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Fans of MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE  may have been surprised when the band was tapped to open for BON JOVI next month at the christening of New Jersey's Prudential Center. But MCR frontman GERARD WAY is actually a fellow Jersey native and a big fan of JON and the boys. Speaking to the University of Maine's campus newspaper last week, Way said, quote, "I grew up as a Bon Jovi fan. Whenever you're dealing with Bon Jovi or [BRUCE] SPRINGSTEEN, it's just a great honor."

On the other hand, Way wasn't so kind when talking about emo -- a musical movement that My Chemical Romance is often considered a part of. He says, quote, "I think there's bands that unfortunately we get lumped in with that are considered emo and by default that starts to make us emo... Put the records next to each other and listen to them and…

Gerard Way and co speak about their hatred of the genre My Chemical Romance
Picture: Phil Wallis
My Chemical Romance have talked of their hatred of emo music.

Frontman Gerard Way, talking to American college website The Maine Campus, branded emo music "shit" during the interview, speaking of his displeasure at his band being incorporated into the genre.

"I think emo's a pile of shit," said Way. "I think emo is fucking garbage - it's bullshit.

"I think there are bands that we get lumped in with that are considered emo and, by default, that starts to make us emo. All I can say is that anyone actually listening to the records, putting the records next to each other and listening to them, [would know there are] actually no similarities."

The singer went on to talk…

(The Irish Times Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) With their most recent album, My Chemical Romance moved beyond their core goth-emo-punk fanbase and appealed for the first time to older music fans. Frontman Gerard Way tells Tony Clayton-Lea about his addictions, his hopes of becoming an author, and the band's complex relationship with their teen followers

The band meet'n'greet is a curious phenomenon. The parade of teenage autograph hunters - mostly prize winners and the offspring of people working in the music business - talk urgently to each other as they await the band.

Some acts react differently to meet'n'greets; we recall that Korn and Puddle of Mudd were almost as giddy as the kids, swapping high fives and utterances of "dude!" as the shuffling, long-haired queue came to town. We remember Finland's Him being so friendly and sensual (in a menthol cigarettes, Bacardi-breath and tattoo-parlour kind of way) we had to prise…

'I still listen to Slayer once a week,' says frontman, chalking up new LP's serious sound, lyrics to 'musical exploration.'

By James Montgomery, with reporting by John Norris

Jul 27 2007 8:01 AM EDT

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Photo: MTV News

"To be able to get a room to silence with an acoustic song is sometimes more powerful than all the lights and lasers and amps in the world." — Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl has been in the rock business for more than 20 years now, and during that time, he's seen many so-called "musical movements" come and go. Thus, he's particularly amused by the current generation of emo-punk acts bounding across stages worldwide. After all, he's been doing this for so long that he remembers emo the first time it came around.

"I have a…

Sunday, July 29, 2007

 

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Photo: MTV News

(Watch Dave Grohl talk about his emo past.)

Dave Grohl knows all about angst and emotion. After all, he was a key part of the most angst ridden band to arguably ever don a flannel shirt. So, you would think he can relate to all the young guys like My Chemical Romance and Panic! At The Disco who wear their emotions on their sleeve while carrying the "emo" rock torch forward. And, he does. But, he also knows that sometimes you need to lighten up and just rock out.

On the new Foo Fighters record, Grohl takes a friendly jab at the genre with "Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)." The drummer turned guitar-playing frontman is quoted as saying: ""The title has nothing to do with the song - it's placed right…

Stuff.co.nz | Thursday, 12 July 2007

Get those black fringes ready. Emo-rock act My Chemical Romance have announced a New Zealand show in December.

MARK TAYLOR/Waikato Times

EMO ALERT: Gerard Way performs at the 2007 Big Day Out. The My Chemical Romance front man will be returning to New Zealand with his band for a December show at Vector Arena.

The band, fronted by black-fringed front man Gerard Way, will play Auckland's Vector Arena on December 6.

The band thrilled their New Zealand fans earlier this year with a midday set at the Big Day Out.

It's the latest in a long line of goth-themed acts to announce shows in New Zealand.

Marilyn Manson is playing the Auckland Town Hall on October 3, and The Cure is playing Vector Arena on August 14.

 

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/