Harnell was born in San Diego in 1962.
 He has an older half sister by his father.
 His mother, Constance Haldaman, was an opera singer while his father, Boyd Harnell, was a photojournalist.
 As a teenager, Harnell was a professional skateboarder and avid surfer.
Starbreaker is the self-titled debut album of the Tony Harnell led heavy metal band Starbreaker, released on July 13, 2005, while Harnell was still in TNT.
Cinematic is the first demo EP by former TNT and current Starbreaker singer Tony Harnell, released on September 23, 2008, for free on his official website, and later through Dovetone Music.
 It is Harnell's debut release as a solo artist.
 The EP featured 6 demo songs that might be re-recorded for his full-length solo album, due for release in 2010.
Round Trip is the debut album by former TNT singer Tony Harnell, released on July 2, 2010, credited to Tony Harnell & The Mercury Train.
 Although it is considered a solo album, Harnell says this is not his solo album but rather a project, while his debut solo album is yet to be released.
Knights of the New Thunder is the second studio album by the Norwegian heavy metal band TNT.
 It was the first TNT album recorded with their new vocalist Tony Harnell, who had replaced their original singer Dag Ingebrigtsen.
Brian Molko (born 10 December 1972) is a British musician and songwriter who is lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Placebo.
 He is known in particular for his distinctive nasal, high-pitched vocals, androgynous appearance, and unique guitar style and tuning.
Westworld was an American hard rock band formed in 1998 by vocalist Tony Harnell and guitarist Mark Reale.
 They were later joined by bassist Bruno Ravel and drummer John O'Reilly and released their first album in 1999.
Placebo are an alternative rock band, formed in London, England in 1994 by singer-guitarist Brian Molko and guitarist-bassist Stefan Olsdal.
 The band were soon joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who left in 1996 due to conflicts with Molko and was replaced the same year by Steve Hewitt.
Live In Madrid is a live CD + DVD package by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.
 It was the last TNT album recorded with vocalist Tony Harnell, who left the band in 2006.
All the Way to the Sun is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.
 The album was first rumoured to be on the heavy side of TNT, but came out in the end as a more straight forward pop rock album.
 It did not get as many positive reviews as "My Religion" but was still regarded as a fairly good TNT album.
 It also sold less than the previous album.
 The band toured Norway to support the release as well as shows in Sweden, the UK and in Spain where they recorded what became "Live in Madrid" before Tony Harnell left the band for professional and personal reasons.
 "Driving" has been played before several major car races in the USA.

Question: Do both Brian Molko and Tony Harnell have connections to the music industry?
Answer: yes