MIKEY WAY

'Michael James Way' (born September 10, 1980), most commonly known as 'Mikey Way', is the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance and is the younger brother of frontman Gerard Way.

Contents

Personal life

Sabbatical

Discography

References

External links

Personal life

Mikey Way was born in Belleville, New Jersey.^[1] Mikey and Gerard are maternal second cousins of Joe Rogan, host of the NBC game/stunt show ''Fear Factor'' and former cast member of the sitcom ''News Radio''.^[1] He is of Scottish and Italian descent.^[1]
The basist of the band My Chemical Romance, he came up with the band's name, taken from the book '', by Irvine Welsh, while working at a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Clifton, New Jersey.^[1] Mikey had been working in the music section of the store, and had decided to take out the books to discuss with a co-worker.
Early on in My Chemical Romance's career, it was said that Way learned bass in order to be able to play in the band, which lacked a bassist at the time^[1]. But during interviews with Way in their DVD release, ''Life on the Murder Scene'', Mikey claims that he had been an amateur musician since he was young and was in bands as a bassist before MCR. He plays a Highway one Precision Bass and a Fender Standard Precision Bass, among others.^[6]
Mikey Way had been known for his trademark glasses to correct his nearsightedness, but had Lasik eye surgery and no longer wears them. ^[1]
On March 7, 2007, Mikey married his fiancée Alicia Simmons backstage at the Orleans Arena, Las Vegas after the band's show that evening.^[8] The couple were married by James Dewees, who was ordained as a minister in order to perform the ceremony. His brother Gerard was his best man, since there were rules preventing him from having all the other band members as his best men. ^[9]

Sabbatical

On April 23 2007, it was announced that Mikey will temporarily leave My Chemical Romance to spend time with Alicia. Mikey's brother Gerard said on My Chemical Romance's website that "The band has decided to give him and his wife a much needed break from the road to start a life and have a proper honeymoon and do all the things a newly-wed couple should do. I'm very proud to announce my brother's recent marriage. Watching him grow up into a man and finding love makes me the happiest brother alive. I know this is upsetting news, as it is for us, but we will continue to tour with a temporary replacement until he has situated himself in his new life."^[8] Mikey's temporary replacement is Matt Cortez, a guitar technician, and friend of the band.
On 29 August, 2007, at a Projekt Revolution show, Gerard announced Mikey was back. He was then later seen after the show by fans, they claim to have seen Gerard and Mikey hug as a welcome back.

Discography

===My Chemical Romance===
Main articles: My Chemical Romance discography


★ 2002: ''Dreams of Stabbing and/or Being Stabbed''

★ 2002: ''I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love''

★ 2002: ''Like Phantoms, Forever''

★ 2004: ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge''

★ 2005: ''Warped Tour Bootleg Series''

★ 2006: ''Life on the Murder Scene''

★ 2006: ''The Black Parade''

References

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6. http://www.tv.com/mikey--way/person/441632/biography.html
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8. http://mychemicalromance.com/news#node_252
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10. http://mychemicalromance.com/news#node_252

External links

★ My Chemical Romance Official Website

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