Kevin Smith's SModcast - Interview with Mikey and Gerard Way (My Chemical Bromance)

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Listen to Kevin Smith have a playdate with Mikey & Gerard Way. You'll hear things about their past you've never heard before.
The episode, co-written by Gerard is called "Anti-Bats Are Go" and he describes it as "the Superman II version of The Aquabats." The episode features a thrashcore band called Asthma, and Mikey Way makes his acting debut playing the singer.
The brothers also discuss the challenges of writing music after being on the road for an extended period of time and how that translated to 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys, the their musical upbringings, including the music they listened to when they were young and their first bands: an instrumental metal band pronounced "Drakkora," a Rites Of Spring and Promise Ring-esque band, Raygun Jones, and a punk band called Nancy Drew.

[@trashchildjpeg]

Mikey: *says literally anything Kevin Smith: oh My GOD??? You are so perfect! You absolute angel perfect boy. I love you.

[@living_underneath_my_skin4759]

i relate to kevin smith

[@magsm1989]

literally all of us tbh

[@sometimesicryovermcrsongs]

I mean, he's not lying

[@musicfan20]

literally me

[@dizzybatz]

he’s so real for that

[@emilyvale2834]

this is honestly the most I've ever heard Mikey talk in one interview

[@ellamustdie]

well...the interview is pretty long

[@Sewer.dwelling.rat.]

I was literally just about to comment this

[@mollybrolly3523]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGqqe5SEa7Ccf8k I would like to challenge you

[@zemoapologist32]

That's because the only time Mikey talks is when it's him and one other person being interviewed

[@xocheee]

he keeps calling mikey adorable .... FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT

[@_yuhkami]

LITERALLY!!,

[@theresurrectionist9710]

"that bad?" "that bad" "that sad?" "that sad"

[@bonbon2225]

the resurrectionist “that fast?” “That fast”

[@abikeefe1398]

I just realized that Mikey and Gee actually kinda do sound a lot alike.

[@jenniferlee9577]

yeah sometimes I can't tell them apart when I don't have video

[@cadikai]

Yea, I though gerard was talking when all the sudden I hear the same voice but a bit deeper and I was like wtf is happening

[@milessharman8518]

Yes

[@Sewer.dwelling.rat.]

NumbersLettersandLove Mikey sounds so much like my uncle it’s scary

[@virikan3518]

@@Sewer.dwelling.rat. moikey IS y o u r u n c l e

[@madiboggs6385]

"You guys are adorable" me: I KNOW RIGHT

[@ladyjennalyn]

This is the cutest thing ever. I melt when Mikey talks. That picture of them is insanely hot.

[@katiec2051]

They're literally the most adorable adults in the history of the human race

[@rsethrn9947]

ikr!

[@AlleyCatAlex]

Katie Kat YES

[@macpollen]

Katie Kat their more the child adults.

[@brettcooper3893]

But, literally, they are?

[@forensickd]

“I discovered comics, not girls.” Ugh me

[@jadebeall7443]

So after the world's longest introduction (which is actually pretty interesting if you sit through it) Gerard and Mikey come in at 22:45

[@onetrueluckygirl2028]

THANK YOU

[@MidNightZombieRawR]

Charlie Bradbury OMG THNKS SO MUCH

[@bangchanns]

+Charlie Bradbury CHARLIE

[@iwanttodie3759]

+Jade Beall thanks

[@lilyfern6395]

Jade Beall Thank you!

[@Villeful]

Gerard/Mikey's laughs during this are absolutely hilarious.

[@emilyvale2834]

ikr

[@danaknight3528]

I love how when they get excited and then they all talk at the same time and you can't understand what they are saying XD

[@sesamenoel1510]

“You are the ultimate little brother man”

[@zufgh]

This is probably the best Smodcast episode. The instant chemistry and camaraderie between the three just makes it such a joy to listen to. And it's funny as hell, obviously.

