from the 20052006 & 2008 pages of my new site! for spanish speaking mcrmy. mcr toured many spanish speaking countries in 2008 as well as brazil and I thought it might mean something more to spanish or portuguese speaking mcr fans out there to have access to these so wanted to make this post! I wanted to get all the scans that were old on mcrhollywood. they’ve been up a long time (since 2011 a lot of them) and I don’t think it would be the worst thing if it were on here too.
After months of work, the site is officially reborn lol – new layout, way better for mobile, and now has 500+ posts across 15 pages of pure MCR history no big deal!!!
we got this stuff like no ones business!
happy to say traffic has picked up since christmas and i’m super excited to be adding new stuff again now that the site is done ISH. but give this a shot anyone let me know via anywhere/tumblr if you have any questions or requests to see more of!
this site is officially what I always wanted it to be. all my wayback machine adventures are here now on the blog part of every page.
so website now is basically my whole tumblr and the google drive together. now its in a working place and I can start digging again!
welcome all to enjoy! in celebration have these crunchy 2005 gifts
theres a few new posts here on the site. some collectors edition scans of mine and a new dvd rip of my i’m not okay single dvd.
frank and ray solo pages now have photos of just them from my collection.
I think sometimes it’s nice to see all the photos at once instead of spread across posts or in folders. frank photos not in order. ray ones kind of in order.
all from wayback machine and earlycuntsets tumblr kinda put in order. if you know the era of the ray you want info on check there or by era here on the site. enjoy!
12/2010 uncle sally’s german magazine from mcrhollywood
Below is gerards art project for this collectors alt press contains cryptic and collaged commentary in cut and paste style. he inbedded a short killjoy au in the art.
active tumblrs will be set to private or maybe password only. I am no longer on tumblr but have moved my entire tumblr to here so everything is here now. posts will continue normally and will work to make everything more accessible and easy to view.
I just ran out of fun and magic juice on tumblr and social media. I used to be so busy and had so many ideas and plans. I’ve never put myself out there before and couldn’t believe anyone cared about the stuff I found or did. It was giving me life at one time. The thing is, my love for mcr is plentiful and constantly evolving because I always find something that needs a closer look.
The social aspect of online mcr though is something funny. I didn’t do any social media for like 8 years. I don’t have a facebook or any of that and always made accounts out of obligation bc my family wanted me to have one. unfortunately it’s very important to mcr fans to have other people know how much they love mcr. it’s something worth changing your life over for a lot of people obv myself. mcr has always come up in my life at similar circumstances. it was my power since I was a kid and I know it’s not “cool” or whatever but I have always lent so much of my identity to them. It’s enormous. Sometimes I feel compelled that no one gets how much I love mcr. I think this is common. So I guess that’s what I was trying to prove? I was trying to make an mcr fansite that you could spend time and find a reasonable amount of mcr to experience. what kind of conversations could we have if we all had a resource for seeing/hearing it all. it’s an expression of love to me. it’s stories that should be told. even if it’s a 2005 gif of a skeleton moonwalking.
i’m so sorry but if you tag projekt revolution as 2006 or don’t know all the members names even, i’m not going to judge and shame you and measure you up to see if your worthy of being an mcr fan. this is where I drew the line and said maybe I can set a good example. maybe others will see “ok this person knows a lot about mcr, but they’re not a big asshole about it” and other people would consider idk.. not bullying other mcr fans over what they ship or some irrelevant personal choice
that is entirely irrelevant and unrelated to that person’s ability to be an mcr fan. all you have to do is like one song. everyone should be able to be a fan in whatever insane way they want (within reason and respect to mcr) without droves of mcr fans dying to make them feel unwelcome. as long as they aren’t hating on mcr or mcr fans, I think their list of rules for being an mcr fan ends there. this is how the world outside the gate works.
also it is 1000% free to exchange information with someone neutrally. you don’t even have to be nice just neutral. you can correct someone in a neutral way. even if they post ai and repost people gifs I don’t understand why people have to treat them like a bad person when the reality is. your moral judgments of someone are completely unsolicited and no one asked you in most cases. people act like they’re mad when they really just want someone to take their anger out on. and they attach virtue to that and reward themselves for their ethics.
I know it’s a cliche but think for one second how you would like it if you felt you couldn’t post freely from your own blog without mcr people suddenly pretending they’re an authority figure in your life. but I guess I know why. people live hard lives with hard jobs with hard personal lives. a lot of people out there in their own personal prisons.
and they go online and ruin mcr. and I guess I’m bitter because it’s stopping me from participating in the community because I need a cleanse from society of it all. The reasons for leaving social media in the past have been related to my bipolar and it’s very much the case right now. I feel really intensely about this.
I am so lucky to have found amazing friends who accepted me and can talk to them on discord thank fuck. And I hope tumblr followers and mutual friends who would want to, enjoy my tumblr here instead. it’s already fully integrated and the posts will continue exactly the same. still working that out as you can see. and collapseintonever I will find a way to get in contact with you or email me at [email protected]. all other pressing issues/site [email protected]
for now the site in general is a very wip from where I want it to be but with me leaving tumblr I will be putting all that energy here instead. for this to be my mcr place for other people like myself who maybe aren’t cut out for all that abuse. some of us have mental illness and just want to chill instead of putting each other down. I have big unattainable kanye like dreams for this website so who knows.
the incomparable mind and artist david lynch had passed on. there will never be another like him. his work means so much to me and this is a devastating loss for artists as well as fans like myself. the only art I’ve loved close to the level I feel about mcr is david lynch’s films and twin peaks. I’ve watched all his films multiple times. And I still don’t feel like I truly “get” it and I don’t think that’s even the point. His work is dark and made of dreams and I wish I could live in these strange worlds sometimes.
