It was harder to break into comics than it was to become a singer in a rock band. Gerard Way More Quotes by Gerard Way More Quotes From Gerard Way It takes a while to tell stories, I think it's because I was drunk for three years. Gerard Way drunkyearsthinking Did Superman really want to save the world, or did he just feel like he had to? Would he much rather be a farmer? Maybe. Would he much rather be hanging out with his dad and his mom and his dog? Probably. Gerard Way dadmomdog So how was Christmas for you guys? Did you all get lots of nice black t-shirts? Gerard Way blackguynice Just draw 'cause you love it, you know, I think that's why you should be doing it. You should always be doing art for the right reasons, um, and with the best intentions. Anything at all is completely possible and I think that's what I like about drawing. I think it's just really fun. You can do anything you want. And that's part of, like, what's really enjoyable about it... is kind of losing yourself in it. Gerard Way funartthinking I feel like my mission is to be honest with myself. My mission is to share my truth - share, not give. I think that's what an artist is supposed to do: I think they share. Gerard Way artistgivingthinking I've always had bizarre, negative feelings about anything traditional, like marriage and family. I never thought something like that worked. Gerard Way bizarrefeelingsnegative Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most [borrowed from Mark Twain] Gerard Way bumper-stickermissingmind I just wanna kind of give the world something special. Gerard Way specialgivingworld Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it beautiful? Gerard Way musicsongbeautiful To me, the coolest, shiniest, sexiest, darkest, scariest thing you can be is pop. Gerard Way sexiestpops I think there needs to be people that are doing something different in music. There's a need for that as much as there's a need for a scene. Gerard Way differentpeoplethinking I'm just a man, not a hero. just a boy, who wants to sing this song. Gerard Way herosongboys I wasn't bullied in high school, I was just ignored. Gerard Way ignoredhigh-schoolschool I would like to continue to make art by being able to do what I love and have that make it possible for me to support my family. I'd like to make people happy, show people a good time, and hopefully inspire some people. Gerard Way supportpeopleart Don't piss your life away with suicide...it's a bullshit way out. Gerard Way bullshitsuicideway When youre touring and the minute you tell someone that youre from Jersey its the equivalent of telling them you just got out of jail. Gerard Way jerseytouringjail I think my favorite medium is music, with my main tools being my voice and a guitar. But I do find every other medium extremely fulfilling and useful in helping everything I do. Sometimes I need to make a song just for a comic. All of the art and mediums are connected for me. Gerard Way songartthinking If something was bugging you, you talk about it. But that's the cool thing: we [My Chemical Romance] don't bug each other. We just have deep discussions about art and music like friends. And we disagree about stuff but the disagreements are so healthy and intelligently thought out. We're very respectful of each other's opinions, especially about music. Gerard Way romancehealthyart My parents didn't have records, they didn't have radios, and they didn't listen to music. My grandmother was my main connection to art and music. She could play piano very well, and she had perfect pitch. Gerard Way grandmotherplayart 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 newlywed 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 continues to tour with a temporary replacement until he has situated himself in his new life. Gerard Way growing-upbrotherlove
