Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:32am ET by  
Comments (0)

, , , , , , , ,

Gerard Way admits alcohol returned him to 'dark place'

Gerard Way has revealed that he succumbed to alcohol addiction before the break-up of My Chemical Romance.

The singer has had troubles with prescription drugs in the past, but he told NME that he fell foul of drink more recently.

Way said: "I relapsed, not into drugs but booze. I was self-medicating again to get through, and I'd forgotten how miserable that made me. It took me to the dark place again, but there was more at stake this time. I started to face the hypothetical reality of [my daughter] Bandit not having a father."

"I started taking that seriously, thinking, 'I want her to have a dad. A guy that's present. Because one way or another – either by death or by asylum, she's gonna be fatherless if I keep this up'."

He added that it was a choice between 'breaking the band or breaking me'.

Way meanwhile is due to perform at this weekend's Reading and Leeds festivals.

Follow us: @Pressparty on Twitter Pressparty on Facebook.

Watch Gerard Way's 'No Shows' video below: