Facts and Trivia!
Facts:
Full Name: Kevin Neil Hearn
Born: July 3rd, 1969 in Grimsby, Ontario.
Parents: Pat and Sue Hearn
Siblings: 3 brothers(Sean, Michael and Chris) and 2 sisters(Mary-Pat and Kathy)
Marital Status: Girlfriend, Yvonne
Children: They have a Daughter, Havana, born in December of 2003
Trivia:
* Kevin started playing piano at age 5.
* He went to Toronto's prestigous St. Michaael's Choir School.
* When he was in grade six, he toured a bit as a member of the Fifty-Voice St. Michael's Choir.
* Kevin sang "Ave Maria" solo when the Choir appeared on a television skating show, "Stars On Ice."
* In grade four piano Kevin really got into classical music and piano improvesation. Each day before he would practice he'd do an hour of piano improv.
* When he wasn't performing in the choir he was forming or joining rock bands. Because of his choir training, Kev would sing "Very sweetly on songs that shouldn't have been sung very sweetly at all."
* He was a member of the eclectic rock group "The Look People." He recorded four albums, went on three European tours and was asked to play Lollapalooza two years in a row with them.
* Kevin was musical director for "Corky and The Juice Pigs" in 1994.
* It was Tyler Stewart who recomended Kev. to the other Barenaked Ladies.
* He was asked to join BNL right before they went on tour for "Born On A Pirate Ship", giving him only two weeks to learn the songs.
* In 1998 Kev. was diagnosed with Leukemia. A bonemarrow transplant from his younger brother Sean along w/alot of medications have now made him cancer free.
* When Kevin isn't performing with BNL, he records and tours with his own toronto based band "Thin Buckle."
* Thin Buckle's 1st album "H-Wing" is named after the wing in the Princess Margaret Hospital that Kev. was confined to while fighting cancer. Most of the songs were written in there as well.
*Kevin's cousin is Actor/Comedian Harland Williams.
*Kevin was the last member of BNL to get his driver's license.
*Kevin is the only BNL member who is not from Scarborough, Ontario.
*Kevin has 5 other siblings.
*Kevin got his nose broken by 2 drunk guys in a bar on his 25th birthday- He was out with his brother Mike and friend Bob(who was dressed like a clown). Bob walked up to the 2 guys and told them that his friend(Kevin) said they looked like a bunch of clowns. They didn't see the humour in it(remember Bob was dressed like a clown) so they walked up to Kevin, pinned him up against a wall asked him "What the f*cked you say?" and then punched him in the nose. :(
Here are some entries from the "Hearn's Index" from Public Stunts Private Stories:
Number of times I change my shirt before a Barenaked Ladies show: 4
Number of times I change my shirt during a Barenaked Ladies show: 3
Number of seconds after walking offstage that I have a piece of chocolate cake in my mouth: 27
Number of portable CD players Jim as: 0
Number of portable CD players I have that belong to Jim: 1
Pairs of headphones Gary has: 0
Pairs of headphones I have that belong to Gary: 1
Number of bars in the intro of "Great Provider" before I join the band: 4
Number of bars in the intro after I join the band: 48
Number of group activities I've attended this year (2000): 237
Percentage of group activities that i've slipped away from early without anybody noticing: 96 percent
Number of keyboards I've had that don't work: 4
Ratio of the number of times I told Andrew Creeggan that I would return his accordion to the number of times i actually returned it: 1:0
Ratio of the number of shows attended by Pat Hearn (my dad) to the number of shows attended by all other fathers of the remaning four band members combined: 15:1
Number of days, before Barenaked Ladies fired their former manager, that he asked me if I "needed any help with my keyboards": 10
Number of times since Barenaked Ladies fired their former manager that I have needed help with my keyboards: 16
Rank of Marilyn Manson among the weakest stomachs in rock and roll: 3,058
Rank of me among the weakest stomachs in rock and roll: 1
Number of times I've puked after removing a frozen rotten turkey from Brown's freezer: 1
Number of times I've sat and made rhymes with my friend...Maroon: 28
Number of shows the Waltons opened for Barenaked Ladies in the summer of '95: 26
Number of times I asked Jason Plumb if it was "hot up there" before we went onstage: 26
Number of times the tour bus has pulled away without me on it: 1
Number of girls I've kissed since joining Barenaked Ladies: I can't remember, to be perfectly honest.
