Gerard Way
Gerard Way | |
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 Way in 2017 | |
| Born | Gerard Arthur Way April 9, 1977 Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Lindsey Ballato (m. 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Member of | My Chemical Romance |
| Website | gerardway |
Gerard Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American musician known as frontman of the band My Chemical Romance.
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]