The recording stopped for a dentistSourced
Tooth pain halted the session.
The singer went for emergency treatment.
My Chemical Romance was recording a demo of Vampires Will Never Hurt You in 2002 when singer Gerard Way's tooth abscess left him in too much pain to sing. He left for emergency dental work and returned, though medication affected his later vocal takes.
Behind the track was
an unplanned dentist visit.
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