Dan Hickey

[edit] Background

Dan Hickey was They Might Be Giants' drummer from 1997-2004. He appeared in the videos for Boss Of Me and Doctor Worm, even though he did not play on the latter song. He did, however, drum on several other songs on Severe Tire Damage, and he is the main drummer on Mink Car and No!. He also appeared on John Linnell's solo album State Songs, playing drums on The Songs Of The 50 States, West Virginia and Michigan.

His talents have been specifically showcased in the following songs:

• Dan Hickey's Actual Drums
• Dan Vs. Cog
• She's Actual Size (New Live Version)

[edit] Personal Info

Taken from the Summer 1999 TMBG Info Club newsletter:
BIRTHDAY: May 30th
PLAYS: DW Drums, Paiste cymbals, Remo heads and Vic Firth sticks
TAKES HIS COFFEE: Light, no sugar
PREVIOUS GIGS: Joe Jackson, B52's, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, John Lee Hooker and Johnny Winter
FAVORITE RECORDINGS: Planet Drum "Superlingua," NRBQ "At Yankee Stadium," Beatles "Revolver"
GUILTY PLEASURE: Frank Sinatra
FIRST GIG: "It was a Battle of the Bands. My band was called 'Grumpy and Company.' We were a Top 40 cover band. We lost to a Heart cover band. Actually we lost because we were terrible."
LIQUOR OF CHOICE: Red wine

[edit] See Also

• TMBG songs on which Dan Hickey is credited

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