One night in 2006, as My Chemical Romance toured Europe in support of The Black Parade, singer Gerard Way was in a buoyant and talkative mood ahead of a show in a small theatre in Milan. Sitting in the band’s dressing room, he spoke at length to former Kerrang! writer Paul Elliott about the creation of their then-new album, the influences that shaped My Chemical Romance, the infamous Reading Festival performance in which the band were bottled by Slayer fans – and with remarkable honesty, he revealed the truth about his battles with drug and alcohol dependency. This interview has never been published until now… Let’s start with The Black Parade and what this album represents. Was it always the intention to make such a grand statement?Gerard Way (vocals): ...