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Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer who was the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance from its formation in September 2001 until its split in March 2013. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released on September 30, 2014. Way is also the co-founder of DC Comics'Young Animalimprint. He wrote the comic mini-series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and the Eisner Award-winning comic book series The Umbrella Academy.^[1][2]

• 2Music career
• 3Other ventures
• 5Discography
  • 5.2Solo
• 6Bibliography
  • 6.1Story credits

Early life

Way was born in Summit, New Jersey, on April 9, 1977,^[3] the son of Donna Lee (née Rush) and Donald Way. He is of Italian and Scottish ancestry.^[4] Raised in Belleville, New Jersey, alongside brother Mikey Way, he first began singing publicly in the fourth grade, when he played the role of Peter Pan in a school musical production. His maternal grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, was a great creative influence who taught him to sing, paint, and perform from a young age; he has said that 'she has taught me everything I know'.^[5] Also, while in elementary school, the glam metal band Bon Jovi was instrumental in forming his love of music.^[6]

At the age of 15, Way was held at gunpoint. As he said in an April 2008 Rolling Stone interview, 'I got held up with a .357 Magnum, had a gun pointed to my head and put on the floor, execution-style.' He went on to say that 'no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith [in it]'.^[7] At age 16, he appeared on an episode of Sally Jesse Raphael to discuss the controversy surrounding the publicizing of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's crimes in comic books.^[8] Way attended Belleville High School until he graduated in 1995. Deciding to pursue a career in the comic-book industry, he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1999.^[5][9]

Music career

Gerard Way in Montreal, Quebec, during the Honda Civic Tour in August 2011

2001–2013: My Chemical Romance

As teenagers, Gerard and his brother Mikey Way, who later became the bassist of My Chemical Romance, were influenced by artists like Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Danzig, Black Flag, Queen, Pulp, Blur, Morrissey, and The Smiths.^[10] Way originally wanted to be a guitarist. His grandmother bought him his first guitar at the age of eight, and he played in short-lived bands such as Ray Gun Jones and Nancy Drew with future bandmate Ray Toro. When he was not successful (one band kicked him out due to his lack of skill with the guitar), he chose to concentrate on his art career.^[11]

Way was working as an intern for Cartoon Network in New York City during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Seeing the effects of the attacks first-hand prompted Way to change his views on life in the following weeks. He told Spin magazine, 'I literally said to myself, 'f*ck art. I've gotta get out of the basem*nt. I've gotta see the world. I've gotta make a difference.'^[12] To help deal with the emotional effects the attacks had on him, Way wrote the lyrics to the song 'Skylines and Turnstiles', which became the first song by My Chemical Romance.^[13]

Way has also contributed vocally to other bands' songs such as Every Time I Die's 'Kill the Music', Head Automatica's 'Graduation Day', Say Anything's 'In Defense of the Genre', and The Oval Portrait's 'From My Cold Dead Hands' and 'Barnabus Collins Has More Skeletons in His Closet Than Vincent Price'.^{[14][15][15][16]}

In interviews, Way has stated that music and his art work were effective outlets for his longtime battles against depression, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse. Using music to resolve personal battles has also led Way to create deeply personal songs such as 'Helena,' which he wrote in memory of his late grandmother.^[17]

On March 22, 2013, My Chemical Romance announced their break up.^[18]

2014–2017: Hesitant Alien

Gerard Way at Webster Hall in New York City in October 2014

In May 2014, Way launched his Tumblr-based website where he announced that he had signed to Warner Bros. Records as a solo artist and was nearing completion of his first solo album.^[19]Further to this he announced a new song, 'Action Cat', released later in June as a promotional single to his new album^[20][21] and his first solo shows at Reading and Leeds Festivals 2014.^[22] He later announced another solo performance that took place at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms on August 20.^[23] On August 19, Way streamed a new music video for the song 'No Shows',^[24] released as the first single off the new album on August 19.^[25] The album, titled Hesitant Alien, was released on September 30, 2014.^[26]

