Douglas Payne (born 14 November 1972) is the bassist and backing vocalist of the Scottish band
Travis.
Career
Payne was born in the south side of Glasgow, and was educated at
Woodfarm High School
Woodfarm High School is a Scottish comprehensive secondary school in Woodfarm, East Renfrewshire. It has a roll of approximately 800 pupils. Gillian Boyle is the acting Headmistress, taking over from Nicola MacGlashan who left to join nearb ...
. 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
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; gd, Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, an ...
, where he met the band's singer,
Fran 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. At the time of being asked, Payne had never touched a bass guitar in his life; for weeks he refused to do it, until finally he agreed.
Although he is better known for his bass guitar playing and backing vocals, 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
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...
on the band's more recent
singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
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. Payne also sings lead vocals on some b-sides, for example "A Little Bit of Soul", from the reverse of "
Flowers in the Window", and on "The Distance" from ''
Singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
''. He wrote the song "Colder" which features on ''
The Boy With No Name
''The Boy with No Name'' is the fifth studio album by Scottish rock band Travis (band), Travis. The album was released on 7 May 2007 through Epic Records. This is Travis first album in which other members contributed to songwriting, rather than t ...
'' 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 appeared as a backing vocalist in the song "
Tumble and Fall
"Tumble and Fall" is a single released from Welsh rock band Feeder's fifth studio album, '' Pushing the Senses'' (2005). It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's highest-placing single along with "Buck Rogers". It is ...
" on
Feeder's album ''
Pushing the Senses
''Pushing the Senses'' is the fifth studio album by Welsh rock band Feeder. It was released on Echo, Liberation Music and PIAS on 31 January 2005 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, while being released on Pony Canyon in ...
''.
Personal life
Payne married actress
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles in '' Trainspotting'' (1996), '' Gosford Park'' (2001), '' Intermission'' (2003), '' Nanny McPhee'' (2005), '' No Country for Old Men'' (2007), ''Boardwa ...
in 2003. In November 2007, an announcement on the Travisonline message board said that Payne was to become a father for the first time, making him the last member of Travis to do so. Freddie Peter Payne, his son with Macdonald, was born on 9 March 2008. Their second son, Theodore William Payne, was born on 8 December 2012.
Payne and Macdonald announced their separation in 2017. Payne likes football and supports
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the Govan district of Glasgow which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Although not its official name, it is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers outside Scotland. The fou ...
.
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Equipment
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1970s Fender Jazz Bass Natural Sunburst
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1970s Fender Jazz Bass Natural White
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1970s Fender Jazz Bass Natural Black
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1956 Fender Precision Bass Sunburst
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, Douglas
Travis (band) members
1972 births
Living people
Musicians from Glasgow
Scottish bass guitarists
Scottish songwriters
21st-century bass guitarists