1. Paul Anthony Dempsey was born on 25 May 1976 and is an Australian musician.
26 Facts About Paul Dempsey
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Paul Dempsey is best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal lyricist of rock group Something for Kate.
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Paul Dempsey has produced and co-written albums for other artists, including Mosman Alder.
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Paul Dempsey has experienced bouts of clinical depression and periods of writer's block, both of which have been publicised.
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In 2006, Paul Dempsey married Something for Kate's bass guitarist Stephanie Ashworth.
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Paul Dempsey was born on 25 May 1976 and grew up in Melbourne.
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Charlie died in a car accident when Paul Dempsey was one year old and "too young to remember".
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In 2007, Paul Dempsey began writing material for his debut solo album.
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In late 1997, Paul Dempsey filled in as a guitarist for Brisbane band Fur, and Perth-based band Ammonia.
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Paul Dempsey played drums for two Bluebottle Kiss shows and for his sister's band, John Smith.
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Between 2006 and 2010, Paul Dempsey produced the album The Gleaner for Melbourne singer-songwriter Brendan Welch.
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In October 2009 at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Paul Dempsey performed in the world premiere of the musical theatre production of Dirtsong, created by Black Arm Band.
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In 2010, Paul Dempsey played a variety of instruments on several of Melbourne dance artist T-Rek's albums, and contributed keyboards on Melbourne band The Nation Blue's album Protest Songs.
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In October 2011, Paul Dempsey performed with the Black Arm Band, Archie Roach, Mavis Staples, Ricki Lee Jones, and Joss Stone in "Notes From the Hard Road and Beyond", which was part of the Melbourne Festival and was held at The Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
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Paul Dempsey played guitar and performed a duet with Stone, sang with Staples, and performed a rendition of "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" with Australian singer-songwriter Shane Howard.
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In January 2014, Paul Dempsey produced the debut album, Humdrum Star, for six-piece Brisbane band Mosman Alder.
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In late 2014, Paul Dempsey commenced production work on a new album for Mike Noga, former drummer of The Drones.
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Noga explained seven days prior to the close of the campaign in late November 2014 that he asked Paul Dempsey to produce the album:.
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Paul Dempsey knows a hell of a lot about recording equipment which I profess to know absolutely nothing about.
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Paul Dempsey appeared as a panellist on RocKwiz on 24 February 2007, performing a solo version of "Monsters" and George Michael's "Careless Whisper" with Kate Miller-Heidke.
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Paul Dempsey appeared on Good News Week on 26 October 2009, performing the song "Fire" by Bruce Springsteen as part of the "Strange But True" segment.
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In 2005, Paul Dempsey married bandmate and long-term domestic partner Stephanie Ashworth in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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In 2010, the couple had relocated to New York City, for two years, and Paul Dempsey revealed his intention to return to the American city in a June 2013 interview.
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Paul Dempsey has suffered bouts of clinical depression and has complained about periods of writer's block.
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Later in the interview, Paul Dempsey said that he is a fan of the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, whose writings he has read, and whom he has seen in a live discussion with Brian Greene that was held in New York City.
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In November 2014, Paul Dempsey said that his all-time favourite band is Fugazi.