Gerard Way

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Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9 1977) of Newark, New Jersey (later of Belleville, New Jersey) is frontman and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance, in which his brother Mikey Way plays bass.

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Way had played in a band until his early teens, at which time he decided to turn toward graphic arts. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In 2001, Way says he tried to sell an animated television series to the Cartoon Network called The Breakfast Monkey. He maintains that Cartoon Network turned down the pitch because it was too similar to Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then already in production.

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Way was discouraged by the failure of his cartoon concept. As a resident of New York City, the 9/11 attacks affected Way deeply. Wanting to move his life in a new direction, he found himself motivated to form My Chemical Romance. Way brought together Ray Toro, Matt Pelissier, Frank Iero, and Mikey to play gigs along the East Coast. The band soon released its first album, I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love. Music turned out to be an effective means for Way to deal with depression, leading to deeply personal songs such as "Helena".

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Despite his success as a musician, Way has not left his drawing behind: He drew the cover art of the band's second album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.

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1977: :For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album)....

Newark, New Jersey: : For other places with this name, see Newark....

Belleville, New Jersey: Belleville is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 35,928....

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