Gerard Way: 'My Chemical Romance constantly get offers to reunite'

But will they reform?!

Former My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 11th Feb 2019
Last updated 12th Aug 2021

Gerard Way says My Chemical Romance regularly get offers to reunite calling it “a constant thing.”

In a fresh interview with The Guardian, Gerard Way explained that My Chemical Romance were a victim of their own success and the cracks started to appear during the recording sessions for 2010’s ‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.’

“When things start to succeed and go really well, that’s when a lot of people start to have an opinion and that’s when you run into struggle,” says Gerard.

"Everybody had a f---ing opinion about what MCR should be. So it made it difficult to figure out what direction to take next. You get caught up in this trap of ‘Is it ever gonna be good enough?’

“It wasn’t fun to make stuff any more. I think breaking up the band broke us out of that machine.”

32 photos of My Chemical Romance their imperious live glory:

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My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way in February 2007.

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Gerard Way rises from the dead in Uniondale, New York in 2007.

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Seeing double with Gerard Way at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in California in 2006.

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My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero on stage in Los Angeles in 2004.

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My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way victoriously screams on stage in 2005.

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My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way in Los Angeles in 2005.

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My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way on stage in Pennsylvania in 2005.

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My Chemical Romance's Bob Bryar during the Warped Tour in 2005.

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My Chemical Romance perform on the Carson Daly TV show in 2005.

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My Chemical Romance perform at London's Wembley Stadium in 2010 ahead of the NFL game between San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.

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My Chemical Romance at New York's Roseland Ballroom in 2004.

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My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro in his imperious live glory.

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Gerard Way lost in the moment on the Black Parade Tour.

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My Chemical Romance on the Projekt Revolution Tour in 2007.

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My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro performs at London's The O2 in 2007.

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Unleash the pyro! My Chemical Romance perform in August 2007.

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My Chemical Romance at Cardiff International Arena in 2007.

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Mikey F*ckin Way! performing live in 2007

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My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2010.

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My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2010.

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My Chemical Romance momentarily forget which way the crowd are facing at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2010.

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Gerard Way with his adoring fans in 2010.

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My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero in 2010.

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My Chemical Romance perform at the Big Day out Music Festival on the Gold Coast Australia, January 2012.

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My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero on stage at the Honda Theatre, Los Angeles in 2012.

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My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way live on stage, 2012.

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Gerard Way and Frank Iero during My Chemical Romance's headline set at Reading Festival in 2011.

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Gerard Way during My Chemical Romance's headline set at Reading Festival in 2011.

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Ray Toro during My Chemical Romance's headline set at Leeds Festival in 2011.

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My Chemical Romance perform in Warsaw, Poland in 2011.

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My Chemical Romance at the House of Blues, Las Vegas in 2011.

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My Chemical Romance on Fuse's 'A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus' in December 2010.

Asked if the turbulent political climate has made him consider reforming the band, Gerard said: “That’s stuff I thought about when the world started to get super f---ed-up again.

“It definitely came into my head, but I’d changed so much as a person. I didn’t know how I’d fit into it any more, I didn’t know how the band would fit into it any more. But you’re right, the world is definitely in need of something positive.”

He added: “We definitely get offers regularly to reunite – it’s a constant thing. It’s flattering, it’s really nice of people ... I miss playing with the guys, but I don’t think so …”

Kerrang! Radio recently put a feature together outlining some reasons why My Chemical Romance should get back together almost six years on from their untimely split. Check it out below:

Feature: 9 reasons My Chemical Romance need to reform