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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Legendary Scots band reveals how festival favourite was almost ‘never written'
It the hit song was inspired by a legendary US sitcom SONG SHOCK Legendary Scots band reveals how festival favourite was almost 'never written' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN iconic rocker has revealed that one of his biggest hits was almost "never written". Travis frontman Fran Healy, 51, opened up on the origins of 1999 festival favourite Driftwood. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 2 Travis frontman Fran Healy performs at The Concert Hall in Toronto, Ontario Credit: Getty The red-headed singer told how the song was inspired by an episode of legendary US sitcom Cheers. However when he rushed upstairs to document the tune, the musician forgot to hit record on his device. He said online: "Driftwood almost didn't get written. I was washing the dishes, thinking about that TV show Cheers. "There was an episode where Norm was talking about overhearing the boss, talking about getting rid of all the driftwood. "I sung it out loud, just out of nowhere, while I was washing the dishes. "Ran upstairs to record it, but I actually accidentally pressed pause instead of record. "So when I came back to listen later on in the day, all I could hear was me walking away from the recorder. "And I sat for about an hour while this thing went through. "And you can hear me in the house, faffing around. And then eventually, just before the tape ends, I sing it as I'm walking up the stairs. "And had I not sung that tiny little, you know, driftwood little bit, it would be gone forever. And it's one of my favourite songs." Billy Joel Cancels Tour Amid Health Concerns: Fans React It comes weeks after Healy was rushed to hospital after suffering from a horror injury at a gig in the US. The singer was wheeled out of the venue on a stretcher after their show on Monday night. The iconic band were on their Raze The Bar North American Tour which kicked off in January. Travis were playing at the Showbox in Seattle, Washington, when Fran twisted his ankle stepping off stage while waving goodbye to the crowd.
The Independent
07-02-2025
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- The Independent
Travis frontman shares update with fans after ‘gnarly' onstage injury
Travis frontman Fran Healy has updated fans after being taken to hospital following an accident onstage. The Scottish rock band, who are currently on tour in the US, had been performing at the Showbox in Seattle, Washington, when Healy twisted his ankle stepping off stage while saying goodbye to fans. In a video posted to the band's Instagram Stories, he said he was wheeled out of the venue on a gurney and taken to hospital in an ambulance. The musician, 51, said he feared he'd broken his ankle but it turned out to be a 'gnarly' sprain. 'If anyone saw me being wheeled out of the venue last night on a gurney and being put into an ambulance it's because I seriously twisted my ankle stepping off stage, as I was waving goodbye to everyone, it sort of twisted around back to front,' he said. 'We thought it was broken, went to hospital, thankfully it's just a really gnarly sprain.' Healy, who rose to fame with Travis thanks to hit songs such as 'Sing' and 'Flowers in the Window', said he'd been given 'one of those massive space shoes' to wear so fans at their next gigs could 'all laugh at that'. 'The show must go on, we'll see you there, we'll see you on the rest of the tour,' he said. 'I'm fine, I'm slightly dizzy just now because I'm on some painkillers but apart from that it's all good.' The Independent has contacted the band's representative for further comment. Healy stunned fans last year when he turned up for a surprise karaoke set to perform one of Travis's best-known songs, 'Why Does It Always Rain on Me'. The singer looked delighted as the audience sang along to the 1999 hit at The Horseshoe Bar in Glasgow, later sharing footage of the moment to his X/Twitter account. 'When in the Horseshoe Bar' after 9pm… and they put your song on…' he wrote in the caption. In 2021, the band celebrated the 20th anniversary of their album The Invisible Band, with Healy telling The Independent about the impact international fame had on him. 'Getting famous is like growing horns, something visible to others that you can't see,' he said. 'You've not changed, but I remember walking down the street and hearing the 's' of 'Travis' a lot – 'that's Travis!'' The band's US tour concludes with a return to Washington at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on 19 February.
