Gerard Way in Montreal, Quebec, during the Honda Civic Tour in August 2011Īs teenagers, Gerard and his brother Mikey Way, who later became the bassist of My Chemical Romance, were influenced by artists including Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Danzig, Black Flag, Queen, Pulp, Blur, Morrissey, and The Smiths. Music career 2001–2013, 2019–present: My Chemical Romance Deciding to pursue a career in the comic-book industry, he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1999. Way attended Belleville High School until he graduated in 1995.
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At age 16, he appeared on an episode of Sally Jesse Raphael to discuss the controversy surrounding the publicizing of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's crimes in comic books. 357 Magnum, had a gun pointed to my head and put on the floor, execution-style." He went on to say that "no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith ". As he said in an April 2008 Rolling Stone interview, "I got held up with a. Also, while in elementary school, the glam metal band Bon Jovi was instrumental in forming his love of music and Bruce Springsteen is the first concert that he watched ever.Īt the age of 15, Way was held at gunpoint. His maternal grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, was a great creative influence who taught him to sing, paint, and perform from a young age he has said that "she has taught me everything I know". Raised in Belleville, New Jersey, alongside brother Mikey Way, he first began singing publicly in the fourth grade, when he played the role of Peter Pan in a school musical production. Way was born in Summit, New Jersey, on April 9, 1977, the son of Donna Lee ( née Rush) and Donald Way.