Gerard Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American musician known as frontman of the band My Chemical Romance.

Gerard Way
Way seated behind a microphone
Way in 2017
Born
Gerard Arthur Way

(1977-04-09) April 9, 1977 (age 48)
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • comic book writer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Lindsey Ballato
(m. 2007)
Children1
Relatives
  • Mikey Way (brother)
  • Joe Rogan (first cousin once removed)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Member ofMy Chemical Romance
Websitegerardway.com

Connections

  • Gerard Way has cited Talking Heads as an influence on his 2014 solo album Hesitant Alien, particularly the song No Shows. In 2015 he tweeted "I was def going for a little Iggy, Bowie, PIL, and Talking Heads in No Shows".[1]
  • From the same album, his music video for the song Millions was compared to Talking Heads, including Once in a Lifetime, by various sources such as NME and The Guardian.[2][3]
  • In 2024, This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) was used in the final episode of Umbrella Academy, a Netflix series based on a comic book series by Way. The showrunner, Steve Blackman, stated that he "always planned to end a credits sequence with that song".[4]

References