Gerard Way
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Biography
Gerard Arthur Way 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.
"Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself to become a new person."
"Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it beautiful?"
"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections."
"There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. . . . But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope."
"This shit is easy peasy, pumpkin peasy, pumpkin pie, muthafucka!"
"Tears are words the heart can't express"
"Are you on our side...and want to be different, or are you on that side and want to throw a football at my head!?"
"no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith"
"I went to school in drag, in art school and my day was completely different because everybody thought I was a chick. You should see me as a chick. So I went as a girl, as like an experiment and it worked really well and everyone was really nice to me but I couldn't talk obviously...you know train conductors were really cool to me on my commute...HA! I looked hot as a chick!"
"Life is but a dream for the dead."
"Well my gun fires seven different shades of shit, so what's your favorite color, punk?"
"I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference"
"You need just the right amount of 'Fuck the world' and the right amount of belief in something...and you need the right amount of love."
"Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends, rock'n'roll is dangerous and should piss people off"
"The difference we wanna make is number one to let these kids know that they’re not alone, that they’re actually not that messed up and that they can do whatever they want; they can express themselves however they want, without being persecuted or called a faggot or some kind of racist thing. You know, really just to get people to get over their stuff so they can live."
"Those guys who want to have the Mohawk...which, to me, is the new business casual."
"There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope."
"I pity you all... Most of you will die---scratch that---ALL of you."
"Cigarettes and coffee: an alcoholic's best friend!"
"Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about."
"Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about."
"Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about."
"If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me."
"Give me a shot to rememberAnd you can take all the pain away from meA kiss and I will surrenderThe sharpest lives are the deadliest to leadA light to burn all the empiresSo bright the sun is ashamed to rise and beAnd I'm in love with all of those vampiresSo you can leave like the sane abandoned me"
"Singing songs that make you slit your wrists"