My Chemical Romance Sack Drummer
Mike Pedicone has been sacked from the band My Chemical Romance.
His replacement is Jarrod Alexander, former Death By Stereo drummer, and he played his first gig with the band at the 'Welcome to the Black Parade' rockers gig in salt Lake City, Utah.
Mike was fired by the band after he was caught stealing from them after a performance in washington last Thursday.
The bands Guitarist, Frank Iero, posted a statement on the My Chemical Romance official website on Friday explaining he and the rest of the band are "heartbroken" by his actions.
The message read: "Some s**t happened last night and before the blogosphere gets all crazy with false statements and ridiculous opinions we want the true story to come from us ... But please listen close because this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this. The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation.
"The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to. We just want him out of our lives. The people who play in this band are a family, and family should not take advantage of each other like he did."
It is not yet known whether Jarrod will continue to drum for My Chemical Romance on their current 'Honda Civic Tour' - which sees them playing alongside Blink 182 - or if he will become a permanent member of the group.
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