When Way was asked why he chose to implement the Britpop genre into his music he stated that he enjoyed the energy and style of the music and its scene, and was urged to revive the genre in America.^[27]

In February and March 2015, Way performed as a solo artist with The Hormones on the main stage of the Australian 2015 Soundwave music festivals, and headlined an additional sideshow in Melbourne.^[28]

In early 2015, it was announced that he would perform at the Boston Calling Music Festival in May 2015.^[29]

On Record Store Day 2016, Way released two exclusive, unreleased tracks from Hesitant Alien titled 'Don't Try' and 'Pinkish'.^[30]

2018–present: Later solo work

On October 28, 2018, Way released his first major solo single in over two years, titled 'Baby You’re a Haunted House'. The single features Way's brother and former bandmate, Mikey Way, on bass.^[31]The official lyric video, featuring four skeleton-masked musicians performing the song, was released on YouTube on the same day.^[32][33]

On November 15, Way released another single, 'Getting Down the Germs', which was co-written with former bandmate Ray Toro. The single 'gives a peek of where [Way] will be headed musically,' according to a statement released by Way.^[34]

On December 14, Way released a third single, 'Dasher', which features additional vocals from Lydia Night of The Regrettes.^[35] The single is a Christmas-themed story about a girl who falls in love with a reindeer as they await to be reunited after a long absence.^[36]

On January 24, 2019, Way released a cover of 'Hazy Shade of Winter' by Simon & Garfunkel, once again in collaboration with Toro. The song was featured in the trailer for the Netflix television series adaptation of Way's The Umbrella Academy, which was released the same day.^[37]

On February 8, 2019, Way released a cover of 'Happy Together' by The Turtles, again featuring Toro. The song also appears on The Umbrella Academy.^[38]

Gerard Way and The Hormones

As a solo artist, Way performs with a live band to provide additional instrumentation and vocals.

Note: This is the most recent touring line-up in support of Hesitant Alien.

• Gerard Way – lead vocals, percussion
• Ian Fowles – guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Gorney – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion
• James Dewees – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals

Other musical collaborations

In 2008, Way and musical project Julien-K remixed a version of the song 'Sleep When I'm Dead' by The Cure for their EP Hypnagogic States. All profits gained from the sales of the EP go to funding the International Red Cross.^[39]

In early 2009, Way and Japanese singer Kyosuke Himuro co-produced the new theme song for Advent Children Complete, the Blu-ray director's cut of the movie sequel to the popular video game franchise, Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He is also credited with writing the lyrics, and singing alongside Himuro. The song, titled 'Safe and Sound', was released on iTunes on April 29, 2009.^[40] 'Safe and Sound' is only heard on the Japanese release of the film; the English release uses Himuro's 'Calling' (the original ending theme for Advent Children) in place of it. He also contributed vocals for the vocal mix of the deadmau5 song 'Professional Griefers'.^[41]

A longtime supporter of the British rock band LostAlone, Way is the executive producer of their second studio album I'm a UFO in This City (2012).^[42]

Way contributed guest vocals to 'Falling in Love Will Kill You' from Wrongchilde's debut solo album Gold Blooded, a pseudonym project from Kill Hannah frontman Mat Devine.^[43]

In 2015, Way co-wrote and contributed backing vocals to the song 'Louder Than Your Love' on Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Black's debut solo album The Shadow Side.^[44][45][46]

Other ventures

1993–present: Writing

Way's first attempt at writing a comic was at the age of 16 in 1993, writing a comic book series called On Raven's Wings, published by Hart D. Fisher's Bonyard Press, which was cancelled after Issue 2 due to losing the art team; he was credited as Garry Way.^[47]

In 2007, Way began writing the comic-book miniseries The Umbrella Academy. Way wrote the story and illustrated the original version, but cartoonist Gabriel Bá redrew the art in the first volume, Apocalypse Suite.^[1]

