and she did it to support us, so did my dad. He always
played in bands, but he still worked 6 or 7 jobs to support
the family.”
With Leathermouth, Skeleton Crew, and My Chemical
Romance it’s needless to say he has a full plate, which
leaves him with little down time. “I really don’t ever have a
day off. If I do I usually just sleep the whole day.” Iero says
with a laugh. It isn’t unlikely for the young New Jersey
native to fly out to the West Coast on the red eye during a
day off tour to do merch for Skeleton Crew or film a TV
spot like he just did for Kat Von D’s new show LA Ink,
which is set to air this fall.
“It’s kind of hard sometimes. You get really tired and worn
out, but in the end it pays off. You have to work hard for it
pay off.”
It’s hard to imagine that this is the same Frank Iero
that everyone met 3 years ago during 2005 when they
wereplastered all over MTV . The short kid from Jersey,
the kid who was just a few credits away from a
psychology degree before dropping out,
“I had two jobs, was in a band and went to school.
I never felt like I belonged in college. I just had to
do the music to survive.” He explains. “I just really felt like I
was wasting my time [in college] because I wasn’t learning
anything about touring or being in a band. That’s something
that you just have to do, leave home and never turn back.”
Iero continues.
There is one thing, however, that Iero will never turn his
back on and that is New Jersey. Belleville may be his
birthplace but he loves all of Jersey. Iero could care less
what Jersey’s MO is, be it dirty, dangerous or
whatever. “Every city has its streets that you
feel uncomfortable walking down, or worry
about your car getting broken into, or
people get killed. It happens in Jersey too,
but what are you going to do? I love
Jersey man.” He says as he pauses,
“As a kid I had a great time, I never
hated Jersey. I never went through
that whole thing of ‘man I have to get
out of this town,’ or anything like that. I’ll never leave
played in bands, but he still worked 6 or 7 jobs to support
the family.”
With Leathermouth, Skeleton Crew, and My Chemical
Romance it’s needless to say he has a full plate, which
leaves him with little down time. “I really don’t ever have a
day off. If I do I usually just sleep the whole day.” Iero says
with a laugh. It isn’t unlikely for the young New Jersey
native to fly out to the West Coast on the red eye during a
day off tour to do merch for Skeleton Crew or film a TV
spot like he just did for Kat Von D’s new show LA Ink,
which is set to air this fall.
“It’s kind of hard sometimes. You get really tired and worn
out, but in the end it pays off. You have to work hard for it
pay off.”
It’s hard to imagine that this is the same Frank Iero
that everyone met 3 years ago during 2005 when they
wereplastered all over MTV . The short kid from Jersey,
the kid who was just a few credits away from a
psychology degree before dropping out,
“I had two jobs, was in a band and went to school.
I never felt like I belonged in college. I just had to
do the music to survive.” He explains. “I just really felt like I
was wasting my time [in college] because I wasn’t learning
anything about touring or being in a band. That’s something
that you just have to do, leave home and never turn back.”
Iero continues.
There is one thing, however, that Iero will never turn his
back on and that is New Jersey. Belleville may be his
birthplace but he loves all of Jersey. Iero could care less
what Jersey’s MO is, be it dirty, dangerous or
whatever. “Every city has its streets that you
feel uncomfortable walking down, or worry
about your car getting broken into, or
people get killed. It happens in Jersey too,
but what are you going to do? I love
Jersey man.” He says as he pauses,
“As a kid I had a great time, I never
hated Jersey. I never went through
that whole thing of ‘man I have to get
out of this town,’ or anything like that. I’ll never leave
matter how many places I have seen or traveled to that I have always wanted to see, nothing beats Jersey.” Iero confesses.
“I guess it’s like they say home is where the heart is.”
“I guess it’s like they say home is where the heart is.”
Jersey.” He explains. “It will always be near and dear to my heart and no