Michael Lawry is a

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

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(founder member) for whom he played the keyboards and experimented with sampling, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs. Among these was the 1991 single "

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", co-written by

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and Michael Lawry, which was voted by

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'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

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New Zealand.

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