Yale Daily News

Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:16 a.m.

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Dear Jack: He’s back

Contributing Reporter
Published Friday, October 30, 2009

Andrew McMahon lived the rock & roll dream. His high school band, Something Corporate, landed a major record deal with Geffen and sold out venues as they headlined a world tour. In August 2005, his first solo album with his side project, Jack’s Mannequin, was poised to be released, kicking off a U.S. tour.
“I remember thinking ‘this is going to happen for this kid,’” said McMahon’s now-wife, Kelly Hansch in an interview for the documentary about the singer’s life.
But at the moment when his upward momentum seemed strongest, the 22-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia.
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