He married his long-time girlfriend Jamia Nestor in 2007, with whom he co-founded the independent record label Skeleton Crew. He has said in interviews that MCR were one of his favourite bands, and being asked to join them was a huge honour for him. Frank attended Rutgers University on a scholarship, majoring in Psychology, but dropped out to join My Chemical Romance. His first major band was Pencey Prep, who were signed to Eyeball Records and released one album, Heartbreak In Stereo, before disbanding.
He was involved in many different punk bands from the age of 11 onwards. His father encouraged him to play drums, but Frank instead chose to take up the guitar. Both Frank's father and grandfather were musicians, and were big influences on him. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he was brought up by his mother, although he still had contact with his father. He is also lactose intolerant and allergic to many foods. He frequently suffered from bronchitis as a child, and his generally poor immune system has often prevented him from playing shows. He has also released an album with James Dewees as Death Spells.īorn on Octoin New Jersey, Frank is well known for his love of his home state, and even has a tattoo of the initials "NJ" on the inside of his lower lip. His first post-MCR project was frnkiero and the cellabration ( Stomachaches album released August 25, 2014) he renamed his band Frank Iero and the Patience for the second album ( Parachutes, 2016). He fronted post-hardcore punk band Leathermouth (often written as LeATHERMØUTH), providing lyrics and lead vocals, as a side project.
Demon edit of Frank by ghostalienpunkers (2014)įrank Iero is best known as the rhythm guitarist of American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance, one of the bands that constitute the Bandom canon.