Apocalypse Suite was first released by Dark Horse Comics in their Free Comic Book Day issue on May 5, 2007.^[48] Since then, an eight-page story has been published entitled 'Safe & Sound', which appeared in a collection of stories entitled MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume One.^[49] The first official issue of The Umbrella Academy was released on September 19, 2007.^[50] The first issue sold out and consequently there was a second printing released on October 17, 2007.^[51]Apocalypse Suite also won the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series.^[52] The next installment of the series, Dallas, was released on November 26, 2008,^[53] and, following speculation that Way had retired indefinitely from comics, a third installment entitled Hotel Oblivion is currently in the works.^[53]

Way and fellow artists Shaun Simon and Becky Cloonan co-created another comic-book series entitled The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, which Way announced at 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. At the 2012 New York Comic Con, the team announced that the first look at the series would be released on 2013's Free Comic Book Day. The series continued the concepts introduced in the My Chemical Romance album of a similar title.^[54]

In 2011, My Chemical Romance stated that Mikey and Gerard were working on another comic book project which they had kept under wraps since mid-2009. As of 2015 nothing of this project has emerged.^[55]

On December 21, 2013, Gerard Way stated that he and Gabriel Bá will be working on parts three and four of his comic book series Umbrella Academy beginning in the new year.^[56]

In a podcast interview on December 31, 2013 with Chris Thompson from Pop Culture Hound, Way discussed his new Umbrella Academy series in more detail and confirmed he would do two volumes back-to-back, with a couple of flashback issues in-between. In addition, he discussed his new comic series All Ages which first appeared as a series of images on his Twitter feed. Although the project doesn't have a publisher or an artist at this stage, he is actively working on the story of cats in high-school who are discovering their place in the world.^[57]

In 2014, it was announced that Way will be making his debut in the Marvel Universe by writing for the alternate universe Spider-Man series Edge of Spider-Verse.^[58] His story introduced Peni Parker, a Japanese-American student who pilots a bio-mechanical suit named SP//dr.^[59]

2001–present: Television

Way promoting his comic book projects with DC Comics at the 2017 WonderCon

In 2001 Way co-created a cartoon with Joe Boyle called The Breakfast Monkey. They pitched it to Cartoon Network, but the network declined to pick up the concept on the grounds that it was too similar to the existing property Aqua Teen Hunger Force.^[60]

In 2013, Way made his television directorial debut on The Hub original series The Aquabats! Super Show!, co-directing and co-writing the season two finale 'The AntiBats!' with series co-creators Christian Jacobs and Jason deVilliers. Additionally, Way's brother Mikey appears in the episode, playing the lead singer of a fictional death metal band called Asthma.^[61][62][63] The following year, the episode was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category for 'Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series'.^[64]

Personal life

Way in 2012

Way struggled with alcoholism and prescription drug addiction for many years but as of 2007 was maintaining sobriety.^[5] In a November 2010 issue of Spin magazine, he said that having become a happier person and feeling more in control, he had been able to enjoy the occasional recreational drink.^[65]

On September 3, 2007, after a concert in Colorado, Way married Lyn-Z, bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence, backstage on the final date of the Projekt Revolution tour. A member of Live Nation's touring staff who was also an ordained minister performed the low-key ceremony.^[66] Their daughter, Bandit Lee Way, was born on May 27, 2009. The family lives in Los Angeles, California.^[67]

In 2014, Way began openly discussing his gender identity struggles online and in interviews. In a Reddit AMA hosted by Way in October 2014, he stated, 'I have always been extremely sensitive to those that have gender identity issues as I feel like I have gone through it as well, if even on a smaller scale. I have always identified a fair amount with the female gender, and began at a certain point in MCR to express this through my look and performance style. So it's no surprise that all of my inspirations and style influences were pushing gender boundaries. Freddy [sic] Mercury, Bowie, Iggy, early glam, T-Rex. Masculinity to me has always made me feel like it wasn't right for me.'^[68][69][70]

