in Manhattan, and after graduation co-founded Heraty Hall, a law firm specializing in entertainment law. Hall later left the firm to go into solo practice until 2006, when he took a position as a corporate analyst at a law firm. Asked by Aptowicz in the aforementioned 2005 interview if he became a lawyer out of disillusionment with the contemporary poetry scene, Hall laughed and replied, "I became a lawyer to make money." Political and personal beliefs Hall has used his vehement dislike of President George W. Bush and his administration as subject matter for several King Missile III songs, including "The President," "Suggested Response to the Coming Crises," and "Another Political Poem." He campaigned for Democratic candidate John Kerry in the United States presidential election of 2004. Hall considers himself both Buddhist and agnostic. On his MySpace page, he summarizes his faith as follows: "I don't believe in God, but I do believe in something. I'm just not sure what." Hall is also a vegan. Family Hall is the older brother of Francis Hall, better known as Faceboy, an actor, producer, and activist working in the New York City arts community. As of 2014, Hall was married with a daughter he and his wife had in 2007. References in popular culture American rapper MC Lars acknowledges Hall in his song "My Rhymes Rhyme": "Shout-outs to Wesley Willis, Adam G. and John Hall / Word to MC Paul Barman; hey, return my call!" Lars also praises King Missile in his song "The Dialogue": "Nine Inch Nails, Primus, "Weird Al" and King Missile / Influenced me like a postmodern epistle." Discography With King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) With King Missile With King Missile III With King Missile IV With Unusual Squirrel With Kramer Solo Bibliography Jesus Was Way Cool (Soft Skull Press, 1997) Daily Negations (Soft Skull Press, 2007) References External links John S. Hall MySpace page King Missile MySpace page Heraty Law (Hall's former legal practice) 1960 births Living people Musicians from Brooklyn People from Greenwich Village Stuyvesant High School alumni Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law alumni American spoken word poets American male poets American male singers American humorists American Buddhists American agnostics New York (state) lawyers Performance art in New York City King Missile members 21st-century American poets 21st-century American male writers