Biography

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Full Name: Raymond (Manuel) Toro-Ortiz
Date of Birth: July 15, 1977
Hometown: Kearny, New Jersey
Age: 29
Band Position: Lead Guitar; Vocals (Backing)
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Snake
Fan-made Nicknames: Fro-man, Toro-saurus

Ray Toro born Raymond Toro-Ortiz, grew up in Kearny, New Jersey (approximately 3.8 miles (6.11 km) outside of Newark). He grew up in a Puerto Rican household and his mother was very protective of her children, understandably so considering the area they lived in; police finding dead bodies floating in the lake at the local park (West Hudson) around the corner, doesn't allow for sweet dreams. Ray's older brother introduced him to the beauty that is Iron Maiden, and the guitarist inside was set free on the world.

Ray never really knew that those two guys he had met one day in a restaurant, Mikey Way and his older brother Gerard would later become two of his future band mates. Ray studied film at the William Paterson University before meeting Gerard (again) and former band mate/drummer Matt Pelissier, and joining/forming My Chemical Romance. Ray is the lead guitarist of the band, writes most of the songs, and is known to his band mates as one of the hardest working people they know (along with Bob).

Ray is most conveniently recognizable by his styling afro, which many fans around the world worship and bow down to at many 'fro' shrines across the internet. His many injuries include: guitar burn (described as "similar to rug burn, generally affects the forearm area, some specialists attribute it to sweat, friction, and puternice rocking"); a large gash to the head (when he was hit on the head by fellow band mate, Frank Iero's guitar resulting in a concussion, and after he was hit he continued playing); seventeen stitches on the lip (was hit in the face with a microphone during a set where Gerard swung his microphone); snare drum to the head (the drummer, Bob Bryar was elevated 11 feet above the rest of the band, and during the set Bob's snare drum fell down onto Ray's head; this set up has not been used since); and nasty hangnail to round out the list.

Quotes:
"The mastermind, the man with the plan" - Mikey Way & Bob Bryar on Ray Toro

"He likes to run for some reason and he's always got weights in the back of the bus" - Mikey Way

"Hey four eyes! Keep it quiet!... Gerard, why don’t you tell your story..."

"I hate my voice, I sound like a girl. I am infact a male."

"I feel bad, though. I wanna play some other bands--like, why do we have to listen to us?"

"I tried spinning around in a chair to impress a girl."

"Frank was actually too short to carry the casket, so it was all of us. Thanks Frank. He's nappin' right now."

"We are birth control" - Ray Toro and Gerard Way

"It's kind of dumb; everybody should be able to listen to the kind of music they want and just because you're a fan of a band for a longer period of time doesn't mean you have a greater stake of claim to the band or the music."

"Everybody goes through rough things in their lives, us included. The best advice we can give is to never give up, and always believe in yourself because when you do that, anything is possible."

"Ray Toro is a very eccentric, crazy genius type guy. I think he's a genius. He just got this thing at the VMA. The way he played, it makes you go 'Jesus!' He's really sweet, really kind of lovable. He's like a cartoon character." - Gerard Way (Zero - December 2005)

"Every time we go out shopping we always seem to buy comic books or games."

"I just stuck my hand in a cupcake!"

"We are terrified to tour Japan because we are positive we'll lose Ray and he'll never come home. The boy has a passion for Asian women that is only rivaled by his love for He-man action figures." - Gerard Way about Ray ( pinkegogirl )

"I'm a huge gamer. I guess my favourites are role playing games and First Person Shooters, any PC shooter like Doom or Quake. I've played them al and they're all the same really! If it's playing PSP for an hour here or Nintendo DS on a plane, I'm pretty much always gaming in between. Though this past year has been so busy that I haven't been getting time for my true love, which is videogames! This is really just a springboard into that career for me!" - Absolut Guitar November 2006

"I wasn't popular at school. Thank God I didn't have a girlfriend or I would suck [at guitar] now!" - Exhaustiv Guitar November 2006

"I think someone bet you that you couldn't write a polka! You started playing that 'oom-pah' riff and Gerard started singing over it. People thought we were nuts. We were playing it in soundcheck and everyone else there was like 'Is that what the new reocrd's gonna be like?'" - Frank Iero (to Ray) - Total Guitar November 2006

"Pink Floyd's The Wall was a huge influence on the record. The guitar sound pays homage to it." - Integral Guitar November 2006

"I can never be on time for anything. I'm always 10 or 15 minutes late." ( young_sinner )

"As a little kid, I was very shy."