No one can do what he did. with actors with a camera any medium he came in contact with was changed forever. I’m not exaggerating.
heres moments where frank and gerard have referenced david lynch or his films
11/30/2009 interview with steve baltin of spinner.com
“After going the concept route – or at least making a linear work on ‘The Black Parade’ – My Chemical Romance are going in another direction on their forthcoming album, due early next year. Spinner visited the group in their L.A. studio to get an early preview and we were left suitably blown away by the nine very disparate songs we got to hear. The tracks ranged from the atmospheric ‘Light Before Your Eyes,’ a song frontman Gerard Way describes as Pink Floyd-ish, to the ’80s-flavored ‘Trans Am’ and the punk/dance party tune, ‘Death Before Disco,’ which starts off with a Judas Priest ‘Living After Midnight’ vibe and turns into a lyrical salute to the Stooges, Velvet Underground and MC5.
Way tells Spinner the as-yet-untitled album is a definite answer to ‘The Black Parade.’ “Every single record we make is a response to the last,” he says. “But sometimes it’s not only a response to the last record – it’s a response to the opinion of that record or a response to the world at the time of that record.”
What he sees and documents on the new album is a lot of rockers who are in music for the wrong reason. “There’s a definite undercurrent of fame versus working class, people having stuff handed to them with zero talent versus working class kids that start a band,” he says. “Rock ‘n’ roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends – rock ‘n’ roll is dangerous and rock ‘n’ roll should piss people off. Right now, there’s not a lot of that happening. What it is is a lot of people trying to be famous. That seems to be the goal.”
In Way’s opinion, that desire to be famous is messing up the sanctity of rock “n roll. “It’s bled into rock. It came from other places, but it’s bled into rock ‘n’ roll and kind of tainted it a bit,” Way says. “This record is really a response to that as well.”
MCR certainly have the resources and notoriety to bask in that fame as well, so how do they resist that temptation? “Instead of us panicking and trying to see where we can grab the money or grab the opportunity, we just wrote music instead,” Way says. “We tried to write a great record; that was our response to things. I think that writing a great record will sell records these days, as opposed to doing every other f—ing thing that people seem to be doing to sell a record.”
11/30/2009 interview with steve baltin of spinner.com
“Winner of the Great Whopper Eat Off
Mika from Japan won Ray’s Great Whopper Eat Off back in November. Here she is with the custom 7 patty burger trophy she got for winning the contest.”
01/04/2010 9:13 pm posted by jeff on mychemicalromance.com
Tune in this Monday the 20th to catch Gerard and Bob on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show. They recently stopped by the studios to talk with Tom Delonge about their upcoming album, touring, and Tom’s new company Macbeth. Head over to macbethfootwear.com for more info. And click here for a pic of Gerard and Bob w/Tom”
“The big forum interview with My Chemical Romance!
Reporters: Imre (poison amy) and Lisette (Lica) Bandmembers: Frank, Bob and Mikey Place: The Melkweg (Milkyway), Amsterdam, the Netherlands Date: Wednesday August 31st, 2005, 3.30pm
After a lot of stress and the prospect that the interview might be cancelled, it was finally time to go upstairs and meet the band. Two hours later than scheduled, but hey, they were there so we’re not complaining! Our palms were sweaty and our hearts were racing, but we managed to remain calm and behave like proper journalists instead of squealing fangirls.
L: Let’s start with our list! We’re already talking about messageboards so lets continue on that. Some people sometimes claim to be one of you when they are on forums or other websites, what do you think of that?
F: I don’t understand it really, to me it’s kind of like that game the Sims, they’re spending so much time leading this fake life while they could be doing their own thing, and if your dream is to be in a band you should go out and practise instead of playing a video game or pretend you’re somebody else. It gets really creepy when those people do that and put out pictures of you and say a loved one or your dog. When they do that and then talk to other people on your behalf, that really angers me because we don’t know what they’re saying to other people and they might give advise and others might believe it. Internet can be a great thing, but it can also be a really evil thing. I: We have a rule against talking about your private life. Frank: Thank you. I appreciate that.
Mikey: That’s a big problem with MySpace, because some of my friends actually are on MySpace and they get messages, I don’t know how they knew that my friends are on there, but these are people that aren’t even in bands and they would get messages from ‘me’ on MySpace. It’s really weird. I: They know everything. Trust me. Bob: That’s ridiculous. F: I’m still a huge fan of music, but when I was a fan of a band I would never ever be that intrusive. You know what I mean, to go as far as walk on someone’s bus and sit down and go through someone’s things, or try to steal something… I: There was one girl last week, she was at one of the shows in London and she was proud that she ripped something off your arm! F: [sad tone] Yeah, yeah… I: She was bragging about it all over the internet. F: I know… L: How do you feel about these things? F: You know, it’s weird. *thinks* I don’t know how I feel about that. I definitely know that when I was at shows I would bring a souvenir home, but it wasn’t someone’s personal property, it was a flyer or something like that. It’s weird if you wanna go into the crowd thinking ‘am I gonna come out with everything?’ L: Are you nervous when you see a large crowd? Are you worried then? F: No! Well, no, I mean, it depends. There’s a bunch of different type of fans. You know, there’s people who just wanna say I love you, love your show, and that’s awesome. They respect the music and the art form. And then there’s some people that need to have that souvenir, that need a signature or a picture and there’s some that just scream and try to pull your hair out and that’s ridiculous and then there’s the drunk fan that wants to be the one that punched you. Unfortunately for the people that just wanna say hi or the people that just want an autograph, sometimes they get flooded because the bad apples are so loud or with so many. It sucks to make people wait outside for hours before you leave because I don’t wanna weed out the bullshit, you know what I mean, the teenie ‘oh wow the new N’Sync is an actual band’ you know that’s a terrible thing, but you try to do more good than bad.
L: How was it for you Bob, when you joined the band they were already on their way to become very successful, how was it for you to step into a band that was already on their way? Bob: When I first started it wasn’t really sure that… Well, I don’t think anybody thought that it was gonna be this successful. When I first started it was still in the van, playing shows for like a hundred people. It wasn’t like this when I first started. As far as the kids being crazy, obviously they *nods towards Frank and Mikey* get it a lot more, but it’s just strange for me. L: Well, you’re completely accepted on the forum, everybody loves Bob, they have it in their signatures. *grins* F: How could you not love Bob?!
