Other than that all of the members of the band have been making music together for years in various bands and have been a part of the scene in various ways. Matt and Gerard started the band in November 2001, with Matt playing drums and Gerard singing and playing guitar, but Gerard isn't that good on guitar and he wanted a guitarist so he could just sing, jump around, dance and do other things like 'unleash the bats,' 'hump the sky,' and 'exorcise the demons.' Ray then joined the band and they had a hard time finding a bass player until realizing they should just train Mikey, who ended up making them all look like bitches when he learned the set in a month. How long have you guys been a band? It seems like you guys came out of nowhere.Īs a fully functioning band, My Chemical Romance has been together since Jan of 2002, when Mikey was officially added to the roster as bass player.