In January 2015, Way was featured in The Boyzine, an independent zine published by SWMRS frontman Cole Becker. Way again discussed his gender identity, commenting, 'I never really subscribed to the archetype masculinity growing up, I had no interest in sports or anything like that. There was a time where I was called a girl so often that when I discovered the idea of transgenderism I considered myself to be more of a girl. So I identify with trans people and women a lot because I was a girl to a lot of people growing up.'^[71]

Discography

My Chemical Romance

• I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002)
• Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004)
• The Black Parade (2006)
• Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010)

Solo

Studio albums

• Hesitant Alien (2014)

Other recordings

• 'O Waly, Waly' (2014)^[72]
• 'Pinkish' / 'Don't Try' (2016)^[73]
• 'Into the Cave We Wander' (2016)^[74]
• 'Baby You're a Haunted House' (2018)^[75]
• 'Getting Down the Germs' (2018)^[34]
• 'Dasher' (featuring Lydia Night, 2018)^[76]
• 'Hazy Shade of Winter' (featuring Ray Toro, 2019)^[77]
• 'Happy Together' (featuring Ray Toro, 2019)^[78]

Guest performances

• 'Jet Black New Year' (by Thursday, backing vocals, 2002)
• 'Devil in Mexico' (by Murder by Death, backing vocals, 2003)
• 'Barnabus Collins Has More Skeletons in His Closet than Vincent Price' (by The Oval Portrait, backing vocals, 2003)
• 'From My Cold Dead Hands' (by The Oval Portrait, backing vocals, 2003)
• 'Kill the Music' (by Every Time I Die, backing vocals, 2005)
• 'Graduation Day' (by Head Automatica, backing vocals, 2006)
• 'In Defense of the Genre' (by Say Anything, backing vocals, 2007)
• 'Safe and Sound' (by Kyosuke Himuro, vocals, 2009)
• 'My Space' (by Evelyn Evelyn, backing vocals, 2010)
• 'Professional Griefers' (by Deadmau5, vocals, 2012)
• 'Falling in Love (Will Kill You)' (by Wrongchilde, vocals, 2014)
• 'Louder Than Your Love' (by Andy Black, backing vocals, 2016)^[79]
• 'Sailor in a Life Boat' (by Euringer, backing vocals, 2018)^[80]

Remixes

• 'Sleep When I'm Dead' (Remix 4) (by The Cure, remix with Julien-K, 2008)

Bibliography

Story credits

Series

• On Raven's Wings #1–2 (penciller Jose Santos, inker Dana Greene, letterer T. Warren Montgomery, cover artist Rob Nemeth, Boneyard Press, 1994)
• The Umbrella Academy
  • Apocalypse Suite #1–6 (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, cover artist James Jean, Dark Horse Comics, 2007–2008)
  • Dallas #1–6 (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, Dark Horse, 2008–2009)
  • Hotel Oblivion #1–7 (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Nick Filardi, letterer Nate Piekos, Dark Horse, 2018–2019)
• The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1–6 (co-writer Shaun Simon, artist Becky Cloonan, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Nate Piekos, Dark Horse, 2013–2014)
• Doom Patrol (vol. 6) #1–12 (artist Nick Derington, colorist Tamra Bonvillain, letterer Todd Klein, guest artist Mike Allred, guest colorist Laura Allred, additional inker Tom Fowler, Young Animal, 2016–2018)
• Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #1–12 (co-writer Jon Rivera, artist Michael Avon Oeming, colorist Nick Filardi, letterer Clem Robins, Young Animal, 2016–2017)