I: When you started out, did you ever imagine being nominated for 4 VMA’s against Green Day?
F: No, not at all! I: How crazy is that?! F: Pfff! It’s flattering.
M: It was a great experience. The whole thing.
F: I’m still reeling from it. I’m really glad it’s over. I: Were you nervous? F: Oh god, yeah. I definitely threw up before.
M: You can see me biting my nails on camera. Every time they were showing Jamie Fox you can see me right behind him biting my nails a lot. I was really freaked out.
F: It’s one of those things where.. Growing up I didn’t get to watch them all the time, but I saw bands like Nirvana play it and Guns’n’Roses. So just to be there and think of all the things that happened on that show and to actually play it, it was ridiculous. I: Because of the MTV awards you had to do the two festivals in England on the same day, how was that? Were you nervous doing those shows? B: It was tiring really. F: It was very tiring, yeah. And again, we kept like thinking of people that played it before. You know what I mean. I’m definitely keeping the two passes and I’m gonna frame them. It was rad. To do Reading and Leeds and especially on the same day, it was crazy! B: We were supposed to fly to Leeds and we couldn’t get on a bus and go to Reading, because we wouldn’t have enough time to set up, so we were supposed to take three helicopters and I was so psyched about that! I was so excited! It would have been so awesome to fly on a helicopter! But then something happened with the weather at Reading and they wouldn’t let the helicopters get that close to so many people, so we just took a plane. L: So the helicopter experience still has to take place. B: Yeah. We’re gonna do it one of these days. I don’t care, even if it’s on a day off, we’re taking a helicopter ride! L: Are you a thrill seeker? B: I … *thinks* Kind of. I guess so. F: As long as it’s got something to do with helicopters or motorcycles or black vans, that kind of stuff. I: You wouldn’t go horseriding on the beach. F: *laughs* I don’t think he’s that horseriding-on-the-beach type of guy. B: No. I wanna go skydiving one of these days. F: I’m not!!! I: Why not? F: If you’d asked me a couple of years ago to do it, I’d go ‘yeah, fuck it!’ but now I’m just too happy. You know what I mean? I: You don’t need that. F: Yeah! I don’t need to do that.
Then suddenly Bob exclaims: What is wrong with these people?! *reads from book* What would happen if you saw Mikey walk into the bathroom with another toaster? Signed: Bob Bryar’s official bitch.
M: It wasn’t a toaster, it was a heater. I was putting a space heater in the bathroom when I was sick or something. I brought this heater into the shower so it was warm when I got out. It’s not the smartest thing in the world to do, but I was like ‘whatever, I’m fucking freezing’, but apparently they turned it into a toaster. L: But you were fine. M: Yeah, I’m here right now. *all laugh*
L: For the video from The Ghost of You, you guys have your hair really smooth. We understand how you get your hair like that, but we were wondering how did they get Ray’s hair totally smooth? How much stuff did they put in there?
F: You’ll see it on the making of the video, he has like these two little buns. B: Did they flat iron his hair too? F: They did something. It was all flattened out. It was all bundled together in this little fist of a bulb, so they could only shoot him from the front and part of the side. It was crazy. He was gonna cut his hair and we were all like ‘no don’t do that!!’. I: Did he ever tried to hide objects in his hair? To smuggle them inside? F: Hide objects in it? He might. B: *thinks* I don’t think so. *All giggle*
I: Another question they asked is: if your tourbus driver got ill, who would you trust to drive it?
F: Bob. I: Yeah? Why? F: Cos he’s done it before. B: It happens a lot when you have to move a bus. When I used to tour with other bands, our drivers would just be like ‘hey, you wanna drive?’ and then I’d drive for like 1000 miles. L: It’s cool to drive something that big, isn’t it. B: Yeah, I like to drive and being on tour you never get to drive anywhere. If you’re not in a bus you’re in a cab or if you’re not in a cab you have somebody else driving you, so you know I take every opportunity I get to drive.
L: If you could describe your life so far in 5 words, what words would you choose?
M: Tiring, wonderful…
F: Surprising, uhm, definitely tiring… B: Red Bull. I: Hey, that’s two words! B: Oh sorry! *laughs* F: Coffee. B: There you go, coffee. Fun! (All at the same time) Proud. F: Prun! *grins*
M: Yeah. B: How about proud-fun? I: We’ll make that a new forum-word! B: Prun.
I: Have you ever read any of the fanfictions people write about you? *guys laugh* M: My friends sent me one once. It was creepy! My friends are interested in all that stuff, so they all sit online and send it to each other and laugh. And then one of them emailed one to me and it was something really fucking out of hand.
F: I heard Mikey’s hot for me. I: The hottest couple is you and Gerard actually. F: Oh really? We’re the hottest couple? B: That’s amazing. I: That’s actually one of the most active parts of the forum, the fanfiction section. F: Wow! That’s crazy. My god… (kind of unsure) Well, if that’s what gets you hot, go for it.
L: Do you have something with you when you go out on stage, like a lucky thing? B: High fives. F: Yeah we do, like high fives before we go on stage. I don’t think there’s any charm I have.. I think it changes like I’ll have something for a time that I feel is lucky, but then it’ll probably break or something and you get something new… Like these shoes *everyone looks at Frank’s feet* are lucky I think. None of it’s really lucky at all of course. *thinks* I have these dogtags that I wear a lot, but I can’t wear them on stage because it hurts my neck. I: Yeah and someone might steal them! F: Yeah that’s it, but I wear them all the time, except when I’m playing.
L: Yeah, you go crazy on stage and sometimes you’re lying on the floor, how are you able to play like that?
