Michael Pedicone, My Chemical Romance's ex-drummer as of five days ago, told his side of the story to Kerrang! today. Pedicone was recently fired after he was caught stealing from the band.
"Almost as soon as I began touring with MCR I ran into problems with a
member of the band's crew who I'll not name. The problems were many,
big and small, but some of them were large enough that they began to
greatly impact me and, by extension, my family. I'd reached my wits'
end, and I made what was certainly the poorest decision of my life.
Rather than address the issues that I had with the crew member in an
open and honest manner, I tried to make them look irresponsible. My
intention was to make this person look incompetent. I had no intention
of profiting whatsoever. Again, I cannot overstate how poor my judgment
was in this situation; it was a tremendous mistake, and it's one I'll
regret for years to come.
"I would have liked an opportunity to share my side of the story with
MCR, an opportunity to express my remorse. I was never given one.
"I'd like to thank MCR's members, crew, and supporters for giving me
some of the best musical experiences of my life in the past several
months. However brief our partnership, it was an honour and a dream come
true to play with such a talented bunch of individuals. I wish MCR the
best of luck in the future, and I'm looking forward to my next
endeavour."
Well, why didn't he tell us this sooner?! His image is now officially squeaky clean in my book. Are there any bands out there that need a new drummer who will only steal if he is framing a crew member?
Also See: My Chemical Romance Fires Drummer for Stealing
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My Chemical Romance Fires Drummer for Stealing
My Chemical Romance recently fired drummer Michael Pedicone after he was allegedly caught stealing from the band.
"Some s--t happened last night and before the blogosphere gets all crazy with false statements and ridiculous opinions we want the true story to come from us... But please listen close because this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this," the band stated on their official website. "The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation. The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to.
"We
just want him out of our lives. The people who play in this band are a
family, and family should not take advantage of each other like he did," the band continues.
"We are currently moving forward, and hope to have a new drummer in place
for our show in Salt Lake City, Utah. The show must go on."
Jarrod Alexander (The Suicide File, A Static Lullaby) replaced Pedicone for the remainder of My Chemical Romance's tour with Blink-182. It is unknown if he will remain the band's drummer after the tour.
"What happened is more complicated than it sounds but I did make a mistake. It was never my intention to hurt this band or all of you," Michael Pedicone tweeted. "It was an error in judgement based on a whole other situation that's way deeper but this does not define me."
My Chemical Romance fans replied with mixed emotions.
"How could you do this? You hurt all of the Killjoys and My Chemical Romance. There's consequences to every action," a fan @Goddamnkilljoy tweeted.
"Good luck in the future. You have lots of talent. #SoLongAndGoodnight," another fan @GetUpAndSass tweeted.
My Chemical Romance have had repeated bad luck with drummers. Pedicone joined the band last year when Bob Bryar quit after replacing Matt Pelissier in 2004. Maybe the fourth time's the charm?
"Some s--t happened last night and before the blogosphere gets all crazy with false statements and ridiculous opinions we want the true story to come from us... But please listen close because this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this," the band stated on their official website. "The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation. The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to.
| Michael Pedicone |
Jarrod Alexander (The Suicide File, A Static Lullaby) replaced Pedicone for the remainder of My Chemical Romance's tour with Blink-182. It is unknown if he will remain the band's drummer after the tour.
"What happened is more complicated than it sounds but I did make a mistake. It was never my intention to hurt this band or all of you," Michael Pedicone tweeted. "It was an error in judgement based on a whole other situation that's way deeper but this does not define me."
My Chemical Romance fans replied with mixed emotions.
"How could you do this? You hurt all of the Killjoys and My Chemical Romance. There's consequences to every action," a fan @Goddamnkilljoy tweeted.
"Good luck in the future. You have lots of talent. #SoLongAndGoodnight," another fan @GetUpAndSass tweeted.
My Chemical Romance have had repeated bad luck with drummers. Pedicone joined the band last year when Bob Bryar quit after replacing Matt Pelissier in 2004. Maybe the fourth time's the charm?
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