1. Raymond Toro was born on July 15,1977 and is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the band My Chemical Romance.
20 Facts About Ray Toro
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Ray Toro grew up in a small house on the border between Kearny and Harrison, New Jersey, which he shared with his parents and two brothers.
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Ray Toro's brother introduced him to several bands whose guitarists influenced him greatly.
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Ray Toro enrolled in guitar lessons, as well as typing lessons to improve his manual dexterity.
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Ray Toro became involved with several local bands, the most successful of which were The Rodneys, who formed in 1994 and released their first and only album "Soccertown USA" in 1997.
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However, after graduating from high school in 1995, Ray Toro decided on film instead of music.
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Ray Toro enrolled in an editing course at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, and his only musical pursuits involved playing drums in the short-lived band Dead Go West.
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Ray Toro finally opens up this egg carton and there's one egg left, but he can't crack it open, so he gets driven insane.
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Ray Toro agreed to work with him and Pelissier in practice sessions, which were primarily held in Pelissier's attic.
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Ray Toro can lay back when he needs to, then writes some of the best leads.
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Ray Toro comes up with great harmonies, he's a great singer.
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Ray Toro arranged much of the instrumentation of the band's original track "Sing" to create a sound that emulated traditional Japanese music.
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On May 24,2013, Ray Toro posted a solo song, "Isn't That Something", to his SoundCloud account.
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Later in 2013 Ray Toro joined James Dewees's band, Reggie and the Full Effect for a tour and contributed to his album No Country for Old Musicians.
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In 2014, Ray Toro provided guitars for Cuban American dark cabaret singer Voltaire's tenth studio album, Raised by Bats.
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On November 18,2016, Ray Toro released his debut album, Remember the Laughter, after recording it primarily at his home since 2013.
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Ray Toro admitted to being obsessed with the way in which they would take classical pieces and arrange them for a single guitar resulting in a moving melody and bass lines that work together.
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Ray Toro said that he mainly listens to the same music that he did when younger and enjoys the process of discovering harmonies or nuances that he was unable to notice during his youth, gaining a different appreciation for the music.
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Ray Toro recognizes his older brother as a huge influence, being the person who bought him his first real guitar and showed him how to play it.
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Ray Toro married wife Christa in November 2008, during My Chemical Romance's break between The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.