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My chemical romance has a lot of influences. For the purpose of this website to be as truthful and honest as possible, I will only be using quotes I can confirm are from the members.
Gerard Way has stated “we love bands like Queen, where it's huge and majestic, but also bands like Black Flag and the Misfits, who would go absolutely crazy". He also responded “Iron Maiden, Misfits, Black Flag, Classical music, Brit-pop, At The Gates, The Descendants, umm, [AAAA] who else, Pantera.” when asked who MCR’s influences were in 2003.
Frank iero is quoted in saying “When it came time for me to go and find out about my own stuff, I think I gravitated towards the DIY punk rock and hardcore uh that was happening in Jersey and New York at the time.”