Mark Hennessy

Mark Hennessy
Born	1969
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, poet
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992 – present
Labels	A&M Records, E1 Entertainment
Associated acts	Paw
Website	Mark Hennessy.com

Mark Hennessy (born Mark Tom Hennessy) is the vocalist for the Lawrence, Kansas band Paw, and 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, 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, from Unholy Day Press.^[1]

Hennessy is currently a Kansas resident, but married his girlfriend in North Carolina^[when?] and fathered a child with her there. He currently teaches at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.^{[citation needed]}

Music

Hennessy was lead vocalist and was primary lyricist on their two major label releases; Dragline and 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.^[2] In 2008, Mark reformed with former Paw members Grant Fitch and Jason Megeirowski to play a number of shows in Kansas.^[when?]

References

1. ^ "Mark Hennessy biography". Unholy Day Press. http://www.unholydaypress.com/hennessy_work.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2010. 
2. ^ "The Diamond Heart Club Myspace page". http://www.myspace.com/thediamondheartclub. 

External links

• Mark Hennessy.com

A&M Records artists

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