Short stories and single issues

• The Umbrella Academy
  • 'Mon Dieu!' (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Jason Hvam, appeared on darkhorse.com, 2006)
  • '...But the Past Ain't Through with You.' (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in Free Comic Book Day 2007, Dark Horse, 2007)
  • 'Safe & Sound' (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in MySpace Dark Horse Presents #1, Dark Horse, 2007)
  • 'Anywhere but Here' (artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Dave Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in MySpace Dark Horse Presents #12, Dark Horse, 2008)
• 'The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: Dead Satellites' (co-writer Shaun Simon, artist Becky Cloonan, colorist Dan Jackson, letterer Nate Piekos, appeared in Free Comic Book Day 2013, Dark Horse, 2013)
• 'One Thing's for Sure: SP//dr Is Still Intact' (artist Jack Wyatt, colorist Ian Herring, letterer Clayton Cowles, appeared in Edge of Spider-Verse #5, Marvel Comics, 2014)
• 'Untitled' (artist Philip Bond, colorist Hi-Fi, letterer Sal Cipriano, appeared in Vertigo Quarterly CMYK #3: Yellow, Vertigo, 2014)
• 'DC's Young Animal Mixtape' (artist Mike Allred, colorist Laura Allred, letterer Carlos M. Mangual, appeared in DC's Young Animal Mixtape Sampler #1, Young Animal, 2017)
• 'Joan of Arc' (artist Marley Zarcone, colorist Hi-Fi, letterer Aditya Bidikar, appeared in Femme Magnifique, ISBN978-0985712044, Hi-Fi Academy Press, 2017)
• 'Milk Wars' Part One (co-writer Steve Orlando, artists Aco, colorists Tamra Bonvillain and Marissa Louise, letterer Clem Robins, additional artist Hugo Petrus, appeared in JLA/Doom Patrol Special #1, DC Comics/Yong Animal, 2018)
• 'Untitled' (artist Robert Wilson IV, colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick, letterer Ryan Ferrier, appeared in The Secret Loves of Geeks, ISBN978-1506704739, Dark Horse, 2018)
• 'Milk Wars' Part Four (co-writer Steve Orlando; artists Dale Eaglesham and Nick Derington; colorists Tamra Bonvillain and Marissa Louise; letterer Clem Robins; additional artists Sonny Liew, Ibrahim Moustafa, Michael Avon Oeming, and Marley Zarcone; appeared in Doom Patrol/JLA Special #1; DC/Yong Animal; 2018)
• 'Edge of Spider-Geddon' Part Two (co-writer Lonnie Nadler and Zac Thompson, artist Alberto Alburquerque, colorist Tríona Farrell, letterer Cory Petit, additional artist Jack Wyatt, additional colorist Ian Herring, appeared in Edge of Spider-Geddon #2, Marvel, 2018)

Interior art credits

• 'Even Gunfighters Get the Willies' (writer Deb Picker, appeared in The Big Book of the Weird Wild West, ISBN978-1563893612, Paradox Press, 1998)

Cover art credits

• The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 (variant) (Dark Horse, 2007)
• Rex Mundi (vol. 2) #15 (cover colorist Dave Stewart, Dark Horse, 2008)
• The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1 (1:50 variant) (Dark Horse, 2013)
• The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1 (Ghost variant) (Dark Horse, 2013)
• Neverboy #1 (variant) (Dark Horse, 2015)

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74. ^Lu, Alexander (2016-10-10). 'If you got Gerard Way's and Ray Toro's Cassette at NYCC, consider yourself rich'. The Beat. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
75. ^Blais-Billie, Braudie (2018-10-25). 'My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Shares New Solo Song: Listen'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
76. ^Wilson-Taylor, James (2018-12-14). 'Gerard Way Drops New Song 'Dasher' & Festive Video'. Rock Sound. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
77. ^Romain, Lindsey (2019-01-24). 'Listen to Gerard Way's New Umbrella Academy Song, 'Hazy Shade of Winter''. Nerdist Industries. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
78. ^Daly, Rhian (2019-02-08). 'Listen to Gerard Way's cover of The Turtles' 'Happy Together''. NME. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
79. ^'Louder Than Your Love'. YouTube. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
80. ^Campbell, Rachel (2018-10-10). 'Hear Gerard Way sing on Jimmy Urine's new track, 'Sailor In A Life Boat''. Alternative Press. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

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Hesitant Alien is the debut studio album by Gerard Way, former lead singer of the American rock band My Chemical Romance, released in the US on September 29, 2014 and on September 30 worldwide. It was officially announced in May 2014, although demos of the songs 'Zero Zero' and 'Millions' have circulated since 2012. The album was produced by Doug McKean, known for his work as recording engineer on a number of projects with producer Rob Cavallo, including several releases by My Chemical Romance. Hesitant Alien received mostly positive reviews, and was a moderate commercial success reaching No. 16 on the US Billboard 200 and some international charts. To support the album, Way assembled a touring band made up of select musicians who contributed to the album and were called 'The Hormones'.

