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Ahead of performance at The Granada, Frank Iero talks about digging deep for newest album
Frank Iero and The Patience will perform at The Granada Tuesday, May 2.
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▶ BRITTANIE SMITH
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on Tuesday, May 2,
Frank Iero and The
Patience will be performing at The Granada at 8 p.m. to promote their new album "Parachutes." The tour began on April 18, and the band will take the tour international on May 11.
The 12-song album was written in just 17 days. It was a process that Iero, formerly the lead guitarist for the now-defunct band My Chemical Romance, said he dug deep for.
"Parachutes is based off of my personal experiences and youth," Iero said.
Iero likes to keep ideas for future music around, whether it's on a piece of scrap paper, a flyer, or even a picture of something that inspired him. He does this so that later on, he can hone that experience and reflect on it through music, as he did with "Parachutes."
Going on tour is a crazy experience, Iero said. There are 11 people on the tour bus, so things can get a little cramped. However, he explained, one of the best parts of touring is that
it allows him to visit iconic music venues.
"My favorite places I've played are Saint Andrews Hall and The Shelter in Detroit — really anywhere that has rich history," Iero said.
Iero explained that being a father of three makes touring harder because he misses his loved ones. Any free time he has after tours is spent with his family.
While on tour, though, he said he loves walking into a venue like The Granada knowing other bands and artists he looks up to have performed there as well.
Skylar Blackburn, a senior studying social welfare from Corpus Christi, Texas, has been a fan of Iero's since she was in sixth grade because Iero was the guitarist in My Chemical Romance, which was and still is her favorite band.
Blackburn said that Iero's passion when he plays on stage is what she loves most about him.
"He plays with a lot of intent," Blackburn said. "He's always been passionate about his music and the impact it makes."
Her favorite song off of the Parachutes album is "I'm A Mess" because the song tells listeners to embrace being messed up - it's what makes you special and unique.
Like other fans, Blackburn connects to a deeper meaning within Iero's song lyrics, which is something Iero wanted to really focus on with this album.
Blackburn said that she is going to the performance at The Granada and is interested in seeing the differences between his current solo projects and how he was in My Chemical Romance. She also said that this experience was going to be very nostalgic for her.
Iero has played at The Granada before and said that he is looking forward to seeing some familiar faces in the crowd, but is hoping to see some new ones as well.
The concert will begin at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information about the show, visit https://thegranada. com/.
- Edited by Casey Brown
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