Background
McEntee was born in Perth, Western Australia.
McEntee was born in Perth, Western Australia.
Prior to joining, McEntee worked on the 1975 Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar, where he met Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell who were performing in the musical. Hitchcock and Russell went on to form soft rock group, and McEntee was part of the group"s original line-up, along with Chrissie Hammond and Jeremy Paul. McEntee was introduced to Chrissy Amphlett by Paul at a music venue in Collaroy, Sydney, Australia, with an intention to write songs and form a band that would be fronted by Amphlett.
The three met again at a choral concert at the Sydney Opera House, where Amphlett and Paul were performing.
In 1980, they formed the, along with Bjarne Ohlin and drummer Richard Harvey. McEntee had played alongside Richard Harvey and Ian Belton in The Malcolm McCallum Band prior to forming In May 2001, the " song "Science Fiction", written by Amphlett and McEntee, was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.
Amphlett and McEntee barely spoke after the band separated in 1996, but resumed contact when they were inducted into the 2006 ARIA Hall of Fame. The band performed at the induction ceremony, and eventually announced a new tour and album.
The reunited band toured in late 2006 and released a new single called "Don"t Wanna Do This".
In 2012, McEntee and Greensmith were listed as supporters of the "Oscar"s Law" campaign, together with other publicly known figures. The campaign protests against the factory farming of companion animals and is named after a neglected dog found in central Victoria, Australia. Other notable supporters include Lior (musician), Mick Molloy (comedian) and the Essendon Football Club (Australian Football League).