[@tjgamerwolf3336]

*chemistry*

[@virikan3518]

C h e m i s t r y -

[@AmyAberrant]

"It's like a chimp making it to the moon!" Luther: * Stares into camera *

[@virikan3518]

Amy Aberrant HAH

[@ughb3lla]

PAHAHAHA

[@han-gk4ko]

I really wish my little sister was like Mikey. She hates me.

[@iwanttodie3759]

+Hannah WhoLock same but with my 4 brothers and 1 sis (1 of them put the middle finger up at me when I was 3)

[@jumpstreetdepp]

same with my sister

[@callasiegrist6979]

My older brother wishes I was never born : (

[@kendradelgado6626]

Same. I'm also not very fond of her because her attitude sucks.

[@callasiegrist6979]

Wow, this is a sibling therapy group if I've ever seen one

[@J.3.16.17]

This is hands down the best Way brothers interview, ever.

[@faith4disney]

"The Black Parade got blacker!"

[@roseuhleeoak1311]

For all those who want to skip to where Gerard and Mikey join in: 22:45

[@ameliaclark1754]

THANK YOU

[@Villeful]

Thank you ^-^

[@melissasalvatore5893]

Da real MVP!! 🏆

[@dylanmohess440]

Castiel Novak CAS?

[@macpollen]

Thank you

[@kelseyzee3277]

Can I just note that I love this interview more than anything. 4 hours of in depth stories with the Way brothers. Like this is GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@faeblesmith]

mikey's laugh just killed me tbh

[@lanahoward2209]

Note to self:Move to Jersey and start a band. P.S. Avoid the knockout game.

[@lanahoward2209]

***** I dont know the difference. I'm a country pumpkin from the midwet.

[@alexdh9377]

I'd happly join you. The posible next best thing since MCR. lol

[@ramyad2571]

Lana Howard Note to self: stay in Jersey and start a band,but dont ever perform on March 22

[@plyeeseforgettofalldown6370]

Note to self: Switch from acoustic to electric guitar, and actually make friends to start a band with

[@macpollen]

HEY I AM A SAXOPHONE PLAYER. Can I join?

[@isabellechambers7603]

Here's something to ponder on..... The band broke up 3 months after this podcast

[@alexajaimes9748]

STAHP! NO! TOO SOON!

[@dyzzee7861]

Isabelle Chambers can you really call it breaking up when they all agreed that they had accomplished what they wanted as a band

[@christianpatton9032]

Alexa Jaimes its been 4 years, get over it. That's not "too soon"

[@alexajaimes9748]

Christian Patton I know it's been 4 years, you don't have to remind me... ;-;

[@plyeeseforgettofalldown6370]

dang

[@Vampirerezz]

Kevin calling mikey cute or adorable multiple times is high-key me

[@dragonballz462]

It funny how if you.listen closely you can hear there coffee cups hit the table. I love how Kevin just though Mikey was the cutest thing ever and that they were twinks but I love how Mikey said Frankie lol awesome

[@jusosa]

Dude Mikey is the most adorbs thing ever

[@underscorekimaya3854]

True

[@weeb5149]

he is

[@AmyAberrant]

"The sweetest muhfuckin twinks you'll ever meet in your life!" True.

[@theductductgoose]

47:20 .... dude you could not have been more accurate in that prediction

[@lydiareynolds2631]

😭😭😭😭

[@SqweakySqwizard]

"At age 15 you thought you were done?" *"That's what living in New Jersey's like"* Truer words have never been spoken

[@astra8308]

So acfurate

[@arcticfoxinsox]

The story about Gerard being held up with a gun to his head is the wildest shit ever 1:14:00. Also the way Mikey just casually mentioned that his coworker got beat to death with a bat?!

[@ninetytwosies]

the way mikey mentioned huh. what.

[@CarnageCandyy]

a sitcom about the Way brothers, sign me up!!

[@BREAKOUT444]

I discovered Kevin Smith because of this podcast, and I'm so fucking glad I did. He's one of my favorite people on the planet. Check out anything and everything he's touched.

