Pop Quiz: My Chemical Romance

Pop Quiz: My Chemical Romance

Aidin Vaziri | To finish their third and latest album, "The Black Parade," the members of New Jersey screamo giants My Chemical Romance had to battle depression, drug addiction and real-life ghosts. All in a day's work, says front man Gerard Way of the disc that owes its inspiration to Queen and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," contains the epic hit singles "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Famous Last Words," and even features a cameo by Liza Minnelli.

Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance
Q: You recorded "The Black Parade" in a haunted house.
A: Right.
Q: You lost your girlfriend of six years.
A: Right.
Q: Your brother nearly had a mental breakdown.
A: Right.
Q: And you pretty much became homeless.
A: Yeah.
Q: Was it worth it?
A: That's a really interesting question. The answer is yes. I think that's OK. A lot of things come at a high cost emotionally. Was it worth it? Yeah, because what we made is so unique and the ultimate form of self-expression. It's one of the loudest self-expressing records. So I think anything we may have lost was completed by the record.