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Michael was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. |
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<ref name="Imnotokay.net">{{cite web | last = | first = | year = | url = http://www.imnotokay.net/my-chemical-romance/mikey-way/| title =Mikey Way | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-12-26}}</ref> Mikey and his older brother, Gerard, are maternal [[Cousin|second cousin]]s of [[Joe Rogan]], host of the [[NBC]] show [[Fear Factor]] and former cast member of the sitcom ''[[NewsRadio]]''.<ref name="Imnotokay.net">{{cite web | last = | first = | year = | url = http://www.imnotokay.net/my-chemical-romance/mikey-way/| title =Mikey Way | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-12-26}}</ref> |
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He is also responsible for the creation of the band's name, which he took from the book. ''[[Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance]]'', by [[Irvine Welsh]], while working at a [[Barnes & Noble]] bookstore in [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]], [[New Jersey]].<ref name="Imnotokay.net">{{cite web | last = | first = | year = | url = http://www.imnotokay.net/my-chemical-romance/mikey-way/| title =Mikey Way | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-12-26}}</ref> |
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Early on in My Chemical Romance's career, it was said that Way did not know how to play bass but in order for him to play in a band he needed to know how to play bass so he learned. But during interviews with Way in their DVD release, ''[[Life on the Murder Scene]]'', Mikey claims that he had been an amateur musician since he was young and was in bands as a bassist before MCR. Mikey had been playing guitar from a young age and even auditioned for a guitar part in fellow MCR bandmate, Frank Iero's band, Pencey Prep but didn't make the cut. He plays a Highway one Precision Bass, a [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] Standard Precision Bass, and a Fender Jaguar bass. |
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On [[March 7]] [[2007]], Mikey married his fiancee Alicia Simmons, 23, backstage at the Orleans Arena, [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] after the band's show. |
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The couple were married by [[James Dewees]] of [[Reggie and the Full Effect]], who was [[Ordination|ordained]] as a [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]] in order to perform the ceremony. |
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His brother [[Gerard Way|Gerard]] was his best man, since there were rules preventing him from having all the other band members as his best men. |
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On [[April 23]] [[2007]], it was announced that Mikey would temporarily leave My Chemical Romance to spend time with Alicia. Gerard stated on their website; |
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Mikey's temporary replacement was Matt Cortez, a guitar technician, and friend of the band. |
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Michael James Way (born September 10, 1980) is the bass guitarist for the band My Chemical Romance and is the younger brother of the band's frontman Gerard Way.