F: You get used to it, like with anything. When we’re playing a new song, like right now we’re playing a new song. Well, not new new, but new for us because we haven’t played it in so long, so ah, we’ll play eh *looks at Bob* should we tell them? *Bob nods* Alright, we’re playing Jetset tonight and I’m not used to playing that song, so I’ll just stand there and make sure I hit every chord. L: So you’re not going crazy. F: *laughs* No, but you know what I mean like it’s hard because I get into it and I would do it, but at the same time if it’s so new I can’t. Once I’m comfortable with it I can do whatever I want. I: Is there a favourite song when you play? All: Prison! F: Yeah, Prison is like a band favourite. B: Yeah we like to play that. It’s become the song that when we need to play something for a soundcheck we pick that. I really like playing Jetset too though. I: Why didn’t you put it in the set before? F: We’ve never played certain songs, I mean like never ever played them. I think Jetset was one of those until we were like ‘yeah lets finally get this out’. We had about five songs to pick from for the headline tour, some older stuff that we haven’t played in a really long time and there’s this song called Cubicles that we’ve never played. I think you guys played it (to Mikey)…
M: Yeah we’ve played it on a couple of shows.
F: But I’ve never actually played it. I: It must be nice to do a different set. F: Yeah! You know it’s fun to be doing something that you haven’t played in a really long time because it puts a spin on things and it kind of challenges you.
L: Most places have a very active local music scene, do you ever go to a band of the local music scene when you’re in a city?
F: I would love to if we had a second off, but we never do.
L: And back home in New Jersey, do you go there to local shows? F: Yeah, if we’re home for a while and there’s a show going on, I’ll go see it. But it’s hard because we do this for a living and I mean we love what we do and we love music, but sometimes the last thing we wanna do is go to a show. It has to be a really good show, you know what I mean. I: Yah, but it must also be part of your job to keep up to date about new bands. F: Yeah, well we tour so much and we hear so many things from different people, I mean I found out about a lot of different bands from just kids. It kind of keeps you in your favourite scene, you know. And we get demos all the time.
I: A few weeks ago I interviewed the singer from HIM, Ville, and he told me he had been talking to you guys about maybe touring together.
F: That would be cool. Yeah. He’s a great guy. He’s really nice. I: I know! *grins* F: I think that would rule. To me, HIM are kind of like the European Bon Jovi. That’s what I get when I listen to them.
Sadly the girl from the record company interrupted us by saying it was nearly time and we could ask one last question. Lica asked it. L: About the second I’m Not Okay video; it starts off with Ray and Gerard sitting there and Gerard says: I don’t wanna make it, I just wanna… What does he wanna do? F: Ok, the original line was: I don’t wanna make it, I just wanna rock! And we didn’t like it. If you keep an open end you can make it whatever you want it to be, you know. The rest of that, the whole opening scene, was written out. It was scripted and we were like ‘this isn’t really working’ so Ray actually re-wrote everything. Everything you hear in the video, other then ‘I just wanna’ is something that Ray wrote maybe ten minutes before we shot it!
Then the girl from the record company came back inside to tell us we really needed to wrap it up and Frank practically begged her to do two more from the book, like he suggested when we started out. Bob flips through the book. B: Bam! *points* All time favourite sad song? M: the Smiths – Asleep. That’s the fucking saddest song ever. B: That Jimmy Eat World song off of that show.. F: Angel song? B: Yeah. F: Oh yeah. Ah, geez, Angel Angel. Oh, right, ready? *flips through book again* F: When you guys stop and think about how you ended up where you are now, do you feel really lucky and jump for joy, or do you don’t give a damn at all? *laughs* I think we are the luckiest people in the whole fucking world. B: We’re very proud of ourselves! F: To be able to say that, you know, you’ve accomplished goals, that you set for yourself so long ago and this is awesome you know, like to be on tv or on the radio – fuck the radio and tv! To hear kids in different countries or different states sing along to songs that you wrote in your basement is the most surreal experience that you’ll ever have. And to have it mean something to people you never thought you would ever meet. That right there is the most amazing thing.
We had a minute to go on a picture with them and say goodbye. Frank told us that he really appreciated what we are doing for the band and thanked us for everything by giving us both a very tight hug. As you can probably imagine, we high on adrenaline for the rest of the day. The guys were lovely and very happy to see that all of you had posted so many questions for them. Thank you forum members, and thanks My Chemical Romance for making this all happen!
“Roadie for a Day!
05-28-2004
My Chemical Romance is giving you the chance to be a Roadie For A Day on their leg of the Warped Tour.
Ten (10) winners will be chosen to be Roadie For A Day. You read it right, ten. Each winner will recieve one (1) All Access pass, a $10 per diem and a special package from My Chemical Romance and etnies.
Tour Dates:
6/25 Reliant Center @ Reliant Park at Houston , TX
6/26 Smirnoff Music Center at Dallas , TX
6/27 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Selma , TX
6/29 New Mexico State University Practice Fie at Las Cruces , NM
6/30 Peoria Sports Complex at Peoria , AZ
7/01 California State University at Fullerton , CA
7/02 California State University at Fullerton , CA
7/03 Pier 30/32 at San Francisco , CA
7/04 Desert Breeze Park at Las Vegas , NV
7/06 Coors Amphitheatre at Chula Vista , CA
7/07 Seaside Park at Ventura , CA
7/08 Sleep Train Amphitheatre at Marysville , CA
7/09 Idaho Center at Nampa , ID
7/10 The Gorge at George , WA
7/11 Columbia Meadows at Saint Helens , OR
7/13 Thunderbird Stadium at Vancouver, BC ,
7/15 Race City Speedway at Calgary, AB ,
7/16 Gallatin County Fairgrounds at Bozeman , MT
7/17 Utah State Fairpark at Salt Lake City , UT
7/18 Invesco Field @ Mile HIgh at Denver , CO
7/24 Tweeter Center at Tinley Park , IL
CONTEST CLOSED!”
etnies.com 2004
source: web.archive.org
original titles for tracks on three cheers for sweet revenge”
“The final tracks for the record have been determined. They are:
(in no particular order)
1. To the End
2. Give ‘em Hell, Kid
3. Thank you for the Venom
4. The Ghost of You
5. I never told you what I do for a living
6. Cemetery Drive
7. Hang ’em High
8. You know what they do to guys like us in Prison
9. Helena
10. If we’re not careful, We’ll turn into Catholics
11. It’s not a fashion statemen, it’s a fucking deathwish
12. I Promise it’s the last time
13. The Jetset lifestyle will kill you”
from mychemicalromance.com 2004
source: web.archive.org
chemical burn by jeff schechter 06/2004 amp scans from mcrhollywood
“THE LIGHTS DIM, AND WITH THE CROWD MILLING AROUND THE energy amongst the young fans in attendance at the Majestic Café in Detroit seemed like a pocket of gas, pent up and ready to erupt. Like a match struck, My Chemical Reaction hit the stage with an explosive presence and the room goes from dormant to devastation. “The crowd’s energy was amazing tonight,” says singer Gerard Way, “The kids climbing up and diving offstage; man that’s why we love Detroit.”