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Background[edit]

On March 22, 2013, My Chemical Romance officially disbanded. This was followed by the release of a greatest hits album entitled May Death Never Stop You a year later. Having recently signed with Warner Bros. Records, Gerard went on to announce the beginning of his solo career with the release of an advance-single, 'Action Cat', on June 11, 2014.^[8] This was accompanied by a new website featuring concept artwork for the album and a new logo.^[9] The album's first single, 'No Shows', was released on August 18, 2014.^[10] 'Millions', the second single, was released on November 17, anticipated by a music video released on October 6.^[11]

Release and promotion[edit]

'No Shows' was released to radio on August 25, 2014.^[12]Hesitant Alien was released on September 29, in the UK, and a day later in the U.S.^[5] Pre-orders for both the vinyl and CD versions of the album became available in August, featuring a T-shirt and promotional zine created specifically for the pre-orders.^[13] On September 29, 2014, Way premiered Hesitant Alien on the online platform VyRT during a listening party with album commentary.^[14] The following month, Way and The Hormones appeared as the musical guest on an episode of Conan.^[15] They also toured extensively throughout the world in 2014 and 2015, and performed at several festivals.^[16] In February and March 2015, Way performed at Soundwave festival in Australia.^[17] On Record Store Day 2016, Way released two exclusive, unreleased tracks from Hesitant Alien titled 'Don't Try' and 'Pinkish'.^[18]

Critical reception[edit]

The album has received very positive reviews. David McLaughlin from Rock Sound magazine stated that some of the songs from the album were some of the best Way has written to date, labelling the album as alternative rock. He also stated that it is nothing like the efforts made into the albums of My Chemical Romance.^[27] Jason Pettigrew from Alternative Press said: 'Now in his late-30s, he’s going back to the things that turned him on, pretentious ’70s glam-rock, fractured ’80s post-punk and all the English sonic conventions of ’90s Britpop and shoegazer noise', and that the album 'has enough requisite cool and clamor to insure [sic] he stays both relevant and remarkably vibrant'.^[21]

Hesitant Alien topped the 'Ten Essential Albums Of 2014' list in Alternative Press.^[21] The album was included at number 24 on Rock Sound's 'Top 50 Albums of the Year' list.^[28] The album was included at number 4 on Kerrang!'s 'The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014' list.^[29]

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

The Hormones[edit]

• Gerard Way – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, piano, bass guitar(on tracks 1 and 3), keyboards(on track 10)
• Ian Fowles – lead guitar, percussion (on track 9)
• Matt Gorney – bass guitar, piano (on track 1), guitars (on track 4), percussion (on track 9), backing vocals (on track 5)
• Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
• James Dewees – keyboards

Additional musicians[edit]

• Jason Freese – horn(on tracks 3 and 9)
• Tom Rasulo – percussion (on track 2)
• Mikey Way – backing vocals (on track 5)
• Sabina Olague – spoken word (on track 7)

Production[edit]

• Doug McKean – production
• Tom Rasulo – engineer
• Andrew Law – assistant engineer
• Gerardo 'Jerry' Ordonez – assistant engineer
• Zach Mauldin – assistant engineer
• Lance Sumner – assistant engineer
• Tchad Blake – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Gerard Way – art direction
• Norman Wonderly – art direction

