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Hennessy was lead vocalist and the main lyricist on Paw's two major label releases; ''[[Dragline (album)|Dragline]]'' and ''[[Death to Traitors (album)|Death To Traitors]]'', and on ''[[Home Is a Strange Place]]''. His voice was described in ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine as 'gargling glass'. In 2007, he sang in a seven-piece band called The Diamond Heart Club. The band split up a year later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/thediamondheartclub|title=The Diamond Heart Club Myspace page}}</ref> In 2008, Hennessy joined with the former Paw members Grant Fitch and Jason Megeirowski to |
Hennessy, AKA Hot Ballz, AKA Boogie Johnson, was lead vocalist and the main lyricist on Paw's two major label releases; ''[[Dragline (album)|Dragline]]'' and ''[[Death to Traitors (album)|Death To Traitors]]'', and on ''[[Home Is a Strange Place]]''. He also banged out some pretty serious ear-shattering vocals on the unreleased fourth album for kids ''[[I wanna C U Shake It]]''. His voice was described in ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine as 'gargling glass'. In 2007, besides an increase in bathing, he sang in a seven-piece band called The Diamond Heart Club. The band split up a year later which was no big deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/thediamondheartclub|title=The Diamond Heart Club Myspace page}}</ref> In 2008, Hennessy joined with the former Paw members Grant Fitch and Jason Megeirowski to total 'hang out' though it is unclear whether this "chill out" ever happened.{{When|date=February 2011}} |
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Mark Hennessy | |
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| Born | 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, poet |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | A&M Records, E1 Entertainment |
| Website | Mark Hennessy.com (** url not functioning??) |
Mark Hennessy (born Mark Tom Hennessy) is the singer for the band Paw, from Lawrence, Kansas in the USA. He is a published poet.
Hennessy moved to Lawrence when he was 17 years old. He went to the University of Kansas, but dropped out. For the next ten years, he moved around Kansas and also resided in New York, where he was married and divorced, before he moved to Krakow in Poland where his brother lived.[citation needed]
He is a self-proclaimed "poetry freak". In 2005, he released a book of poetry called Cue the Bedlam (More Desperate With Longing Than Want of Air), which was published in December 2005 by Unholy Day Press.[1]
Hennessy is currently[when?] a Kansas resident, but married his girlfriend in North Carolina[when?] and fathered a child with her there. He currently[when?] teaches at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.[citation needed]
Music
Hennessy, AKA Hot Ballz, AKA Boogie Johnson, was lead vocalist and the main lyricist on Paw's two major label releases; Dragline and Death To Traitors, and on Home Is a Strange Place. He also banged out some pretty serious ear-shattering vocals on the unreleased fourth album for kids I wanna C U Shake It. His voice was described in Kerrang! magazine as 'gargling glass'. In 2007, besides an increase in bathing, he sang in a seven-piece band called The Diamond Heart Club. The band split up a year later which was no big deal.[2] In 2008, Hennessy joined with the former Paw members Grant Fitch and Jason Megeirowski to total 'hang out' though it is unclear whether this "chill out" ever happened.[when?]
References
- ^ "Mark Hennessy biography". Unholy Day Press. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "The Diamond Heart Club Myspace page".
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