Tearing through a set interwoven with fan favorites, and songs off the impending release on Reprise Records: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance left the stage littered with equipment, and the crowd screaming for more.
Since the release of the debut, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in the summer of 2002, it has been a relative landslide of hype about the band. Well- deserved hype at that. From starting the fire on the Warped Tour, to tour-ing constantly throughout the United States, My Chemical Romance has established a heightened state of street credibility and a much wider fan base, as well as a growing energy in their songs and stage performance. Described as an explosion of rage and integrity, whether at one of their shows, sweating and screaming right along with singer Gerard Way, or enchanted by the melodies of “Demolition Lovers” screaming from a stereo, all in question have to agree that My Chemical Romance is a prevalent force to be reckoned with in the years ahead.
Recently signing with the major, Reprise Records, My Chemical Romance jumped right back to work after relentless touring that has spanned the United States and much of Europe; in the UK, Germany, Holland, and Spain. As they now come into their own, My Chemical Romance does not plan on taking their music, newfound position, or their fans for granted. Like a snake full of fresh venom, My Chemical Romance curl up to attack, back in the studio recording what is described as, the darkest and hardest music to date by singer Gerard Way. After such intense songs as “Headfirst for Halos” and “Cubicles” it will be an anxious wait to see what this fresh young band will crank out next.
“We went for a grainy, dirty sound, trying to capture the intensity of our live performance on the album,” stated guitarist Frank lero. “We werea bit apprehensive, waiting to seehow the label treated us in the studio. But it worked out great, Reprise gave us creative license to create the sort of record we wanted, this is definitely the record we set out to make.” After a debut record that made such an impact, receiving acclaim from Keith Morris of Black Flag, and the Circle Jerks fame, it will be quite a thing to see how the band has approached their sophomore effort. “Keith Morris is one of my musical idols,” lero admits with enthusiasm, “He contacted the band, and expressed how much of a fan he was of what we were doing. He is actually on Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. That is one of my greatest experiences so far, writing a piece of music for one of my heroes to perform on our new record.”
My Chemical Romance is like a chemical reaction leaving all things in their wake changed forever. These guys come right off a freight train of rock and roll fury; first stop, right in your face. Raw talent, dark lyrics, and heavy angst cover the debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. Layered musical tent coupled with a fierce sense of annihilation unleash an addiction for My Chemical Romance that is manifested in their solid, loyal fan base. Such a diverse sound was cultivated from the individuals in the bands different tastes.
“We are all different guys, musically,” says lero. With tastes from Brit-Pop, to classically trained guitarists, and hardcore punk rock enthusiasts, My Chemical Romance is a melting pot of beautifully chaotic sounds. “Heading back into the studio, we were anticipating it to be more difficult, so having a lot of ideas already prepared helped in the process.” lero comments on the recording process, “As a band we wanted to capture the live aspects of our shows, because we didn’t feel that the first record did our live performance the justice it deserves.” While exuberant in the youth of My Chemical Romance, this band has paid their dues, and it is like.breaths of fresh air to have such an original band make such an impact in so short a time. Hailing from the turbulent streets of urban New Jersey, the tale of My Chemical Romance chases these five young men back to the days of high school. As acquaintances in younger con-years, the members of My Chemical Romance were tried and true members of the local music scene. It was in their own individual bands that they began a fledgling approach to the world of an indie-rock movement. As time goes, so did the bands, and they all head off in separate directions, seeking separate paths. Keeping in touch over the years, it became apparent that each man’s path wasn’t leading to the places they had imagined. Singer Gerard Way was living in his mom’s basement, making transit to New York City doing animation, when he called up drummer Matt Pelissier, and found they were both in precarious limbos. Not sure where they were headed, the two got together to play some music. After rounding out the roster with Ray Toro and guitar and Mikey Way on bass, the seething seed of My Chemical Romance was born. lero recalls the early days, “After they had all gotten together, Gerard, Ray, Matt and Mikey, I was a huge fan of the music they were making. After the band I was in at the time split up, they decided to get another guitarist, and asked me to join.” The story behind the band is as captivating as the music they create. “This new record is really gonna blow up, it is just as true to what was done with ‘Bullets’ but more energetic and over the top. I can’t wait for the fans to get their hands on the new record. We are set up to tour so much in the next year; I forget what my house looks like already.”
With the release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge slated for June, the growing fever of the band’s energy criss-crosses the nation with Avenged Sevenfold on a tour that kicks off in Detroit April 3rd, also look forward to them on this summer’s Warped Tour www.warped-tour.com. With all that lay ahead of them, it is impossible to see just how far My Chem’s signature sound can go. You can check them out online at www.mychemicalromance.com, or wait and find My Chemical Romance in your town, tearing a relative black hole for the masses to peer into throughout the country. In the opinion of this writer, the harder they rock, the darker the better.“
01/07/2003 horseshoe tavern toronto on – photos from leafangel55 on lj dead link saved by cathedral decay on tumblr (@cathedraldecay I can take you off if you want just say the word I know I didn’t ask)
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anon: heyo i just want to send a message to thank you for the crazy amount of work you’ve done on the site and the fucking amazing amount of value you’re bringing to the fandom by putting in the effort to archive. truly staggering and i wanted to thank you also because you have saved my ass looking for interviews and clips more than once. i hope you have a good day and just. jesus christ thank you. you’re amazing.
aw wow omg!! lol well thank you anon that’s so kind of you. i’m nothing much just wanted it to be good for people. glad to hear that it has helped!! makes me excited about plans to improve it coming up. may mcr see you through all life’s endeavors. I hope you know how much I appreciate this sweet message. you didn’t have to send this but you did <333 so just know i’m grateful
04/24/2003 skate and surf fest grand arcade asbury park nj – idolize magazine
“mikey way
“me and gerard, we’re the best friends in the world”
Once again, we meet Mikey Way. But this time this guy talks soooooo much. Hi hi hi! Never thought Mikey could be this chatty!
