Gerard in Rock Sound

[ofyourdeath.livejournal.com]

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
Interview: Andrew Kelham

Have you thought about how My Chemical Romance will reintroduce themselves to music fans in 2010? Do you ever wonder if your band is still needed in music?
Says Gerard Way (vocals):
"It's funny because the musical landscape is ever changing, but I think there's always a place for us and I think we're absolutely needed, especially now. I don't say that with any arrogance, I just really believe in my band and I believe that our band does what it does better than anybody else. There's no one that can do this like us. I feel a gap when we are gone and I hope people do too, if they don't then we're not doing our job properly. I think we're absolutely needed, but I'm glad we're coming back in 2010 because, as much as people need us, I think they needed a break from us too. I hope we got the balance of that right."

What have you tried to achieve with your forthcoming fourth album? How is it different from you past work?
"With this record we tried to ignore all the cosmetic nonsense and focus on becoming a truly great rock band. We felt that the world needed a really straight and pure rock band, you're hard pressed to find a lot of those these days. It was less about the theatricality and more about how we become the greatest young American rock band musically."

How are you adapting to fatherhood?
"It's great, it's amazing. Obviously we just wanted a healthy baby, but I was excited to have a girl as there are things I can see myself helping a girl with that I could never do with a guy, things like picking out clothes and stealing eyeliner, all that sort of stuff!"

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Comments

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

That jacket still doesn't make any sense.


there are things I can see myself helping a girl with that I could never do with a guy, things like picking out clothes and stealing eyeliner, all that sort of stuff

On the one hand, this is kind of cute. On the other, it is yet another example of conforming to societal gender roles. Sigh.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

It's adorable and weird at the same time. Gerard, YOU are a guy. You could have a son like YOU.

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

I know, exactly! Your child (regardless of gender) will probably like what you like anyway.

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

Gerard, YOU are a guy. You could have a son like YOU.

right? Right? but, I mean, let's take this with a grain of salt - I'm sure this is a clipped interview, right? The guy had to have asked Gerard more than three questions. Perhaps he waxed rhapsodic thereafter about gender roles and the guy just drifted off in his head?

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

This is what I will believe until proven otherwise. :)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

That is a good point! It does sound like something taken from longer Gerard ramblings. Although now I am imagining the interviewer making the little talkyface hand as Gerard goes on and on, like MAN.

[tuesdaysgone.livejournal.com]

You are 110% right, I am sure :D

[lovinspike247.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be surprised if Rock Sound are stretching out the interview, and more of the interview will be in next month's issue, or online.

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

THIS.

[spuzz.livejournal.com]

I like when your thoughts are also my thoughts *_______*

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

We are connected at the brain. o_o

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

We share the same thoughts re: everything.

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

:D

[jezrana.livejournal.com]

I find it weirdly charming that he's excited about that stuff, but at the same time, uh, Gerard, you yourself just served as a perfect example of the fact that boys can be interested in clothes and eyeliner, too.

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

I know, it is very confusing. :(

[spuzz.livejournal.com]

I definitely agree. This pretty much just shows HOW engrained our gender roles are in our society. Which is unfortunate.

[(Anonymous)]

Well yeah, and that's probably why he said that like that (if he said it straight forward like it's said in the interview). We all know he actually cares about the whole gender role issue.

[tuesdaysgone.livejournal.com]

I love that jacket! It's hilarious! (I would totally wear it.)

[p0mba.livejournal.com]

IKR! it's so.. high fashion.

[sadiane.livejournal.com]

I too am fond of the jacket - and was surprised to see Kris Allen show up on various TV type things in the exact same thing (http://sadiane.livejournal.com/74751.html#cutid1)

[tempore.livejournal.com]

Something I've come to realize is that there's an inherent sexism to always denying societal gender roles, too. It's okay to be a girl, and that's what he's saying, here. Besides, he's obviously, in my opinion, pointing out that he breaks gender roles without judging or denouncing either male or female roles.

His assumption about things he could see himself doing or not doing with a guy rather than a girl says more about himself-- maybe he'd be intimidated by sharing this with his son for any number of reasons that he doesn't from a girl, in large part because to an extent, I'm willing to bet he sees his wife in his daughter, or maybe he sees himself as more of a girl?

[(Anonymous)]

It's just an odd comment in general and I'm not sure I buy the interpretation you're putting forth but it's interesting.

- K. Does not have a journal.

[liescontinue.livejournal.com]

iawtc.

[p0mba.livejournal.com]

YES

[roadmarks.livejournal.com]

I think it's problematic when you negatively judge people who do fit into societal gender roles and enjoy doing so, but I don't think there's anything sexist about wishing that they weren't pushed upon us.