Born: 9 / 4 / 1977
Location: United States
Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album, Hesitant Alien, in 2014.
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So, a collaboration between a metal guy, an emo guy and a black metal guy ends up sounding like The Butterfly Effect meets Cradle of Filth? OK! But it's not who you would think on each of the parts? Weird.
More like My Comical Romance, amirite
“[A reunion] is not something I could see down the line."
A smashing debut from Gerard Way means some bad news for My Chemical Romance fans
Change might be scary for some, but often, it all works out in the end.
Gerard Way has always been a champion of subversion. With this in mind, it comes as no surprise that in the post-My Chemical Romance world, he continues to hold a middle finger high to the radio standards of 21st century music and what listeners expect from modern rock. We chatted with Gerard before he heads down under for Soundwave 2015 about his hotly anticipated new record Hesitant Alien, his fuzzy pink sidekick Lola and whose shows we don’t need.
"Perhaps Way will bring about a pop renaissance in the vein of Elton John, but not while he thinks he’s Lennon."