Michael "Mikey" James Way (born September 10, 1980) is the bass guitarist for the band My Chemical Romance and is the younger brother of the band's frontman Gerard Way.
Michael James Way was born on September 10, 1980 in Newark, New Jersey, where he grew up. He is the younger brother of Gerard Way, with whom he has a very close relationship. Mikey and Gerard are related to Joe Rogan, Host of the NBC game/stunt show Fear Factor and former cast mem...
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Michael "Mikey" James Way (born September 10, 1980) is the bass guitarist for the band My Chemical Romance and is the younger brother of the band's frontman Gerard Way.
Michael James Way was born on September 10, 1980 in Newark, New Jersey, where he grew up. He is the younger brother of Gerard Way, with whom he has a very close relationship. Mikey and Gerard are related to Joe Rogan, Host of the NBC game/stunt show Fear Factor and former cast member of the sitcom News Radio (Joe is their mother's cousin's son). Growing up, Way worked for Barnes & Noble,in addition to being an intern at Eyeball Records (the company that put out My Chemical Romance's debut album, I brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love in 2002). The first concert he ever went to was a Smashing Pumpkins Concert.
He is also responsible for the creation of the band's name, which he took from the book. Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, by Irvine Welsh, while working at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Clifton...
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