My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way says the band’s as-yet-untitled new album is a scathing attack on reality TV music shows like American idol and the UK’s X Factor.
Speaking to Spinner.com, Way said the follow-up to 2006’s The Black Parade is a reaction to "the world at the moment."
"There's a definite undercurrent of fame versus working class, people having stuff handed to them with zero talent versus working class kids that start a band," he said. "Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends - rock 'n' roll is dangerous and rock 'n' roll should piss people off. Right now, there's not a lot of that happening. What it is is a lot of people trying to be famous. That seems to be the goal."
"It's bled into rock. It came from other places, but it's bled into rock 'n' roll and kind of tainted it a bit," he continued. "This record is really a response to that as well."
As for the question of MCR cashing in on their fame, Way added:
"Instead of us panicking and trying to see where we can grab the money or grab the opportunity, we just wrote music instead. We tried to write a great record; that was our response to things. I think that writing a great record will sell records these days, as opposed to doing every other fucking thing that people seem to be doing to sell a record."
The band's new album will be released early next year through Warner Bros.
Damn. Best live band SHOULD have been Green D