All About Bob
Robert Cory Bryar, born December 31, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, is the drummer for My Chemical Romance.
Biography
Bob Bryar was born December 31st, 1979, in Chicago, Illinois, Bryar attended university in Gainesville, Florida and previously worked at Disney World. He had attended Eisenhower Junior High in Darien, Illinois where he played drums in symphonic and jazz bands.
He joined the band in 2004 while working as a sound engineer for The Used, through whom he became friends with the members of My Chemical Romance. He first met the band on tour with The Used. Frank Iero, the rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance, said on the DVD Life on the Murder Scene, "Bob and Toro are the two hardest working people I've ever met, and if there is a God, I thank him everyday for bringing us Bob." Mikey Way has also said Bob Bryar has taught them to "not take any s**t from anybody."
He replaced Matt Pelissier when Pelissier left the band, after being a sound man for The Used for a few years. Contrary to popular belief, he did not play the drums for the band on their second album. The video for "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" was filmed with Bob drumming before he became an "official" member of the band.
In a clip from the making of the video "Welcome to the Black Parade", he said that he was working on a solo project, and all of the songs were written about Gerard, something that has become a joke among fans.
In the filming of the music video for "Famous Last Words", on The Black Parade, Bob's leg was badly burnt. In the first version of the video he can be seen mouthing, "I can't take this ********' heat anymore!" Then he runs forward and looks at his leg while the camera is still pointed at him. As a result of this he suffered third degree burns and later developed a gangrene infection from his burns. He went to a hospital afterwards and received treatment.