Long coat and black jeans, that’s the outfit worn by Mikey Way when he met W at the Malia Hotel, Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2008. Wow, he looked really neat. But when watching MCR’s concert a few hours later, it turned out that Mikey was also wearing the same costume, he he he. It’s very clear that his long coat and all-black jeans are not just a style but an important part of his identity.
Anyway… Mikey looked relaxed as he shook hands with W. As a small talk, W of course asked him what he thought about Jakarta. He answered honestly. “So far, great. But I haven’t been here long. Only 12 hours, only half a day. So, you know.”He said as he took a large white plastic cup of coffee from the table in front of him. His hands looked a little shaky.
Gosh, Mikey, the conversation has become so serious, huh, he he he. W reminds me that the name My Chemical Romance was taken from one of the books Mikey read when he was still working at Barnes & Noble bookstore, namely Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh. mentioned by Mikey, here. Wow, it seems so funny to imagine Mikey being a bookworm, huh? Apart from Gerard being the vocalist and frontman of My Chem, he is still Mikey’s ‘big brother’. So, let’s just start asking about Gerard, shall we?
Mmm, maybe we can start with a question that’s not too direct, huh…
What’s the most annoying thing about Gerard?
“Him? There’s nothing bad about him. Even if there’s something annoying, it makes me love him even more. Ha ha. Even if there’s something bad about him, it’s endearing. Gera is a very talented and admirable individual.”
What is the annoying side of you in Gerard’s eyes?
“Me? Well, I don’t know. Ha ha. Maybe you guys better ask Gerard directly, haha ha.”
Have you two ever fought?
“We have. It’s natural. But not too often. In a few years maybe.”
Can you tell us a little bit about how you and Gerard are actually brothers? what kind?
“We’re the best friends in the world. We always hang out together. We always talk. Especially when we’re on tour, we always share a room in a hotel.only once we fought, ha ha ha. We barely fight.”
Do you still have time to read a book?
“Yes, I still am. Right now I’m reading Needful Things by Stephen King. This is actually my second time reading it, he he he.”
Wow, you really like horror stories, huh?
“Ha ha ha, yes. I like horror novels and also horror movies. Stephen King is a great horror writer. Many of his books are horror themed. I really like Stephen King.”
From early on, it seemed like Gerard did most of the talking.
“I only talk when necessary. Not only me, Frank, Bob and Ray have also. But more often than not we have to take care of our own musical instruments, so we leave that responsibility to Gerard, he he he.”
Totally agree, Mikey Unfortunately, Gerard isn’t there, hu hu hu!
On stage, Gerard is the same. Have you ever joined in the conversation with the audience?
“Well, yes sure. I have.”
Anyway, really happy to chat with you. Lately, MCR has been using piano players a lot at concerts, huh?
“We do everything like other big bands do.”
Are there plans to make James Dewees a permanent member of MCR?
Oh, James. He’s already becomeMy Chem family member since ama. Even though he is not a member of MCR, he is our friend. We have also known him for a long time. Besides, we like the sound of our concert piano. So, we keep using it.
Why, the hell, is the sound of the piano so important to MCR?
“Piano is the basis for all music. Since we know a cool piano player like James Dewees, we might as well include him in the line-up. Unfortunately, James is currently at sound check, so he can’t be here.”
My Chem, that’s how Mikey shortens the name My Chemical Romance. Frankly, W also knows nothing, he he he. When asked when My Chem (yikes, I’m following Mikey) will release a new album, Mikey said it would be around early or mid 2009. Wow, that’s still quite a long time away, huh. When W asked about My Chem’s three previous albums, this guy remained enthusiastic, cas cis cus.(?)
Tell us about the metamorphosis from the first to the third album…
“Sure sure”
Album: Bullets
“We were still very young. We were in our early 20s and we had only been in the band for about 10 months. Every song that was created at that time was indeed in accordance with our condition at that time. If you listen to it, you will definitely feel the nuances of My Chem now. The songs on the first album are like ‘the younger brother ofThe Black Parade,
Is the creative process different?
“Let’s see… The first album, / was really green, he he he. Gerard was also very young. We felt more spontaneous. The second album, Three Cheers… was more mature, more aggressive. The longer it went on, the clearer it became in The Black Parade. The difference was probably with the presence of Bob on drums. He is one of the phenomenal drummers. Many people say so. Because of Bob, The Black Parade seemedtouching on many musical genres.”
What if someone says that The Black Parade sounds smoother than previous albums?
“Technically, yes. The first album was made in the basement. The sound was rough. But eventually we had a bigger studio and had more time to prepare the material.”
