Gerard Way

“Im okay Im okay now. But you really need to listen to me 'cause im telling you the truth I mean this im okay Trust me... Im not okay ...Well okay im not okay. Im not o-f cking-kay”

“All of my favourite albums have this incredible amount of conceptual glue to them, even if they are not telling a story.”

“no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith”

“I pity you all... Most of you will die---scratch that---ALL of you.”

“Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it beautiful?”

“There's something very romantic about self-destruction and sabotaging your life, and taking a hammer to it.”

“Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends, rock'n'roll is dangerous and should piss people off”

“My music is - I don't want to say my main focus, but it's what comes most naturally to me.”

“This shit is easy peasy, pumpkin peasy, pumpkin pie, muthafucka!”

“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.”

“I understand that kids look up to me, that some people might have gotten sober because of me.”

“My Chemical Romance is done. But it can never die.”

“I love Alfonso Cuaron.”

“Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about.”

“Well my gun fires seven different shades of shit, so what's your favorite color, punk?”

“You should love yourself.”

“Making a record is a lot like surgery without an anesthetic. You first have to cut yourself up the middle. Then you have to rip out every single organ, every single part and lay them on a table. You then need to examine the parts, and the reality of the situation hits you. You find yourself saying things like "I didn't know that part was so ugly." Or "I better get a professional opinion about that." You go to bed hollow and then back into the operating room the next day. . .facing every fear, every disgusting thing you hate about yourself. Then you pop it all back in, sew yourself shut and perform. . . you perform like your life depended on it----and in those perfect moments you find beauty you never knew existed. You find yourself and you friends all over again, you find something to fight for, something to love. Something to show the world.”

“My favourite two festivals have always been the Big Day Out and Summersonic in Japan. The Big Day Out is a little more fun because it lasts longer. It's like an abbreviated version of the Warped tour because you get to play with the same people every day, which is really fun.”