Dougie Payne

Dougie Payne
Dougie Payne
Background information
Birth name Douglas Payne jr
Born 14 November 1972 (1972-11-14) (age 39)
in Glasgow, Scotland
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Alternative rock
Occupations Singer songwrighter actor
Instruments Bass guitar, guitar, vocals, backing vocals, drums, electronic percussion, timbales
Years active 1995–present
Associated acts Travis

Dougie Payne (born Douglas Payne, 14 November 1972, Glasgow, Scotland) is the bassist and backing vocalist of the Scottish band, Travis.[1]

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Career

Payne was born in the south side of Glasgow, and was educated at Woodfarm High School. He was also a member of the local 28th Glasgow (Giffnock) Scout Group in his youth. He went on to become a student at the Glasgow School of Art where he met the band's singer, Francis Healy. They teamed up to form 'Glass Onion' (named after a Beatles' song), later renaming themselves Travis. Originally Payne was not part of Glass Onion, which featured two other members, but when they left he was asked to play for the band. When asked, Payne had never touched a bass guitar in his life; for weeks he refused to do it, until finally, he agreed.[citation needed]

Although he is better known for his bass guitar playing, vocals and chirpy grins in his many photo shoots, Payne has written songs of his own. Tracks such as "The Score", "Know Nothing" and "Good For Nothing" were all penned by Payne and have featured as b-sides on the band's more recent singles. Payne also sings lead vocals on some b-sides, for example "A Little Bit of Soul", the reverse flip of "Flowers in the Window", and also "The Distance" from Singles. He has also written the song "Colder" which features on The Boy With No Name and three of the songs from the sixth album 'Ode to J. Smith, including single 'Something Anything', which is the first Travis single not to be written by Fran Healy. Payne also played bass on much of the Divine Comedy album, Victory for the Comic Muse; and appeared as a backing vocalist on the song "Tumble and Fall" from Feeder's album, Pushing The Senses.

Personal life

He has been married to the actress Kelly Macdonald since 2003.

In November 2007, it was announced on the Travisonline messageboard that Payne was to become a father for the first time, making him the last member of the band Travis to join the ranks of fatherhood. Freddie Peter Payne, his son with Macdonald, was born on 9 March 2008.

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References

  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "Biography: Travis". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p132643/biography. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 

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