[2][3] He is currently part of Desert Alien, a band with his brothers Jack Hookey and Jesse Kidd.
Hookey holds degrees in Arts and Law from The University of Melbourne.
After moving back to Australia after a stint in Nashville, Tennessee, he lived as a recluse for 3 years in ramshackle farmhouse in central Gippsland working on his musical abilities.
[5] In 2021, he released his sophomore album as harry hook is real "No Snake in the Tree".
Due to a record label complication, he can no longer release music as Harry Hookey.