[@AlleyCatAlex]

James Montegomery yEA hes great

[@vo1dn]

Gerard looks amazing in that picture

[@JessSGWhatIsJessUpTo]

This is fantastic, Gerard talks about going to an art school & commuting & waking up at 5..It's funny cause that's what I'm going through these past years. lol

[@cicikyuu2429]

23:55 - 23:59 I'M JUST IMAGINING THAT AND I'M LITERALLY DEAD THAT'S SO CUTE

[@AlleyCatAlex]

Dude their grandma was so cool

[@plyeeseforgettofalldown6370]

at least an hour of Mikey Way talking? SIGN ME UP.

[@kyragrayc]

Hearing about Mikey’s non-eating makes my heart break 🥺

[@xo_oblivion]

Oh, they did ceramics with their grandma, no wonder they like mugs so much!

[@danielesposito5051]

Best My Chemical Romance interview ever made.

[@bestkilljoyy]

Ive never noticed how much Gerard and Mikey sound alike

[@emilyvale2834]

the interviewer is fucking amazing honestly

[@terrykawve8532]

emily vale Because it's Kevin Smith, the accidentally successful director, writer, and nerd

[@inkedantivirus6469]

I love this podcaster already. He's so nice and stuff.

[@mishapleaseslaymyentireexi4805]

Yeah Kevin smith is an angel

[@deanaalcantara126]

Three of my favorite people in one podcast. I have been missing MCR a lot lately. God bless the way brothers. 💔💔💋

[@bestkilljoyy]

Every interview that Mikey talks a lot or is very animated, never has a video to go along with it.

[@natalievargo7625]

It's because he's camera shy

[@drainedeyes4268]

Once a year or so I come back to this podcast, it's literally the best ever. My favorite director with my favorite musicians - the shit.

[@Emma.H06]

WHEN GERARD SAID WE SOUND LIKE HILLBILLIES XD

[@holymischif]

"Hey I'm Mikey." aASDFGJK

[@zemoapologist32]

Love that no one's talking about how Mikey had an eating disorder

[@softbbycharlie3214]

It makes us sad to think about it

[@zemoapologist32]

@@softbbycharlie3214 ignoring it doesnt mkae it go saway though

[@shawnsaporta5121]

and gerard had one too? man i‘m just so sorry for them

[@z.c8896]

If we actually could see the podcast i can imagine mikey smiling and not doing much of the poker face

[@maurakate6197]

i love mikey

[@katieclaus9455]

Mikey is like the best brother EVER. But I love them both and I love the whole band sooooo sooooo much. They are fucking awesome and no matter what they do I will love them and what they do. They save lives, they've saved mine. This are my favorite guys and I love them. Can't wait for the rest of Conventional Weapons. OMG Gerard and Mikey's laugh haha xD. Love you guys. COME TO CHICAGO!!

[@ectober]

HE CALLED THEM TWINKS

[@user-yr8zd8tm9u]

WHEN

[@somewhereherenowherethere]

WHEN!!!2!!2!3!.&2! sry passive aggressive

[@mrbusinesss1]

@@user-yr8zd8tm9u I’m fucking late but at 1:05:50

[@mrbusinesss1]

@@somewhereherenowherethere 1:05:50

[@bm56ify]

"They're best friends~ They do shit togetheeer~" XD

[@DariozArgento]

This is the BEST fucking interview ever.

[@ohruth]

podcast starts at 2:44 interview starts at 22:44

[@theresurrectionist9710]

41:00 THE SHADE

[@shanleecaulfield7064]

Haven't heard this interview before but I gotta say it's probably my fave interview with the Way brothers. The interviewer seems really good at making them feel really comfortable. A great conversation. 🙂

[@underscoreboobee]

“yeah i’m a timid dude” 🥺

[@RockerChicktv1]

I remember listening to this when it came out in high school. I still wish this interview was taped because I would love to watch the interview and not just hear it.

