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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Michael was born in [[Newark, 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> 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>

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>

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.

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.
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.
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.

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;


Mikey's temporary replacement was Matt Cortez, a guitar technician, and friend of the band.

Revision as of 19:29, 6 May 2008

Mikey Way

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.

Personal life