Marc Alexander Hunter was a New Zealand rock and pop singer, songwriter and record producer.
26 Facts About Marc Hunter
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Marc Hunter was the lead vocalist of Dragon, a band formed by his older brother, Todd Hunter, in Auckland in January 1972.
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Marc Hunter was a member of the Party Boys in 1985.
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Marc Hunter's biography, Chasing the Dragon: the Life and Death of Marc Hunter, was published by Jeff Apter in October 2011.
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Marc Alexander Hunter was born in Taumarunui on 7 September 1953.
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Marc Hunter grew up with two younger brothers, Ross and Brett.
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Marc Hunter was two years older than me and always more interested in music.
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In 1973, Marc Hunter issued a solo single, "X-Ray Creature", on the Family Records label.
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Marc Hunter joined Dragon in 1973 on lead vocals, percussion and saxophone, replacing their founding member singer, pianist Graeme Collins.
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At that stage Marc Hunter was playing congas and I think a little bit of sax.
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Marc Hunter was incarcerated in Mt Eden Prison, Auckland in 1978 due to developing heroin and alcohol addictions.
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In February 1979 Marc Hunter was fired from Dragon by his brother.
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Marc Hunter travelled overseas to recuperate, visiting Morocco and London.
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Marc Hunter formed Marc Hunter and the Romantics, with Annas and James, to promote the album.
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Marc Hunter issued his third solo album, Communication, in September 1985 with various session musicians used: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Kirk Lorange, Mark Punch and Peter Walker on guitars, Todd Marc Hunter and Phil Scorgie on bass guitar, Allan Mansfield and Don Walker on keyboards, and Mark Kennedy and Ricky Fataar on drums.
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Marc Hunter returned to his duties with Dragon and was recorded on two more studio albums by the end of the decade.
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Marc Hunter provided lullaby versions of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" and Bob Dylan's "Forever Young".
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In November 1997, Marc Hunter was diagnosed with throat cancer.
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Marc Hunter's friends, including Renee Geyer, organised a benefit concert to raise money for his treatment and to provide for his wife and children.
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Marc Hunter died in Berry near Kiama on 17 July 1998.
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Marc Hunter was buried at Gerringong Cemetery, Gerringong, New South Wales.
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I'm a big Dragon fan, and did tours with them when Marc Hunter was alive, and I knew him quite well.
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Marc Hunter was a contestant on season four of the Australian version of The X Factor, in August 2012 but she was eliminated before the finals.
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In October 2011 Hunter's biography, Chasing the Dragon: the Life and Death of Marc Hunter, was published by Jeff Apter.
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Marc Hunter died at 44 from throat cancer and it's a toss-up which of his addictions was to blame.
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Marc Hunter got lost early on, from the minute Dragon hit Sydney and heroin in 1975 and Apter does not find him.