adhika annisa, marti photo: yudha
08/2008 kawanku (indonesia) from mcrhollywood
english translation done by google translate
03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tempe az photos and article from azcentral.com saved on mychemicalfreak.com 2008
“azcentral.com has a new article about MCR’s Performance at the Tempe Music Festival…
By Kellie Hwang
The last time I saw My Chemical Romance perform was in 2005, at a secret show in an underground venue in London.There were only 200 people and the band put on a stellar show, but it got so intense that three kids were sent to the hospital mid-concert.The fans at the My Chem show on Friday night at Tempe Beach Park were just as energetic but not nearly as brutal, and the band again, did not disappoint.My Chemical Romance’s success has skyrocketed since its formation in 2001, and the release of 2006’s The Black Parade put the band on a whole new level. The rock quintet has been touring nonstop ever since, becoming pros at live concerts.Way stepped out to hundreds of screaming girls on the beautiful spring night, his jet black hair perfectly mussed up. He might be one of the few people that can pull off a denim jacket, denim vest and denim skinny jeans together.My Chem tore into a blazing performance of I’m Not Okay, Way immediately dominating the crowd’s attention with his wailing vocals and charismatic stage presence.The energy didn’t quit, and the band immediately threw out This Is How I Disappear. Guitarist Ray Toro scorched in his corner throughout the show, looking like a mix of Slash and Claudio Sanchez with his blanket of curly hair.Way’s effeminate yet powerful gestures were a highlight, and his theatrical side came out during Mama when he slumped over his mic and started to pseudo cry.One thing that always makes a My Chem show so successful is Way’s ability to have a routine in mind but appear completely spontaneous.During Welcome To The Black Parade, Way shamelessly requested the crowd to sing and the thousands of fans happily obliged. Way’s voice sounded strained and forced him to lower an octave and share the mic.Way quickly recovered with Kill All Your Friends, a track that didn’t make the cut on The Black Parade, and sent the crowd into a frenzy. Another memorable track was Teenagers and the band was joined by a bandana-wearing crew member who played the harmonica. Way closed the show with an emotional solo performance of Cancer. Standing beneath a deep red light, his voice quivered through the lyrics, and aside from the occasional scream, the audience was silent.Puddle of Mudd’s performance before My Chem was mediocre. The sound quality was great, and the band powered through each track straying little from the album versions. Which is a good and a bad thing.There wasn’t much spark or movement from the band members, and singer Wes Scantlin stayed planted in front of the mic strumming his guitar and showing off his pearly whites for the majority of the set.His corny jokes didn’t help the performance, and his frequent attempts to be Kurt Cobain were distracting. But She Hates Me and Psycho got the audience reciting the lyrics and were delivered with an energy that lacked otherwise.Unplanned, My Chem came out quickly after its last song for an encore number before the midnight curfew. Ending with the very appropriate song, Helena, the band said so long and goodnight to the very blissful crowd.
Photos and article from azcentral.com”
gerard way lecture at sva 2008
“I was there too yesterday, with my friend. We were the two Russian girls that raised our hands.
I thought the Detroit thing was really funny. We were laughing about that a lot later.
I asked the question about meeting one person in history. I remember he scrunched up his face in that trademark way of his for that one. Haha. And the answer was just, so cute.My friend asked the question about what his favorite font is. He got really excited about that one. The first time he’s been asked that!
He mentioned Trajan and Futura Bold as his favorite fonts. Everyone was like, please don’t say “Comic Sans”. Lol. He said something about a Fiesta font too. And Serif and Sans serif. (Forget which one he said he liked)
And Alex Toth-that was the artist he mentioned as his biggest inspiration. “I will always be chasing that…”I forget though, what was that Comic book that he mentioned as “changing his life”. It was issues 00 and 01 that he specified.Omgosh, and X-Men! He bought the issue with Wolverine Crucified on the cover. And he was saying how, being Catholic, his parents weren’t going to like that. Lol.Oh, and my favorite quote from the evening was, (It just really spoke to me, I guess, because I hope to go to SVA next year. I recently got accepted! )“You have to live, breathe, eat, shit art” or at least, it was something along those lines.
From a girl called “softspirit” on INO.net
Pictures are not mine, if they are yours let me know.
I will gladly credit them to you.”
originally from i’mnotokay.net cross posted on mychemicalfreak.com 2008
source: mychemicalfreak.wordpress.com
merch from mychemicalromance.com 2004
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04/24/2003 skate and surf fest grand arcade asbury park nj – idolize magazine
02/18/2008 via funchal são paulo brazil photos by raychan and olka source: mychemicalfreak.wordpress.com
02/17/2008 hellooch curitiba brazil photos by mychemicalobsession posted on mychemicalfreak.com source: mychemicalfreak.wordpress.com
02/17/2008 hellooch curitiba brazil photos by gabriel pinhiero posted on mychemicalfreak.com source: mychemicalfreak.wordpress.com
“mikey way “me and gerard, we’re the best friends in the world” Once again, we meet Mikey Way. But this time this guy talks soooooo much. Hi hi hi! Never thought Mikey could be this chatty! Long coat and black jeans, that’s the outfit worn by Mikey Way when he met W at the Malia Hotel, Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2008. Wow, he looked really neat. But when watching MCR’s concert a few hours later, it turned out that Mikey was also wearing the same costume, he he he. It’s very clear that his long coat and all-black jeans are not just a style but an important part of his identity. Anyway… Mikey looked relaxed as he shook hands with W. As a small talk, W of course asked him what he thought about Jakarta. He answered honestly. “So far, great. But I haven’t been here long. Only 12 hours, only half a day. So, you know.”He said as he took a large white plastic cup of coffee from the table in front of him. His hands looked a little shaky. Gosh, Mikey, the conversation has become so serious, huh, he he he. W reminds me that the name My Chemical Romance was taken from one of the books Mikey read when he was still working at Barnes & Noble bookstore, namely Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh. mentioned by Mikey, here. Wow, it seems so funny to imagine Mikey being a bookworm, huh? Apart from Gerard being the vocalist and frontman of My Chem, he is still Mikey’s ‘big brother’. So, let’s just start asking about Gerard, shall we? Mmm, maybe we can start with a question that’s not too direct, huh… What’s the most annoying thing about Gerard? “Him? There’s nothing bad about him. Even if there’s something annoying, it makes me love him even more. Ha ha. Even if there’s something bad about him, it’s endearing. Gera is a very talented and admirable individual.” What is the annoying side of you in Gerard’s eyes? “Me? Well, I don’t know. Ha