Mikey Way || 🎸💤

Michael James Way (born September 10, 1980) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist of My Chemical Romance. His older brother, Gerard, is the lead singer of the band.

Early life Mikey Way was born in Kearny, New Jersey to Donna Lee (née Rush) and Donald Way. He is half Italian from his mother's side and half Scottish from his father's side. He grew up in Belleville, New Jersey with his brother and parents. Way attended Belleville High School until he graduated in 1998.[1] Growing up, Way and his brother were influenced by such bands as Iron Maiden, Misfits, Pulp, Blur, Morrissey, and The Smiths. The first concert Way attended was The Smashing Pumpkins at Madison Square Garden, but his desire to play music was inspired by a particular live record, Iron Maiden's Live After Death.[2] Interests: Coffee,Arts & crafts,Bass playing,Сomics,Horror Way's trademark was his glasses, but all that changed in May of 2006 to correct his near-sightedness, Way got Lasik eye surgery; he no longer wears glasses. As quoted from Way's myspace page: "At the young age of 9 years, Michael James Way was struck with the affliction known as nearsightedness. Unable to see such things as the chalkboard, the movie screen (or anything more than 5 feet away) the lad was forced to get corrective lenses. Michael and his glasses spent many fruitful years together. They saw each other through the good times, as well as the bad. In May of 2006 this friendship came to a crashing halt.