Do I have some incorrect info? Is there something you can add or would like to add? Please email me
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Facts:
Full Name: Kevin Neil Hearn
Born: July 3rd, 1969 in Grimsby, Ontario.
Parents: Pat and Sue Hearn
Siblings: 3 brothers(Sean, Michael and Chris) and 2 sisters(Mary-Pat and Kathy)
Marital Status: Girlfriend, Yvonne
Children: They have a Daughter, Havana, born in December of 2003
Trivia:
* Kevin started playing piano at age 5.
* He went to Toronto's prestigous St. Michaael's Choir School.
* When he was in grade six, he toured a bit as a member of the Fifty-Voice St. Michael's Choir.
* Kevin sang "Ave Maria" solo when the Choir appeared on a television skating show, "Stars On Ice."
* In grade four piano Kevin really got into classical music and piano improvesation. Each day before he would practice he'd do an hour of piano improv.
* When he wasn't performing in the choir he was forming or joining rock bands. Because of his choir training, Kev would sing "Very sweetly on songs that shouldn't have been sung very sweetly at all."
* He was a member of the eclectic rock group "The Look People." He recorded four albums, went on three European tours and was asked to play Lollapalooza two years in a row with them.
* Kevin was musical director for "Corky and The Juice Pigs" in 1994.
* It was Tyler Stewart who recomended Kev. to the other Barenaked Ladies.
* He was asked to join BNL right before they went on tour for "Born On A Pirate Ship", giving him only two weeks to learn the songs.
* In 1998 Kev. was diagnosed with Leukemia. A bonemarrow transplant from his younger brother Sean along w/alot of medications have now made him cancer free.
* When Kevin isn't performing with BNL, he records and tours with his own toronto based band "Thin Buckle."
* Thin Buckle's 1st album "H-Wing" is named after the wing in the Princess Margaret Hospital that Kev. was confined to while fighting cancer. Most of the songs were written in there as well.
*Kevin's cousin is Actor/Comedian Harland Williams.
*Kevin was the last member of BNL to get his driver's license.
*Kevin is the only BNL member who is not from Scarborough, Ontario.
*Kevin has 5 other siblings.
*Kevin got his nose broken by 2 drunk guys in a bar on his 25th birthday- He was out with his brother Mike and friend Bob(who was dressed like a clown). Bob walked up to the 2 guys and told them that his friend(Kevin) said they looked like a bunch of clowns. They didn't see the humour in it(remember Bob was dressed like a clown) so they walked up to Kevin, pinned him up against a wall asked him "What the f*cked you say?" and then punched him in the nose. :(
Here are some entries from the "Hearn's Index" from Public Stunts Private Stories:
Number of times I change my shirt before a Barenaked Ladies show: 4
Number of times I change my shirt during a Barenaked Ladies show: 3
Number of seconds after walking offstage that I have a piece of chocolate cake in my mouth: 27
Number of portable CD players Jim as: 0
Number of portable CD players I have that belong to Jim: 1
Pairs of headphones Gary has: 0
Pairs of headphones I have that belong to Gary: 1
Number of bars in the intro of "Great Provider" before I join the band: 4
Number of bars in the intro after I join the band: 48
Number of group activities I've attended this year (2000): 237
Percentage of group activities that i've slipped away from early without anybody noticing: 96 percent
Number of keyboards I've had that don't work: 4
Ratio of the number of times I told Andrew Creeggan that I would return his accordion to the number of times i actually returned it: 1:0
Ratio of the number of shows attended by Pat Hearn (my dad) to the number of shows attended by all other fathers of the remaning four band members combined: 15:1
Number of days, before Barenaked Ladies fired their former manager, that he asked me if I "needed any help with my keyboards": 10
Number of times since Barenaked Ladies fired their former manager that I have needed help with my keyboards: 16
Rank of Marilyn Manson among the weakest stomachs in rock and roll: 3,058
Rank of me among the weakest stomachs in rock and roll: 1
Number of times I've puked after removing a frozen rotten turkey from Brown's freezer: 1
Number of times I've sat and made rhymes with my friend...Maroon: 28
Number of shows the Waltons opened for Barenaked Ladies in the summer of '95: 26
Number of times I asked Jason Plumb if it was "hot up there" before we went onstage: 26
Number of times the tour bus has pulled away without me on it: 1
Number of girls I've kissed since joining Barenaked Ladies: I can't remember, to be perfectly honest.
Do I have some incorrect info? Is there something you can add or would like to add? Please email me
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