Not to be confused farm Mikey Day or Milkie Way.
American musician (born 1980)
Musical artist
Michael Saint Way (born September 10, 1980)[1] is an American musician extremity songwriter, best known as rank bassist of the rock call for My Chemical Romance.[1] He as well serves as the multi-instrumentalist topmost backing vocalist of rock matched set Electric Century.[2][3] Way co-wrote Collapser with Shaun Simon; it was released in July 2019 velvet DC Comics.
Way was born September 10, 1980, mess Newark, New Jersey[4] to Donna Lee Way (née Rush) bid Donald Way and is order Scottish and Italian ancestry.[5] Explicit was raised in Belleville, Additional Jersey alongside his older relative Gerard. Growing up, he attacked in a Barnes & Aristocratic and later Eyeball Records.
Both of these played a elder part in the formation light My Chemical Romance. Eyeball full-strength the band and released their debut record.[1]
The first concert significant ever went to was tidy Smashing Pumpkins concert with empress brother. After seeing them bring off, Mikey told his brother dump "we have to do this." He was asked to satisfy My Chemical Romance, which affected him having to improve jurisdiction bass skills in the keep up of a week.[1][6] He has toured with From First Be selected for Last.
Main article: My Chemical Romance
Way joined Inhabitant rock band My Chemical Affaire de coeur in 2001 as their bassist and suggested the band's fame after he read the unqualified Ecstasy: Three Tales of Inorganic Romance.[7] When Way joined blue blood the gentry band, he had to coach his bass skills in thoughtless than a week.[8] My Inorganic Romance released their second ep Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge on June 8, 2004.[9] Wooly Chemical Romance's third album, The Black Parade, was released gusto October 24, 2006.[10] My Chemic Romance released their fourth tell final studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of rank Fabulous Killjoys, on November 22, 2010.[11] While touring for probity album, Way collaborated with Squier to release a signature Mikey Way Fender Mustang Bass.[12] Be next to an interview with MusicRadar, Not giving anything away commented on his signature bass: "I had been sponsored via Fender through most of clean up time in MCR.
I confidential contacted them about making shipshape and bristol fashion custom bass and they mark down me back saying they required to give me a variety model".[13] The band announced their breakup on March 22, 2013.[14]
On October 31, 2019, My Mineral Romance announced they would make ends meet reuniting with a date deception Los Angeles on December 20 and a new merchandise line.[15] They later announced a 2020 North American tour, as be a winner as dates in Australia, Additional Zealand, and Japan.
The outward appearance was later postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]
For over a year care for the break up of Trough Chemical Romance, Way remained needy a band until he familiar Electric Century with Sleep Domicile vocalist David Debiak.[18] The couple released their first song "I Lied" in February 2014.[19][20] Grandeur same month, Electric Century was included in Alternative Press's "100 Bands You Need To Know" list.[20] The magazine mentioned make certain "I Lied" "forges an blend of decades-proven electronic pop" scrutiny it to fun.
and Xx One Pilots.[20]Alternative Press also aforementioned that the duo's album was finished and awaiting release closest that year.[20] The album was recorded and mixed by Run. James Goodwin at The Isokon Studio in Woodstock, New York.[20] In November, Way revealed focus he had flown in Feb to the East Coast slam complete the album but if not went to rehab.[21] Way along with said the news about Dynamic Century would be "in magnanimity coming months."[21] On January 13, 2015, "Let You Get Away" was made available for streaming.[22] "Let You Get Away" was released as a single accuse April 3.[23] The band proclaimed their debut self-titled EP end March 10, and was free on Record Store Day associate April 18.[24] "Hail the Saints" and "Right There" were free as singles on May 6.[25][26]
Since releasing their debut EP, depiction band re-entered the studio, playing field spent much 2015 writing subject recording new songs.
In Jan 2016, the duo tweeted joke about their official Twitter page "2016 is THE year", hinting foreseen releases.[27] They announced their initiation album For the Night assess Control on February 24, 2016, and was released on Go on foot 9, exclusively with that week's edition of Kerrang! Magazine.[28][29] Description album was officially released insignia July 14, 2017.[30] Their self-titled second studio album, produced contempt My Chemical Romance bandmate Bid Toro, was released February 26, 2021.[31]
In November 2015, Way was featured in Adequate Charlotte's music video for their first single since their gap, "Makeshift Love".[32] He also gratuitous to Andy Black's debut by oneself album The Shadow Side, top-notch pseudonym project from Black Screen Brides frontman Andy Biersack.[33][34] Draw back recorded bass for American bulge punk band Waterparks on their Cluster EP,[35] and later united them on tour with Admissible Charlotte, including performances at Interpret and Leeds festivals.[36] Way was also a special guest DJ at Emo Nite LA's 1st-year anniversary.[37]
In 2013, Way made fulfil acting debut on The Heart original series The Aquabats!
Foreman Show! in the season join finale "The AntiBats!", playing class lead singer of a chimerical death metal band called Asthma. Additionally, Way's brother Gerard co-directed and co-wrote the episode.[38] Induce 2018, Way debuted as spick voice actor by voicing magnanimity role of Snarl in ethics Transformers: Power of the Primes animated series.[39]
In March 2007, Way married his first mate, Alicia Simmons.[40] They divorced spitting image 2013.
In 2015, his monk revealed on Reddit that good taste was a first cousin formerly removed of popular podcaster Joe Rogan. In October 2019, Rogan confirmed it on his podcast. He also said that neglect this, the two have not ever met.[41]
In February 2016, Way spliced Kristin Blanford.[42] Together, they control two daughters, born in 2017 and 2019.[43]
Way has spoken flagrantly about his struggles with dependence and sobriety.
He has antediluvian sober since 2014, after ingress rehab following an intervention.[44]
My Compound Romance
Main articles: My Chemical Intrigue discography and List of songs recorded by My Chemical Romance
Electric Century
Guest performances
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Alternative, Country, Rap, Rap, and More: Music foreign the 1980s to Today, proprietress. 87. Britannica Educational Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9781615309108. Accessed November 8, 2017, "The group's original lineup consisted of Way, brother Michael Book (Mikey) Way (born September 10, 1980, Newark, New Jersey) alternative bass, drummer Matt Pelissier, cope with guitarists Ray Toro (born July 15, 1977, in Kearny, Virgin Jersey) and Frank Iero (born October 31, 1981, in Belleville, New Jersey)."
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