My Chemical Romance Slam Fame-Hungry Musicians on New Album

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After going the concept route -- or at least making a linear work on 'The Black Parade' -- My Chemical Romance are going in another direction on their forthcoming album, due early next year. Spinner visited the group in their L.A. studio to get an early preview and we were left suitably blown away by the nine very disparate songs we got to hear. The tracks ranged from the atmospheric 'Light Before Your Eyes,' a song frontman Gerard Way describes as Pink Floyd-ish, to the '80s-flavored 'Trans Am' and the punk/dance party tune, 'Death Before Disco,' which starts off with a Judas Priest 'Living After Midnight' vibe and turns into a lyrical salute to the Stooges, Velvet Underground and MC5.

Way tells Spinner the as-yet-untitled album is a definite answer to 'The Black Parade.' "Every single record we make is a response to the last," he says. "But sometimes it's not only a response to the last record -- it's a response to the opinion of that record or a response to the world at the time of that record."

What he sees and documents on the new album is a lot of rockers who are in music for the wrong reason. "There's a definite undercurrent of fame versus working class, people having stuff handed to them with zero talent versus working class kids that start a band," he says. "Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends -- rock 'n' roll is dangerous and rock 'n' roll should piss people off. Right now, there's not a lot of that happening. What it is is a lot of people trying to be famous. That seems to be the goal."

In Way's opinion, that desire to be famous is messing up the sanctity of rock ''n roll. "It's bled into rock. It came from other places, but it's bled into rock 'n' roll and kind of tainted it a bit," Way says. "This record is really a response to that as well."

MCR certainly have the resources and notoriety to bask in that fame as well, so how do they resist that temptation? "Instead of us panicking and trying to see where we can grab the money or grab the opportunity, we just wrote music instead," Way says. "We tried to write a great record; that was our response to things. I think that writing a great record will sell records these days, as opposed to doing every other f---ing thing that people seem to be doing to sell a record."

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[spuzz.livejournal.com]

I know there's like text and shit but I am really distracted by that picture. *_________________*

[tuesdaysgone.livejournal.com]

It's the crazy fingers.

*nods*

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. ♥_____♥

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

I want more photos from that studio. >:(

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Gerard's explainy-hands! ♥___♥

[http://users.livejournal.com/rayla_/]

people having stuff handed to them with zero talent versus working class kids that start a band

NAME NAMES, GARRY.

[spuzz.livejournal.com]

They traveled in a van for quite some time and while they were pursued by a record company and representatives at least one time early on, that doesn't mean that they were hugely popular and were swimming in money. They chose, purposefully, to go a different route and do their own thing which was, living in a van, struggling etc. His point I believe is that they DIDN'T get a huge bonus, they didn't have a bus (that was a huge deal for them at the time) and the grew steadily going from small venues to large ones. They didn't start playing in stadiums, they did play in dives, bars, small dinky clubs etc etc. and they built their fan base organically.

So in my opinion, they did struggle and worked quite hard for what they have.

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

Yes, they did.

[(Anonymous)]

Considering Brian spent all his savings in order to pay for their European tour, and Bob worked that tour for free, I doubt they were rolling in money. They worked hard to get to where they are. Especially compared to shitty bands like Brokencyde.

[(Anonymous)]

You're wrong.

[lupilups.livejournal.com]

Ok, now to actually read the article.

[p0mba.livejournal.com]

Yes. YES. YES!

[http://users.livejournal.com/rayla_/]

I love how people always log out to respond when someone says something they don't agree with.

[(Anonymous)]

Or possibly they don't have journals. But I could also be a cowardly asshole I guess.

[moondarri.livejournal.com]

STOOGES

VELVET UNDERGROUND

thankyou.

[oudemia.livejournal.com]

YES!

That is all.

[jubella.livejournal.com]

LOL TO THIS ENTIRE POST LOLOLOL

[lovesongwriter.livejournal.com]

WE NEED POPCORN GIFS STAT.

[jezrana.livejournal.com]

I feel like everyone is missing the real issue here, which is: does a bigger version of that picture exist, and if not, why doesn't Spinner Music want me to be happy?

[lovesongwriter.livejournal.com]

Moar in studio pix, Jez. why do they hide from us :(

[beck-rocks.livejournal.com]

LOL YOU GUYS. ~MCR DRAMA~


in other news, i can't wait for this record blah blah

[takethispike.livejournal.com]

I MISS FANDOM DRAMA, OKAY? lol

[patentpending.livejournal.com]

Good interview.

[thelastshepherd.livejournal.com]

Good icon.

[la-viola.livejournal.com]

All you Drama Queens need to hush. Haha.



On another note, for some reason I feel like I stepped into a classroom looking at that picture. I don't know--Gerard looks very, "TiS iz how it workz. k? Understandz, guyz?"

[lupilups.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I missed the drama

:(

[morebliss.livejournal.com]

Gerard looks like he's all "No, dude, it's got this part that's like *dorky guitar sound*" whilst the actual guitar players indulge him. Bless.

[dogpaw1.livejournal.com]

WOW!!!I am even more excited now to hear this album!!!wow...lol i also want to buy the AP magazine this month lol.

[separateskies.livejournal.com]

[pixiebullets.livejournal.com]

Man, I wish Twitter has this too. They need to learn some things from FB.

[whimsicalsun.livejournal.com]

Till now this is my favorite interview about the new album.
Damn i think i forget a little how i LOVE Gerard Way.