[@AlleyCatAlex]

“You guys are adorable” They aRE

[@erinstone9999]

What's funny is I always thought they would get along well with Kevin Smith long before this interview, as far back as 2005 probably. They're all incredible artists who take pride in being from Jersey, love comics, music, film, etc. I remember in an old interview hearing (or reading) Gerard's take on the ending of the Jay and Silent Bob film, and thinking "why haven't these guys met each other yet?" Fun tidbit, while trying to find that old interview, a google search led me to learn that a Clerks lll is in the works, and my chem are gonna score it! It was set to come out in 2020. Thanks covid.

[@Gerardwayrock]

@🤘🏻🌹🎸 🎸

[@alexdh9377]

I kept giggling. Ah this is so good. Wow Mikey was on the large side too. Yes I still have hope. =D.

[@holymischif]

"Smashing Pumpkins" "The Smiths" "Misfits" "Iron Maiden" AHHH THOSE ARE MY FAVES.

[@RaphaelGLEsguerra]

i just started bursting out laughing when gerard was like "What's a barre chord?" xD

[@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist]

57:27 Mikey no! That's... that's called anorexia Mikey. Unless he's using hyperbole. But it always worries me when people say they stopped eating.

[@crazycarleycoo9685]

Same

[@st-xj7bx]

Ikr :( it's sad I love mikey

[@mikaelaw6743]

Mikey really is the ultimate little brother 🥺

[@katelyncoxson2005]

is it bad that I find it funny that people thought Mikey was gay?

[@ameliaclark1754]

No, I found it funny as well

[@emilymcwhorter7929]

Katelyn Coxson No, considering half of us put him in gay ships *coughsummer2005cough*

[@Mcdonalds_french_fries]

Unicorn liver

[@macpollen]

PETEKY

[@ashdub1012]

Wait, so I keep seeing that Mikey dated Pete (Wentz) during the Warped Tour, but I'm not actually sure if it's true. Can someone please explain this to me if you know?

[@MrsMontanaPearl]

Totally worth 2 hours of my life. On to part 2!

[@XXtoribabyXX1450]

I could be excited about Gerard and Mikey, but one mention of "Sheep in the Big City" and I am immediately a kid again. That show was my crack.

[@Actioncat7]

He fucking finished school the year I was born. God I hate being soooo fucking YOUNG

[@heal7441]

Ryan Jade if you were older, you probably didn't listen to MCR kind of music so be grateful

[@plyeeseforgettofalldown6370]

That’s not that bad actually. I was born much later, in the era of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. You’re pretty lucky.

[@jordantheokay3168]

this video is how I found out about Kevin smith. I am so glad I was spending my time looking up everything My chemical romance that day two years ago :)

[@SuperSethstone]

Glad those guys brought you. It was the other way around for me. I mean I heard of MCR before, but I didn't realize how cool the actual band members were. Then I fell in love with the band. Have you seen all of Kevins movies yet? (it's ok to skip Jersey girl and Copout though lol)

[@jordantheokay3168]

yes I have seen all of them and loved them. it seems good breeds good when it comes to people :) thanks for commenting back :)

[@4kuk]

this is my favorite interview/podcast

[@mmohkaye]

Lol when Gerard went to say charming man he almost said charmless man and I thought BLUR! Then a couple minutes later Mikey mentions Gerard playing Blur. Gerard and Damon are two of my favorite people ever so that was cool!

[@bamabat8435]

Frank is the only dude in this band that sounds like he looks.

[@bal-main915]

what an awesome awesome episode! interesting and entertaining through and though. the host is wonderful! wish there were more mikey & gerard interviews. i love how they keep adding onto eachother's anecdotes simply because they've lived through those things together, it makes all the stories so nice to listen to. mikey sounds like the best brother ever

[@kaleyk6803]

“hey i’m migey” IT NEVER GETS OLD UGH I LOVE HIM

[@missy610]

So Gerard dated a bass player before and now he's married to another one. Seems like he has a thing for female bass players lol

[@Gerardwayrock]

@🤘🏻🌹🎸 🎸

[@ramyad2571]

1:14:42 The sad thing is that i dont doubt this happend. I remember there was gun shootings very close to my mothers house years ago. I wasnt aloud to go to her house anymore. i was like 8-9 years old

[@EmperorNero]

Yeah the guys all of them grew up in the hood of Jersey.