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

Citations

1. ^ ^ab'Gerard Way Explains Why He Went Britpop With 'Hesitant Alien' - Rolling Stone'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
2. ^ ^ab'Gerard Way talks independence, alternative influences & making art - Fuse'. Fuse. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
3. ^ ^abcLarson, Jeremy (September 30, 2014). 'Album Review: Former My Chemical Frontman Gerard Way Graduates to Glossy Britpop on 'Hesitant Alien''. Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
4. ^ ^abWright, Lisa (September 24, 2014). 'Gerard Way – 'Hesitant Alien''. NME. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
5. ^ ^abc'Gerard Way - Hesitant Alien'. TeamRock. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
6. ^ ^abMaxwell, Emily (September 30, 2014). 'Gerard Way: Hesitant Alien'. American Songwriter. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
7. ^'Gerard Way Announces First Solo Album Hesitant Alien For September 2014 Release'. music.mxdwn.com. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
8. ^'Gerard Way premieres new song, 'Action Cat''. Alternative Press. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
9. ^'My Chemical Romance Singer Gerard Way Releases Debut Solo Album 'Hesitant Alien' See Full Tracklist Here'. Hallels.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
10. ^'Alter The Press!: Gerard Way Premieres New Song 'No Shows' on BBC Radio One'. Alterthepress.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
11. ^Jon Stickler. 'Gerard Way Posts Video For New Single Millions'. Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
12. ^'FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock'. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
13. ^Gerard Way. 'Gerard Way'. Gerardway.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
14. ^'Gerard VyRT Listening Party'. My Chemical Romance. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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18. ^'AP staff picks for Record Store Day 2016'. Alternative Press. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
19. ^'Reviews for Hesitant Alien by Gerard Way'. Metacritic. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
20. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Hesitant Alien – Gerard Way'. AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
21. ^ ^abcPettigrew, Jason (September 9, 2014). 'Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien'. Alternative Press. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
22. ^Simpson, Dave (September 25, 2014). 'Gerard Way: Hesitant Alien review – a confident, swaggering set of songs'. The Guardian. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
23. ^'Gerard Way: Hesitant Alien'. Mojo (252): 120. November 2014.
24. ^Khomami, Nadia (September 28, 2014). 'Gerard Way: Hesitant Alien review – My Chemical Romance goes Britpop'. The Observer. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
25. ^'Gerard Way: Hesitant Alien'. Q (340): 120. November 2014.
26. ^Spanos, Brittany (September 29, 2014). 'Hesitant Alien'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
27. ^McLaughlin, David (October 2014). 'Gerard Way - Hesitant Alien'. www.rocksound.tv (192). Rock Sound. Rock Sound. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
28. ^Bird, ed. 2015, p. 26
29. ^Emily (March 18, 2015). 'The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014'. Kerrang!. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
30. ^'ヘジタント・エイリアン / ジェラルド・ウェイ 時代を駆け抜けてきたマイ・ケミカル・ロマンスのフロントマンによる、キャリア初のソロ・アルバãƒ! 彼のアート・センスの総てをぶつける、ジェラルド・ウェイ色を前面に押し出した快作の登å´! 日本先行発売。 日本盤のみボーナス・トラック1曲収録'. CDJapan.
31. ^'Australiancharts.com – Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien'. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
32. ^'GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 40, 2014'. Chart-Track. IRMA.
33. ^'Charts.org.nz – Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien'. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
34. ^'Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
35. ^'Gerard Way | Artist | Official Charts'. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
36. ^'2014-10-11 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive - Official Charts'. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
37. ^ ^abcHesitant Alien - Gerard Way - Awards at AllMusic
38. ^'Gerard Way Hesitant Alien (Digital Download - Warner Bros. #)'. AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
39. ^'Gerard Way Hesitant Alien (CD - Reprise #9362493721)'. AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
40. ^'Gerard Way Hesitant Alien (LP - Reprise #9362493722)'. AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

Sources

• Bird, Ryan, ed. (January 2015). 'Top 50 Albums of the Year'. Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (195). ISSN1465-0185.

External links[edit]

• Hesitant Alien at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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