Alcohol took me to a dark place: Gerard Way

Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has spoken openly about his experiences with alcoholism.

The 37-year-old singer recounted how the problems he had led to the band breaking up, reported Digital Spy.

"I relapsed, not into drugs but booze. I was self-medicating again to get through, and I'd forgotten how miserable that made me," Way said.

"It took me to the dark place again, but there was more at stake this time. I started to face the hypothetical reality of my daughter Bandit not having a father," he added.

"I started taking that seriously, thinking, 'I want her to have a dad. A guy that's present. Because one way or another - either by death or by asylum, she's gonna be fatherless if I keep this up'. It was wither 'Break the band or break me'."
 

The singer recently premiered a new song complete with a music video.