Dan Hickey's music career started in 1991, when he first played the drums in
Joe Jackson's album
Laughter & Lust. He was also the drummer for
Jules Shear and
Benny Mardones. Hickey was the drummer for
They Might Be Giants from 1997 to 2003, He was the co-writer of two songs, "Radio They Might Be Giants", and "Robot Parade" (Adult Version)". He also appeared in the videos for "
Boss of Me" and "
Doctor Worm", despite not playing in the studio recordings. Hickey departed the band in 2004, and was replaced with Marty Beller, with whom They Might Be Giants had been performing smaller concerts with since 2002. Beller later noted about Dan Hickey, "I listened to the band's live tapes over and over. Dan Hickey sounded fantastic. He was musical and played with tremendous clarity." Hickey played in
Popa Chubby's tour "The Fight Is On" in 2010. == References ==