Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Exclusive Vans Warped interview with My Chemical Romance


CL: What do you think of going mainstream? Like doing TRL?

GW: Yeah, It's important to do things like TRL because you're not mad for it.. Because you're going to be seen by a lot of people that otherwise would have noidea about your kind of band, your kind of music, your kind of sound, what you're saying and what you're about, you know? It was a real easy decision to do that. It's like, "would you guys even do TRL?" And we talked for like five minutes and we were like "absolutely" because it's not geared for mainstream and it's an amazing opportunity to get in there and kind of screw things up a bit. Make things a little different.

My Chemical Romance

CL: Where do you find the inspiration to write your lyrics and where do you write them?

GW: I write them where ever I may happen to be when I get hit with inspiration. A lot of times I just make notes of sentences. What I usually do is write paragraphs of free style, just really descriptive phrases and I'll draw upon those phrases later. Just simple descriptives and adjectives and things like that. Things that sound good together, that look good together, sound and make the picture look good. But I mainly just free style. I try to get the sound before I get the lyrics 'cause even though lyrics are the important thing, the most important thing is the sound that you are communicating. 'Cause like as human beings or animals, that's the first thing you respond to emotionally is the sound. So.. I try to get those first.

My Chemical Romance - Sing


Interview With Gerard From My Chemical Romance


Last night I had the chance to sit down with Gerard Way. He is the singer of the band My Chemical Romance. I figured I'd throw some questions in that were "off-topic" just to keep things fun and interesting. All of the interviews I've done so far have been TOO similar for my liking. I like things to not be redundant. I like variety, however I could only think of a couple funny/off-topic questions. So in this case I asked my girlfriend Amy to write a couple funny questions up. So without more babbling from myself here is the interview:
Mike(corrosivemind): In what way was recording the new album (Three Cheers For sweet Revenge) different then recording your first album(I Brought You The Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love)?
Gerard Way(singer of My Chemical Romance): We had a lot more time to do it. We had a lot more time to write it and we got to develop as a band, really find out who we were before we made another record. On this first record we had only been a band for 3 months.

My Chemical Romance - Famous Lat words


My Chemical Romance




My Chemical Romance is an American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way. Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love” in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” in 2004; the album was a commercial success, and was awarded platinum status a little over a year later. The band eclipsed their previous success with their 2006 concept album, “The Black Parade”, which gained generally favorable reviews among music critics. Their fourth studio album, “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys”, was released on November 22, 2010.

Band members

Current members:

Gerard Way – lead vocals (2001-present)
Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals (2001-present)
Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2002-present)
Mikey Way – bass guitar (2001-present).

Former members:

Bob Bryar – drums (2004–2010)
Matt Pelissier – drums (2001–2004).

Touring members:

James Dewees – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (2007-present)
Michael Pedicone – drums (2010-present).

Discography:

Studio albums:
1. I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002)
2. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004)
3. The Black Parade (2006)
4. Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010).