 He has always been very private and rarely interviewed; for this reason his 2014 autobiography "" was highly anticipated, and was met with widespread acclaim for its frank honesty and dry, no nonsense humour.In 1978 he played in the Sirens alongside Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon.When Riley left to join the Fall, they became Staff 9, but disbanded when Hanley and Scanlon joined the Fall themselves in 1979.