Ray Toro

  • Date of Birth: July 15, 1977
  • Place of Birth: Kearny, New Jersey
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flixster.actor.pane.295009025 - flixsterRay Toro mini-bio: Raymond Manuel Toro-Ortiz, most commonly known as Ray Toro is the lead guitarist and one of two backup vocalists for My Chemical Romance. He is recognized in the band by his signature 'fro'. Growing up, Toro's father worked at the post office in the shipping department, and the family lived on a "dead end" street where he grew up in a Puerto Rican household. "There was definitely a funny collection of people hanging around my block," the guitarist told the magazine Alternative Press. "There was this guy who was this drug addict. Every couple of weeks he would OD outside my house. I would see the ambulance come and take him away." Toro also used to have a pet dog called Boy, growing up in a Puerto Rican and Portuguese household. In the My Chemical Romance DVD Life on the Murder Scene he talks about how he wasn't allowed to go and play because they were finding bodies in the local parks, and in West Hudson Park river which was right around the corner from his house. Toro says that due to incidents like this, his parents didn't want to let him out of the house onto the streets by himself. Not to mention the bullying that had taken place about all that hair on his head.
My Chemical Romance

Ray and Gerard reconnected with each other at an Iron Maiden concert, and the two, along with Matt Pelissier, formed My Chemical Romance. He is the lead guitarist for My Chemical Romance. Toro is in large part responsible for all the My Chemical Romance instrumentals, as well as writing the majority of My Chemical Romance's music, and often helps Frank write his guitar music. He plays a SG Gibson Guitar: SG Series, which has a mahogany body with a rosewood fingerboard. Ray has been credited as a "metalhead" by My Chemical Romance bassist, Mikey Way, for his love of bands such as Mudvayne. He plays an Epiphone Elitist Les Paul guitar which has a mahogany body with maple cap and rosewood fingerboard.

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  • sibilah
    sibilah
    Hey Ray! Happy Birthday! You're so fuckin' awesome!!
    posted 482 days ago
  • AmyMcrLover
    AmyMcrLover
    RAY I Love U you are my idol i wanna be like you when i grow up and i rock like you i dont know what the say you are great!!I am in love with your solos my favorite one is in the Dead! song U Rock forever!!!
    posted 699 days ago
  • xRoBoTxLuVeRx
    xRoBoTxLuVeRx
    you are an amazing guitarist!!!without your music i would've died!!!!
    posted 701 days ago
  • darkbarcelona
    darkbarcelona
    awesome vocals!!!!! you rock!!!
    posted 732 days ago
  • wwwfunkymunky2
    wwwfunkymunky2
    ray rocks, n the 'fro is awesome! he's great with a guitar too!!
    posted 793 days ago
  • xArlecchinoRomancex
    xArlecchinoRomancex
    Ray you are the greatest and you belong to the greatest band ever!! I love the backup vocals and the guitar solos... theyre awesome!~!
    posted 808 days ago
  • OnlyInHisEyes
    OnlyInHisEyes
    MY CHEMICAL FROMANCE! i lurv the fro and the flippin awesome guitar skills!! plus u hav the sweeeeeeeeeeeeetest smile! ^^ u seem like a really nice person i would want to kno and its my dream to meet all of u!!!^^ it would mean alot to me if u sent me a comment back..... ^^ luv you!
    posted 821 days ago
  • coreyhoulden
    coreyhoulden
    Crazee Hair Ray!!
    posted 832 days ago
  • BladeyouStain
    BladeyouStain
    Go Ray! I love the hair!
    posted 833 days ago
  • EmoMopKidHecToro89
    EmoMopKidHecToro89
    Happy late b-day dude! you rock!
    posted 841 days ago
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