Keane Singer Has Taken Lessons from Doherty

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:13 am

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Keane singer treated for drug use
Keane frontman Tom Chaplin is being treated for drink and drug problems, the band have confirmed.
In a statement on the band's website, the 27-year-old said the time had come "to get the professional help I need to sort myself out".

Earlier this month the band cancelled shows in Edinburgh, Dublin and Ibiza, saying at the time that the singer was suffering from exhaustion.

They have also postponed a North American tour planned for next month.

Chaplin's statement said: "I've been having to deal with an increasing problem with drink and drugs, and the time has come to get the professional help I need to sort myself out.

"I feel desperately disappointed to be letting down our fans, but I want to get myself right now so that I can be back on the road for the rest of the year."

The band, who played at last weekend's V Festival, said refunds for cancelled concerts should be sought at the point of purchase.

Keane, who also feature drummer Richard Hughes and keyboard player Tim Rice-Oxley, won two Brit Awards last year for best British album, for their debut Hopes and Fears, and best British breakthrough act.

Two years ago, they topped the BBC News website's Sound of 2004 poll of UK critics and broadcasters, which focuses on up-and-coming acts.

Their follow-up album, Under the Iron Sea, entered the UK chart at number one in June.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/e ... 273692.stm

Published: 2006/08/22 09:01:31 GMT

© BBC MMVI

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:15 am

Extremely sensitive guy becomes mega popular.

Drugs ensue.

Hey, that refrain's been done before.

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:21 am

well, if I were the singer of Keane, I'd imagine having to do tons of blow just to get on stage every night and pretend that I have talent.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:27 am

I like Keane. Though, my friends and I secretly call Tom "HR PufnStuf".

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Obviously Keane had to cut out the drugs and drinks habit since they might run the risk of actually sounding exciting and interesting.

As for

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Tim Rice-Oxley

Fuck off! What sort of name is that? That sums Keane up perfectly. Nice, posh boys who would be better employed judging the Best Cream Cake competition at Silchester village fete.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

konstantinl Wrote:

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Tim Rice-Oxley

Shouldnt it be Time Rice-upon-Oxley?

Or would that have been Tim's mom.

(oh, snap)

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

Aural Fixation Wrote:

I like Keane. Though, my friends and I secretly call Tom "HR PufnStuf".

I heard them for the first time about a month ago. Some friends of mine are big fans and had the new album. Sounded alright to me. Some of it was actually quite nice... sounds like it comes from the U2/Coldplay good guy, revelation-inducing school of commerical pop. There's something in there that's nice and actually works, mixed in with the over-use of a now sure-fire formula: "born again" sounding vocals delivered from a nice guy, progressively-rising keyboard-string lines, a little bit of "wild-ish" drumming thrown in to keep it "edgy", etc.

I dunno. It confuses me. The stuff I liked was very nice, but the rest sounded like the soundtrack to one of those car commercials that seems to promise spiritual-revelation-through-car-buying.

tthorn · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:47 pm

Perhaps their dark side is due to collaborating with Irvine Welsh on the 'Atlantic' video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WqjstRrD4

Very Seventh Seal.

tt · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:20 pm

they're good live. there's energy and tim r-o is hot! i think i over did it with that first album, where i just got sick of it. it wasn't the victoria's secret commercial that made me hate the song. it was me over doing it with the cd.

Charli · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:36 pm

I happen to love their first album.

I've only heard a couple songs from the new one, I ended up buying one of em from iTunes.

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:09 pm

Death To Shoegaze666 Wrote:

well, if I were the singer of Keane, I'd imagine having to do tons of blow just to get on stage every night and pretend that I have talent.

you're on crack. he's got an amazing voice.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

i just h3eard the dude form the Darkness is in the 'hab, too.

fuse · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:53 pm

Increasing problem with donuts.

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:03 pm

fuse Wrote:

Increasing problem with donuts.

Ever since Pippin got that gig on Lost, Merry just ate and ate.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Dimetapp Drinker?

Robo-trippin is too hard for that pantywaist.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:16 am

I like Keane. Their new album is good. It gets a few spins 'round the Rabbithole. I would see them live most definitely.

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

Don't be mean to Keane.

no guru · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:03 am

"And some cabbages. And those three bags of potatoes that we lifted last week. And - and then the mushrooms the week before!"

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:10 am

Dalen Wrote:

Death To Shoegaze666 Wrote:

well, if I were the singer of Keane, I'd imagine having to do tons of blow just to get on stage every night and pretend that I have talent.

you're on crack. he's got an amazing voice.

well, apparently this guy's the one on crack.

a good voice does not equal good songs or a good band.

no guru · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:26 am

"Merry, like other Hobbits, enjoyed smoking pipeweed."

no guru · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:35 am

"This, kids, is a little tune about the time me and Harry ate coca leaves from that whore's ass in Yuramaguas"

FT · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:00 pm

I enjoyed this story more the first time, when it involved Charlie and DriveShaft.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:01 pm

frosted Wrote:

fuse Wrote:

Increasing problem with donuts.

Ever since Pippin got that gig on Lost, Merry just ate and ate.

other way 'round.

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:22 pm

Death To Shoegaze666 Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

Death To Shoegaze666 Wrote:

well, if I were the singer of Keane, I'd imagine having to do tons of blow just to get on stage every night and pretend that I have talent.

you're on crack. he's got an amazing voice.

well, apparently this guy's the one on crack.

a good voice does not equal good songs or a good band.

no, but a good voice adds to a very talented band of musicians.

no guru · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:51 pm

God help me I might as well pack in right now. I got a Lord of The Rings reference wrong.

Bad Dobbie! Bad!

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