Who are Keane?
Tom Oliver Chaplin - Vocals, guitars, live keyboards (8th March 1979)
Tim James Rice-Oxley - Piano, keyboards, bass (2000-2007), guitar, percussion, backing vocals (2nd June 1976)
Richard David Hughes - Drums, percussion, backing vocals (8th September 1975)
Jesse Quin is also listed in the album Perfect Symmetry for: bass, guitar (track 10), percussion, backing vocals.
For general info about Keane and a biography, see Keanemusic.com. There's also an interesting feature from early 2004 at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3363889.stm.
James Sanger is credited with songwriting for Bedshaped, This Is The Last Time, Sunshine, She Has No Time, Walnut Tree and To The End Of The Earth. I believe in 2002, they went to James's studio at Les Essarts in the south of France, where they produced 12 demos which helped shape the Keane sound. According to the tab book, 15% of those songs are credited to "Chrysalis Music Limited" (as opposed to "BMG Music Publishing Limited" with whom Keane got a publishing contract in 2002), so I assume that's his cut!
Also, there used to be a guitarist named Dominic Scott, but he left the band in July 2001. (Source)
As a 4piece, Tom played acoustic guitar as well as singing, and Tim featured on bass! There are some pictures as evidence (!) on http://www.efestivals.co.uk/misc/reviews/keane010601.shtml and http://www.efestivals.co.uk/misc/interviews/keane010525.shtml.
At the band's headline slot at the O2 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park on 29th June 2005, Rufus Wainwright dueted on the song Try Again.
In November 2007, Jesse Quin played bass at the War Child concert (on Under Pressure) and also through the whole set at the Union Chapel, London.
Jesse Quin is credited on the album Perfect Symmetry for "bass, guitar (track 10), percussion, backing vocals"
The album Perfect Symmetry is the first time additional musicians have been used on record:
- Saxophone - Jim Hunt (Pretend That You're Alone)
- French vocal - Anael Train (Black Burning Heart)
- Violin - Stephen Hussey (Love Is The End)
- Cello - Chris Fish (Love Is The End
- Musical saw - Jo Silverston, Ian Harris (Love Is The End)
As children, they were looked after by a lady named "Cherry Keane". This was eventually shortened to Keane.
TC: Why the name Keane?
Tim Rice-Oxley: We were sitting in this pub in Dublin waiting to play a gig and were told that we needed a name. We hadn't actually gotten round to choosing one at that point, it was just one of those things we kept putting off.
Anyway, we were all reminiscing about this old lady who used to look after us when we were younger, her name was Cherry Keane. So in the end we decided to name ourselves after her. Later on we decided to drop the 'Cherry' part and just be known as Keane. We thought it was a magical name, we really liked it.
TC: So it has some significance then?
Tim Rice-Oxley:Yeah definitely. She was one of those people who really encouraged us to follow our dreams and do the musical stuff we loved rather than worrying about whether we were going to get 'proper' jobs. She was always really nice to us - even when we sounded completely awful! She has a special place in our hearts.
The name "Keane" is pronounced the same as the English word "keen". Click here to hear the guys introduce the band and themselves.
"We grew up listening to The Beatles, Paul Simon, The Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Queen, and then got into U2, R.E.M, The Smiths, and Radiohead. I guess it's classic song writing that is the main influence rather than one band in particular - we love people like Nick Drake who can convey so much emotion and write songs and albums that will be loved and cherished for many years - the things that will be in people's record collections for their whole lives."
Source Yes, it seems there's a few artists... Keane - Keane - as you can probably guess from the pictures, this isn't actually the Keane we know and love - sorry! Nor are Keane Brothers - Keane Brothers or Keane Brothers - Today Tomorrow & Tonight. Only what's listed on the Discography is truly by Rice-Oxley, Chaplin and Hughes. Tour information is available on the official site: http://www.keanemusic.com.
