Tuesday, 20 March 2007

FranK AnthonY IerO of MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE


In the band My Chemical Romance, there is a band member who is really good in rhythm guitar. He is Frank Iero (Frank Anthony Iero). He gives life in every song they had made.
Just looking at his picture, you can say that he is really an emo. I know you don't know this person so here are some of information about him.

Frank Anthony Iero (born October 31, 1981) is the rhythm guitarist and back up vocalist for the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance. Iero also has his own clothing line/music label/publishing company called Skeleton Crew.

Frank Iero was born on October 31st, 1981 and grew up in Belleville, New Jersey, close to the other members of his current band, My Chemical Romance.

He is also the lead singer for his band Leathermouth which is produced by Skeleton Crew. He was bullied throughout high school at Queen Of Peace in North Arlington and went to Rutgers University on a scholarship, but eventually dropped out because he felt that the band he was in was going somewhere (though he still believes he should have a backup plan, as he stated in the band's Life on the Murder Scene DVD).

He has played in various bands since the age of eleven, much like fellow bandmate Gerard Way. His mother allowed him to play in their basement to the point where she couldn't sleep.

In addition to his band Pencey Prep, Frank also played with the bands Hybrid, Sector 12, I Am a Graveyard, and briefly with Give Up the Ghost.


Frank was recruited after his band Pencey Prep, for which he was a vocalist, broke up. He was invited to join after the band decided they needed another guitarist (in addition to Ray Toro) to fill out the sound. On My Chemical Romance's first album, he played on "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us" and "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville".

For a period of time, Iero also was roommates with the band's bassist, Mikey Way. He currently is the rhythm guitarist, and youngest member of the band.

Iero recently fell ill and had to leave My Chemical Romance's Japanese and Australian Tour and was sent home to the US to recover, while the guitarist from the band Drive By filled in for him.

Aside from headbanging on the stage with the band, Frank has his own clothing line, record label, and publishing company called Skeleton Crew. It is not a T-shirt company as stated by himself. He currently plays in a band called Leathermouth whose debut album will be released early 2007 and will be released on Skeleton Crew Records.

He is the shortest band member at 5’4”. He also admires Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, and learned to play the guitar by imitating him.

I really like him because I feel that somehow, we are alike. It’s just that I’m still an average teenager in high school, who is a frustrated emo. But someday, I hope I’m going to be like him if not better. But as of now, I have to focus and prioritize my studies or my dreams would most probably go down the drain.

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