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My Chemical Romance Lash Out at 'Overprivileged' Fans

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For some fans, watching My Chemical Romance perform on 'Conan' tonight to launch their brand new single, 'Sing' -- which also features a previously unheard version of 'The Ghost of You' as the B-side -- is as close as they may get to seeing the New Jersey rockers in concert.

After their exhaustive 'The Black Parade' tour, the band is now only playing major markets, which has enraged some of their more vocal supporters who see My Chemical Romance bypassing their hometown as a colossal snub.

"It's so hard these days. The touring industry is rough," guitarist Frank Iero tells Spinner. "If you don't go to every single town then you have 11-year-old overprivileged brats tweeting, 'You didn't come to my city and now I f---ing hate you!'"

In the wake of their massively successful but grueling three-year tour for 'The Black Parade' -- a tour that saw the band blamed for the suicide of a British teen, prompting the British paper The Daily Mail to label them as "one of the foremost ... 'suicide cult' bands" -- My Chemical Romance wilfully shed their emo tag and the accompanying stigma, shifting from grandiose songs to punchier, more punky material.

Watch My Chemical Romance Perform 'Sing' on 'Conan'

Ushered in by the release of 'Danger Days: The Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys' in November, this new chapter represents a different approach to touring, namely less time on the road, which, given Iero and singer Gerard Way are both recent fathers, is welcomed by the band.

Though it has inspired several Kanye-esque twitter rants from some less empathetic fans.

Yet, despite the ramifications, Iero claims that the decision to prioritize was ultimately the right one for the members of My Chemical Romance.

"There's not enough hours in a day and there's not enough days in the year and you can't do it for everybody, and it's a shame, because you want to be able to," he says.

"We love to play but at a certain point you have to do things for yourself."

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choliecole

I really love them and wish I could see them now...I understand why they would do the bigger venues they have sooooo many fans

March 03 2011 at 9:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tiff

I am traveling 3 hours to see them this year and its going to cost me around £150 (a lot to me) but its worth every penny to see a band who means so much to me. These kids don't know how lucky they are that MCR are very dedicated to their fans and like to give back the love they recieve.

February 10 2011 at 12:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ParanoiaViolence

go Frank. I have drive two hrs to see them this tour. ohh well. gonnabe jammin to MCR the whole way. As my friend Brandi from My CHemical Freak says" If you like a band drive your ass to a town they are playing in. If you are a teen and can’t… do what I did… Wait till you have your own money and your own vehicle and go then"

January 20 2011 at 2:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MarieArt

Seriously what Frank said made me nearly fall over from laughing because he's so true and honest. They CAN'T go to every city and I understand some fans getting mad, but damn, give the poor men a break. They're leaving their family at home and becoming sleep deprived for us, and their last tour was extremely long. Like Frank said, "There's not enough hours in a day and there's not enough days in the year and you can't do it for everybody, and it's a shame, because you want to be able to."

haha. I would not call that 'lashing out'. haha "11 year old over-privileged brats" he's a riot! And the touring industry is hard, I used to schedule shows and it's hard to schedule a band in, get the money to pay the venue, call the band and make sure their available, advertise, door/ticket prices, fire marshals, security, [insert more here] big hassle.

January 19 2011 at 4:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Noor

All I have to say to Frank Iero is... YOU GO GURL! Show 'em what you got and blow their minds when you do. ;D

xoxo,
chixieme

January 19 2011 at 12:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hannah

Good for them. Little girls need to understand that family means more than making others happy.

January 18 2011 at 9:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply