Michael Lawry is a

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rock musician. He is a member of numerous bands, notably

The Headless Chickens The Headless Chickens was a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music. They record ...

(founder member) for whom he played the keyboards and experimented with sampling. The 1991 single "

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", co-written by

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and Michael Lawry was voted by APRA's members as the 76th greatest New Zealand song of all time. Michael took part in the reformation of The Headless Chickens in late 2008 / early 2009. Michael Lawry is a conservationist and environmental activist, and since 2012 has been the managing director of Sea Shepherd New Zealand.

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