1. Paul Newell Hester was an Australian musician and television personality.
22 Facts About Paul Hester
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Paul Hester was the drummer for the band Split Enz for their last year together from December 1983 to December 1984, and co-founding member and drummer of the band Crowded House.
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Paul Hester was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a bushman father and jazz drummer mother.
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Paul Hester lived with Deborah Conway of Do-Re-Mi during the early 1980s, while playing regularly in Love Party.
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Paul Hester later worked with Conway in Rose Amongst Thorns and Ultrasound.
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Paul Hester was auditioned on the advice of Rob Hirst of Midnight Oil and got the job.
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Paul Hester remained with Crowded House until 1994, when the pressure of touring and the birth of his first daughter made him want to stay home, rather than remain on the road.
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Paul Hester left mid-way through a 1994 tour of America, forcing the band to recruit British drummer Peter Jones for the rest of the tour.
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Paul Hester performed with Crowded House at the band's farewell concert on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House in 1996.
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Towards the end of his time with Crowded House, Paul Hester produced The Holy Toledos' second album, "Blood", and played drums on its first single.
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Paul Hester collaborated with John Clifforth, a former Deckchairs Overboard bandmate and long time friend, in the early 2000's on Craven's Pharmacy where he played drums and instruments on multiple songs.
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Paul Hester played drums as a session musician for producer Richard Pleasance.
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Paul Hester later became involved in a new band called Largest Living Things, with Kevin Garant on guitar and Barry Stockley on bass, performing with members of rock groups Crowded House, Split Enz, Midnight Oil, and others.
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Paul Hester co-founded Tarmac Adam with former Crowded House bandmate Nick Seymour and Matt O'Donnell, Sean McVitty and Steve Paix in 2001, which released their debut album Handheld Torch in 2003.
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In 1998, Paul Hester hosted his own 10-part TV series Hessie's Shed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Paul Hester went on to host the intimate concerts The MAX Sessions.
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Paul Hester was in a relationship with Deborah Conway from Do-Re-Mi in the early 1980s.
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Paul Hester later formed a relationship with photographer Mardi Sommerfeld and they had two daughters.
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On 26 March 2005, aged 46, Paul Hester died by suicide at Elsternwick Park in Brighton, Melbourne, near his home.
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Paul Hester was buried at Blackwood in the Central Highlands region of Victoria.
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Paul Hester's life was commemorated at the 2005 Aria Awards, with Neil Finn singing the staple Crowded House anthem solo "Better Be Home Soon" along with a mini-biography and footage from his life and achievements.
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In October 2005, in memory of Hester and to acknowledge his long links with the area, the local Port Phillip Council agreed to name a path alongside the Elwood Canal, the Paul Hester Walk, after him.