I have been a fan of My Chemical Romance for a few years but it is only in the last year and a half that I have become involved in the fanbase. I have found and met some great people and am truly grateful for that.
One thing that I have noticed, and that is beginning to annoy me, is the criticism. Now I do suggest anyone should be free from criticism and I certainly do not say the band members are perfect, however there are some things I feel the need to get off my chest.
The latest uproar is over the video for Kids From Yesterday. It seems it isn’t good enough for some fans, they are disappointed, the band don’t care. Well let me tell you, whether they care or not (and think evidence is overwhelming that they do) it was their decision to create that video for that song.
The whole idea behind the video fits perfectly with the idea behind the song. To contact a fan and credit her with part of the video, I feel is typical of how this band like to involve their fans. It seems fitting also in reference to the fact that they have spent 10 years together, rising from the clubs of New Jersey to headlining Reading and Leeds.
OK, that’s my say about that.
The main thing I want to say is that art is personal. True artists create what they feel is right at that moment in time; create for themselves not their public. Art comes from the heart not from a need to make money or gain more fans. By all means express your disappointment if you must but temper your complaints with the knowledge that these four men are creating something that makes them happy in the hopes that it makes others happy too – isn’t that more important than creating to gain popularity?
