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Gerard Way Hates Emo; He Hates It Real Bad

Written by pixie 3 hours, 36 minutes ago


In an interesting turn of events [sort of, since the band never really called themselves emo], Gerard Way has flat-out said he thinks emo is a "pile of shit." Well, that settles that. Though it won't stop people from calling them emo, anyway.



Gerard said:

Basically, it's never been accurate to describe us. Emo bands were being booked while we were touring with Christian metal bands because no one would book us on tours. I think emo is fucking garbage, it's bullshit. I think there's bands that unfortunately we get lumped in with that are considered emo and by default that starts to make us emo. All I can say is anyone actually listening to the records, put the records next to each other and listen to them and there's actually no similarities. I think emo's a pile of shit.



He also commented on being voted both best and worst band in the UK, saying:

I feel great about that. Honestly, we didn't get into this to make any friends. We actually don't have many friends. We got into this to make what we wanted. There's something about being extremely unashamed about what you are that really pisses people off. It means you're going to get a lot of people that understand it and love it and a lot of people that don't understand it and they hate it. We never got into this to be mediocre. Nobody ever says we're just OK. They either say, "Oh man, I love that band," or they say, "I hate that band." That's really awesome. It's a really great thing to have and we're very fortunate to have it.

True enough. Realistically, what could be worse than being the band that everyone says, "eh, they're just okay..."? I'd rather be loved by some people and hated by the rest than just be middle of the road, uninteresting, and bland. At least you make an impact that way.



As always, Gerard lives up to his reputation for being insightful and intelligent. By the way, the interviewer also found out he wears briefs, as opposed to boxers. Which makes sense; he doesn't seem like a boxers type of guy at all.