| Mark Hennessy | |
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| 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.
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 and fathered a child with her there. He currently teaches at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.
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.
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