"Frank's guitar style is different from mine. He's from a punk rock background, I'm more influenced by classic heavy metal. So just bringing all those influences together makes our sound really unique, but it's quite obvious that I'm a massive fan of Iron Maiden."

"We don't really try and make our influences that obvious. I think our influences are a lot more subtle."

"Turkey and gruyere!" - Ray's favourite sandwich

"I've been left at truck stops, and I'd have to call them on my cell phone, you know, it's like, 'hey what's up?' and they're like, 'hey how's it going, man?' I'm like, 'you notice something's missing from the van?'"

"Maybe if I stick this down my throat, I'll puke..."

"I tried sticking a piece of candy up my nose...it ended up getting stuck and the nurse had to get it out."

"I think that the music we făcute together is one of a kind."

"Frank was actually too short to carry the casket, so it was all of us. Thanks Frank. He's napping right now." - on the making of the Helena video

"I love my Red Bull. Where would I be without my Red Bull?"

"I'm kind of bummed that I didn't get to hang out more with people because I was too busy being a complete and utter hermit in the back."

"Bob's always talking about something he fucked up that no one heard or about his drumstick trick. We have to tell him we saw it even if we didn't just to keep him happy. Drummers are the most sensitive people..."

"Hey! Don't laugh at me for that cupcake thing. I enjoy cupcakes, therefore EVERYONE should enjoy cupcakes." ( ashley )

"I was Pac-Man. It was the worst costume ever. You would expect a big round suit, but it was just a mask and a smock with a maze on it." ( AOL Music )

"Frank is going to go blow his nose" - andPOP Interview November 04.2006

"There were actually times where I thought, 'Do people even remember us? Are people gonna be interested in hearing what we put out next?'...And, you know, there were times I felt like, 'Are there going to be people out there waiting for this record?'. So we kind of live in a bubble, in a sense. We're very closed off to that whole world of thinking about those kinds of things." - Rock Radio

"The music we făurite is one of a kind." - Life On The Murder Scene

"When you doubt yourself you create something better." - Life On The Murder Scene

"We had the benefit of time. We felt we couldn't rush great things, these things needed time. With that time it really allows you to dig deep into yourself and really put out the best that you can be" - Big Cheese November 2006

"Stonehenge"

"quit making us have sex with each other." - dose.ca interview

Ray has a tattoo on his right bicep that's a scene from a horror movie. (Rumoured to be a caricature of Alfred Hitchcock)
Ray wears contacts.
Attended William Paterson University where he studied film.
He doesn't like to read, unless it's from "his stash from under his bunk", as shown in the Life on the Murder Scene DVD.
He doesn't mind people touching his hair, but understandably has a problem with fans pulling it.
He does most of the guitar solos on My Chemical Romance songs.
He is the most active of all of the members of the band, says Mikey, "He likes to run for some reason and he's always got weights in the back of the bus".
His nose has been broken three times.
He has been asked by the band Alkaline Trio to play on a song.
Mikey once straightened Ray's hair, he didnt like it, the rest of the band did.
For Hallowe'en as a kid he dressed up as Pac-Man.
Ray's dad worked in the postal office. [source: LOTMS]
Played bass in a pop punk band called Nancy Drew. [source: LOTMS]
Played drums in a band that supposedly played a few gigs; Frank never heard of the group. [source: LOTMS]
Was arrested for shoplifting a pack of batteries needed to power the device they recorded demos on. [source: New Rock 107.3]
Ray has a new tattoo located on the underside of his left arm.
Ray's mother's birthday is February 25.

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"he has a tattoo on his arm that says SL. It means stage left which is wear you can find him if you go to a My Chem concert. He also has a tatto on his chest that is a scene from a horror movie"