ha. Maybe you guys better ask Gerard directly, haha ha.” Have you two ever fought? “We have. It’s natural. But not too often. In a few years maybe.” Can you tell us a little bit about how you and Gerard are actually brothers? what kind? “We’re the best friends in the world. We always hang out together. We always talk. Especially when we’re on tour, we always share a room in a hotel. only once we fought, ha ha ha. We barely fight.” Do you still have time to read a book? “Yes, I still am. Right now I’m reading Needful Things by Stephen King. This is actually my second time reading it, he he he.” Wow, you really like horror stories, huh? “Ha ha ha, yes. I like horror novels and also horror movies. Stephen King is a great horror writer. Many of his books are horror themed. I really like Stephen King.” From early on, it seemed like Gerard did most of the talking. “I only talk when necessary. Not only me, Frank, Bob and Ray have also. But more often than not we have to take care of our own musical instruments, so we leave that responsibility to Gerard, he he he.” Totally agree, Mikey Unfortunately, Gerard isn’t there, hu hu hu! On stage, Gerard is the same. Have you ever joined in the conversation with the audience? “Well, yes sure. I have.” Anyway, really happy to chat with you. Lately, MCR has been using piano players a lot at concerts, huh? “We do everything like other big bands do.” Are there plans to make James Dewees a permanent member of MCR? Oh, James. He’s already become My Chem family member since ama. Even though he is not a member of MCR, he is our friend. We have also known him for a long time. Besides, we like the sound of our concert piano. So, we keep using it. Why, the hell, is the sound of the piano so important to MCR? “Piano is the basis for all music. Since we know a cool piano player like James Dewees, we might as well include him in the line-up. Unfortunately, James is currently at sound check, so he can’t be here.” My Chem, that’s how Mikey shortens the name My Chemical Romance. Frankly, W also knows nothing, he he he. When asked when My Chem (yikes, I’m following Mikey) will release a new album, Mikey said it would be around early or mid 2009. Wow, that’s still quite a long time away, huh. When W asked about My Chem’s three previous albums, this guy remained enthusiastic, cas cis cus.(?) Tell us about the metamorphosis from the first to the third album… “Sure sure” Album: Bullets “We were still very young. We were in our early 20s and we had only been in the band for about 10 months. Every song that was created at that time was indeed in accordance with our condition at that time. If you listen to it, you will definitely feel the nuances of My Chem now. The songs on the first album are like ‘the younger brother of The Black Parade, Is the creative process different? “Let’s see… The first album, / was really green, he he he. Gerard was also very young. We felt more spontaneous. The second album, Three Cheers… was more mature, more aggressive. The longer it went on, the clearer it became in The Black Parade. The difference was probably with the presence of Bob on drums. He is one of the phenomenal drummers. Many people say so. Because of Bob, The Black Parade seemed touching on many musical genres.” What if someone says that The Black Parade sounds smoother than previous albums? “Technically, yes. The first album was made in the basement. The sound was rough. But eventually we had a bigger studio and had more time to prepare the material.” adhika annisa, marti photo: yudha 08/2008 kawanku (indonesia) from mcrhollywood english translation done by google translate
01/20/2008 meet and greet hcmc stadium ho chi minh city vietnam source: beachsidebingo.livejournal.com
notable rays from beachsidebingo on livejournal 07/16/2008 unorganized source: beachsidebingo.livejournal.com
03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tempe az photos and article from azcentral.com saved on mychemicalfreak.com 2008 “azcentral.com has a new article about MCR’s Performance at the Tempe Music Festival… By Kellie Hwang The last time I saw My Chemical Romance perform was in 2005, at a secret show in an underground venue in London.There were only 200 people and the band put on a stellar show, but it got so intense that three kids were sent to the hospital mid-concert. The fans at the My Chem show on Friday night at Tempe Beach Park were just as energetic but not nearly as brutal, and the band again, did not disappoint. My Chemical Romance’s success has skyrocketed since its formation in 2001, and the release of 2006’s The Black Parade put the band on a whole new level. The rock quintet has been touring nonstop ever since, becoming pros at live concerts. Way stepped out to hundreds of screaming girls on the beautiful spring night, his jet black hair perfectly mussed up. He might be one of the few people that can pull off a denim jacket, denim vest and denim skinny jeans together. My Chem tore into a blazing performance of I’m Not Okay, Way immediately dominating the crowd’s attention with his wailing vocals and charismatic stage presence. The energy didn’t quit, and the band immediately threw out This Is How I Disappear. Guitarist Ray Toro scorched in his corner throughout the show, looking like a mix of Slash and Claudio Sanchez with his blanket of curly hair. Way’s effeminate yet powerful gestures were a highlight, and his theatrical side came out during Mama when he slumped over his mic and started to pseudo cry. One thing that always makes a My Chem show so successful is Way’s ability to have a routine in mind but appear completely spontaneous. During Welcome To The Black Parade, Way shamelessly requested the crowd to sing and the thousands of fans happily obliged. Way’s voice sounded strained and forced him to lower an octave and share the mic. Way quickly recovered with Kill All Your Friends, a track that didn’t make the cut on The Black Parade, and sent the crowd into a frenzy. Another memorable track was Teenagers and the band was joined by a bandana-wearing crew member who played the harmonica. Way closed the show with an emotional solo performance of Cancer. Standing beneath a deep red light, his voice quivered through the lyrics, and aside from the occasional scream, the audience was silent. Puddle of Mudd’s performance before My Chem was mediocre. The sound quality was great, and the band powered through each track straying little from the album versions. Which is a good and a bad thing. There wasn’t much spark or movement from the band members, and singer Wes Scantlin stayed planted in front of the mic strumming his guitar and showing off his pearly whites for the majority of the set. His corny jokes didn’t help the performance, and his frequent attempts to be Kurt Cobain were distracting. But She Hates Me and Psycho got the audience reciting the lyrics and were delivered with an energy that lacked otherwise. Unplanned, My Chem came out quickly after its last song for an encore number before the midnight curfew. Ending with the very appropriate song, Helena, the band said so long and goodnight to the very blissful crowd. Photos and article from azcentral.com”
07/19/2014 meltdown comics hollywood ca gerard drawing “lemon gerard on a cat” at a meet & greet Source: youtube.com
08/18/2003 backstage before 9:30 club washington dc by johncheeseisrad on youtube
04/06/2008 bamboozle festival verizon wireless amphitheater irvine ca source: mychemicalfreak.wordpress.com
