Gerard: “There was a time when we had the spark shower come down during Disenchanted, and right before coming down I noticed that my brother was standing right under it. And I’m like trying to say, “come here” and he’s like, just smiling at me. I had to go grab him.”
Anonymous asked: Where's this quote from? Zane Lowe: You've got no more weight to lose! Gerard: Ha-ha! There's always some weight to lose. Zane: You don't wanna lose it all though. That's part of the personality of people, I think. Gerard: I think so too, yeah.
c0ntrad1ct10n asked: whats your favorite mcr quote?
Zane Lowe: You've got no more weight to lose!
Gerard: Ha-ha! There's always some weight to lose.
Zane: You don't wanna lose it all though. That's part of the personality of people, I think.
Gerard: I think so too, yeah.
5 minutes of funny My Chemical Romance quotes....
hoodie-slut-deactivated20120128 asked: Hey do you know where this is from?: Interviewer: Do you get jealous easily?Gerard: Yes, if anyone dares go near my girl! [Laughs. Scarily.] Only joking. But if there is anything that makes me jealous, it'd be over Lindsey. I'm protective.
Anonymous asked: You posted a quote which Mikey was talking about his depression during 'The Black Parade' and then, Ray apologized for somehow being the reason why he got depressed and I can only remember the end, in which Mikey says: 'You don't need to apologize, Ray.' Do you happen to have the link of the interview? Thank you. :)
Gerard Way and James Dewees singing ‘Home Sweet...
December 2011
13 posts
Gerard: The sun [on Warped Tour] was really bad for my skin. I started to get a tan and it bummed me out.
Interviewer: That's not good for your look.
Gerard: No way, man.
Interviewer: You should have a word with some people, get them to turn the sun off during your performance.
Frank: Oh yeah, we've got that kind of pull!
Fan: If someone gave you a million dollars, would you shave your head?
Frank: Um... Yeah.
Gerard: Yeah!
Frank: I've done it before for free, so...
Fan: 'Cause I asked my friend Jason and he said no.
Frank: Oh really?
Fan: Yeah.
Frank: Oh.
Gerard: He doesn't really value the dollar then!
iambellamuerte asked: Hello ! Have a nice Christmas! <3
321wecametofuck:
My Chemical Romance...
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“We’re still coming up with a theme and songs [for the next album]. One...”
– Frank Iero
“When we were on the Taste of Chaos tour, there were people I met in other bands...”
– Gerard Way
mikeywayspurplesocks asked: Can you link me the interview where Gerard talks about his first time wearing make up, please?
capslockdoesntexpressmyjoy asked: Hey, can you tell me where you found the "I'm not anorexic, bulimic or any other '-ic' you can think" line from Mikey? (I've Googled it but only got people's signatures, your post, or links to ED articles.) Thanks.
“‘Coolness’ is one of my least favourite things in the world. I...”
– Gerard Way
November 2011
15 posts
“Make a foot print. I think the worst thing you could possibly do is to live your...”
– Frank Iero
“[Vampire Money] is talking about when someone will just ask you over and over to...”
– Mikey Way
“We never want to get married again to a drummer. We like playing with Jarrod...”
– Mikey Way
“I missed the entire Australian tour on the Big Day Out [in 2007]… But I...”
– Frank Iero
“Friday nights are really exciting because Lindsey and I work so much during the...”
– Gerard Way
“When my wife was pregnant with our twin daughters, we went to see Iggy Pop play,...”
– Frank Iero
“We have more heart in one fuckin’ bead of sweat than most of those people...”
– Frank Iero (talking about the people who bottled them at Reading 2006)
xhouseofwolvesx asked: can you send me a link to the gerard way and grant morrisson interview????
adorethehellish asked: Hi! :) Can you tell me where this quote came from? I think it's on page 6 or 7 of your blog. “Art is the weapon. Your imagination is the ammunition. Stay dirty, and stay dangerous. Create and destroy as you see fit. Embrace your originality. The aftermath is secondary. You can and should do anything… Love what you do and who you truly are. Be willing to die for it. If you are...
matchinglegsmarchingclocks asked: Your blog is amazing, God, thank you so much! <3
theghostof-helena asked: Love your blog! Has got some really awesome stuff! :) the first time I came I stayed for like 2 hours straight while laughing my ass off!! :) thanks for following back!!
October 2011
3 posts
Interviewer: A lot of bands quote you as being their inspiration and really look up to you...
Gerard: I don't think I've ever heard that...
Frank: I've never heard that either!
Interviewer: Well, we've done our research and a lot of bands really, really love you, as we love you.
Gerard: Wow!