Frank Anthony Iero was born on October 31st, 1981 (making him a Scorpio),
in Belleville, New Jersey (which he prefers to big cities such as New York or
L.A.). Not many people know how to say his last name, which is correctly
pronounced "eye-year-oh". Frank Iero Frank is 5'4'' and has hazel eyes with a
dark drown natural hair color (now dyed black). He grew up with his mom, Linda,
who divorced his dad (a great influence to him over the years). Just like fellow
band mate Gerard Way, he has been playing in bands since he was eleven. Frank
went to a catholic school growing up, where he learned to tie a tie. He was
bullied in high school. He went to Rutgers University on a scholarship, but
dropped out to join My Chemical Romance.
He currently is the rhythm guitarist for My Chemical Romance, and is the
youngest member of the band. He was recruited after the band decided they needed
another guitarist (in addition to Ray Toro) to fill out the sound. He also
dropped out of college (and another band, Pencey Prep, scroll down for more) to
pursue the band full time. At the time when he joined My Chemical Romance, he
had dreadlocks. Frank plays an Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Custom guitar with an
Alpine White finish, among others. One of his guitars reads "Pansy” across it in
honor of the owner’s nickname. Sadly, Pansy was broken in recent months by an
MTV guitar tech.
He has the word "HALLOWEEN" tattooed on his fingers and his other tattoos
include a Jack O Lantern on his back, "Keep the Faith" on his upper back, the
letters "N.J." inside his lip standing for New Jersey, "I wish I were a ghost"
around his right wrist, a dove on his left lower chest, an anchor on the lower
part of his right bicep with an "N" and "J" on either side, and he has a
scorpion on the right side of his neck. Frank got the scorpion tattoo as high up
on his body as he could once he decided that he didn’t want a real job.
He unfortunately has suffered from Bronchitis and ear infections, as well as two
broken toes, four chipped teeth, lacerations to hands, knees, and his head,
numerous contusions and bruises, and endured a nasty case of mono. Alas, he
still smokes.
Some of his favorite bands are Black Flag, American Nightmare, The Bouncing
Souls, and The Beastie Boys. Frank loves reading books, especially the Harry
Potter series. Frank Iero admires Billie Joe Armstrong (front man of the punk
band Green Day) so much he learned to play guitar by imitating him. He also
plans on buying a guitar that looks like Billie Joe's. Frank’s favorite movies
are Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, Rushmore, and The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre. Iero once expressed a want to meet Tim Burton. He loves dogs and
prefers sunsets to sunrise. Frank used to go for strolls in cemeteries claiming,
"It’s very peaceful.”
Frank has his own clothing line, record label, and publishing company called
Skeleton Crew. It is not a T-shirt company. Before he started playing with My
Chemical Romance, Iero fronted a band called Pencey Prep. Along with Pencey Prep,
he also has played with the bands Hybrid, Sector 12, and Give Up the Ghost.
