User talk:Kendogmendoza/sandbox

Kendog Mendoza, Kenneth James Halpenny, was born in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on the 27th day of July in the year 19 and 78. His family home was in Pepperstown Ardee, County Louth in Ireland, a small country area. He was one of 5 children and played all manner of sports as a child and in his teens. His childhood was extremely happy and active. He also played in the brass band and sang in the choir as well as acting in school plays etc. He joined his first band (of many names) in 1992. However the band split many times due to musical differences. Mendoza later went on the claim that the other members were mostly tone deaf with long hair that made them believe they were musicians. When they last split they were known as Paralax. Mendoza had an immediate talent for writing and studied music in secondary school (high school) but found it hard to learn within the created and stunted confines of public school with low grade teaching mechanisms. He had a troubled life at school, not popular and a thorn in many teachers sides which he enjoyed a lot. In 1994 he met a guitarist by the name of Mallo and his cousin Paudy. With the drummer from Paralax, they formed a new band called Pepper Circus. Influenced by Metallica, Megadeth and Led Zep, they wrote their own fast paced heavy metal songs with leary solos. Mendoza sang on these songs but it was not to be his forte however this is the point where Mendoza claims he learned the most about song structure and sound development. Mendoza left school early to become a welder, aiming to make some money to pursue his dream of being a famous musician. This company, dealing in bus fabrication lied to him initially in order to get him into the company for cheap as an apprentice, later retracting this apprenticeship when it was too late for Mendoza to return to school. The company let him go as they were afraid of his potential to push them into paying more. By his own admission Mendoza was "the worst welder in the universe with no interest". Within days he began working as a care staff for people with Intellectual Disabilities and stayed doing this job in different capacities for 17 years, gaining an honours degree in nursing in 2007. He worked in many different organisations over this time and wrote songs for his own interests. In 1999 he moved to Kildare Town, County Kildare for work and met 3 budding musicians which resparked his musical dream. They formed a progressive rock band named Purplemonkeydishwasher, writing all originals. They were influenced by a vast range of artists from The White Stripes, The Beatles and Pink Floyd. The band gigged and recorded a demo. The band split when the drummer left because his girlfriend told him to. Mendoza met his wife, Ciara, in Trinity College Dublin when studying. They bought a house together in Portarlington County Laois and were married in June 2008. In March 2009 they had a child together, Emily Boo. Mendoza continued to write and record for his own personal hobby and has said that his writing ability and style changed when he found the eternal happiness of his own family. His wife Ciara pushed him gently to put down some of these songs and distribute them to see how far they would get. Songs such as Dirty Slant, Sleep Little Girl and H8.2.Q were originals on this demo album called Dont Mind If I Do.