Article: There's something of the night about him My Chemical Romance University of Newcastle NEWCASTLE Gang Of Four University of Leeds LEEDS

`This is the second song I ever wrote. It's about being stabbed in the kindergarten." Gerard Way, singer with rising New Jersey "emo" stars My Chemical Romance, says this with a delicious combination of deadpan matter-of-factness and just a sprinkling of mischief. Considering the fact that he introduces another song as being about the time that he (yes, he) got pregnant, you might want to take it all with a scoop of Saxa.

Rock has a vacancy sign swinging in the shop window. While Manson is apparently on a sabbatical and Placebo disappear until 2006, there's a gap for a photogenic, eyeliner-smeared star with something of the night about him.

Into town, with perfect timing, swings Mr Way - ...

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