[@derpinderpana8830]

Every time I think about Mikey I just hear that bass line from 'Ambulance' that's such a fucking dope bass line.

[@teddyboiotalks1785]

I just realised it say 'my chemical bromance'

[@christy6631]

Same

[@kornelparoczai1763]

Gerard has a history of dating bass players lmao

[@GennaG]

1:50:57 same, kevin, same.

[@t5dagreat]

Two of my faves, Kevin Smith and MCR! Funniest interview ever! I love the bromance between Kev and the Way brothers! This is great!

[@ROCKETS13131313]

Gerard's laugh!

[@ellen3931]

Don't swear in front of Mikey! He's just a child! (A 34 year old child)

[@iwanttodie3759]

+Your Anime Nightmare yea poor mikey oh well he is playing with his unicorn (the 4 is silent don't forget that)

[@ellen3931]

gerard way is love geard way is life #Mikeycorn It's official This ship has sailed

[@iwanttodie3759]

Your Anime Nightmare haha yea btw the 4 is slinet in mikeys age XD

[@ellen3931]

gerard way is love geard way is life Shhh he is 3 XD

[@ellen3931]

gerard way is love geard way is life Aww so cute xx also I love your name omg XD

[@dogfish9797]

This is like one of my fav interviews ever. Added to my lifr goals now is get famous enough to be interviewed by Kevin Smith' and be this Kevin Smith-approved

[@ThatMcrKid]

54:03 Gerards awkward moan

[@BlueBabyBat]

They are the cutest brothers ever, it's so nice how they get along

[@Heggie42]

Listened to this like 4 times before I played the 22 minute intro...wow, I missed a lot there! Awesome interview / playdate - love it!

[@ughb3lla]

I CANT TAKE HOW MUCH MIKEY TALKS IN THIS I KEEP HAVING TO PAUSE THE VIDEO TO BREATHE

[@handsaretiedtopages]

I was born in Summit! I lived there for the first four years of my life and then moved a couple towns over! That's crazy! It's so weird to hear them talk about Livingston mall which I shop quite often! Ahhhhhhh. All these great New Jersey things.

[@xocheee]

mikey way saying frankie kinda makes me ship frikey... why am i like this

[@feliperodriguez3249]

WHEN DOES HE SAY THAT!!!!!

[@4kuk]

sushifrnk 2:02:30

[@macpollen]

sushifrnk NOPE HE BELONGS TO PETE WENTZ. PETEKY IS REAL AND THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS IT

[@elenasdf]

all you shipping people honestly disgust me

[@zemoapologist32]

@@elenasdf didn't ask. You're just rude

[@tiggsandbits]

Does anyone know where the video of Mikey acting and singing etc is?! If so please send me it :D fully appreciated!

[@seamuspautz7532]

Coming back to listen to this after Smith talked about Gerard on Rogan...and of course THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

[@andi13285]

mikey says slay 52:27

[@bartinaj6991]

After 54 minutes I realized that it didn't say My Chimical ROmance but My Chemical BROmance. :'v I know, I'm stupid

[@tragic3086]

Martina Belen i only realized that when i read this comment

[@macpollen]

Same

[@joshuaha7661]

I would of never noticed that lol

[@abigailsolis5489]

Hey! You're not the only one!

[@AlleyCatAlex]

I LIVE NEAR BUSCH GARDENS I COULD HAVE MET THEM

[@pinkmenace6836]

Gerard’s laugh 🥺🥺

[@birdthany4133]

Has anyone found Gerard's shoulder and bag on the corner of the 9/11 Star-Ledger that mikey talks about at 1:33:19?

[@RheaDemas501]

Birdthany ! I’m not sure I could be totally wrong but this might be it: www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2011/09/hoboken_will_hear_panel_of_loc.html?outputType=amp (It’s the first picture in the article) Gerard might be the one standing in the bottom left corner with a light colored shirt, black hair, and black or dark hip bag.

[@ambrosia9185]

@Zahrah Arif Yeah, I think that was him. That's so crazy!