As the Keane lead singer prepares for the release of his solo album, Midpoint, he talks ageing, drug addiction, and why he doesn't want to go the way of Coldplay. 🟠 Nick_Duerden interviews tomchaplin
“This part of life, it’s an adjustment, isn’t it?” he decides. “It can be difficult, and there’s a definite hankering for what’s gone. That’s why there are all those clichés: getting a fast car, or ending your marriage and going out with a 21-year-old. It’s about trying to get something back that’s lost, and it’s very seductive, and I can understand why people do it. But it’s a dangerous game to play.
For the casual observer, Tom Chaplin has led an intriguing career. It’s been a journey riven with struggles, all of which feed directly into, and make it such an affecting record. When, on the track “Rise and Fall”, he sings, “I’ve earned it and blown it/ Big into small/ I’ve seen it all”, you know that it probably hurts him to do so.
He dealt with this by immunising himself with narcotics. He went on benders, disappearing for days, and increasingly tried the patience of his fellow band members who, very pertinently, were not The Libertines. The band took a break, Chaplin entered rehab, then they split up, then much later got back together again. But by the time they reconvened for their 2019 album, music had moved on, and Keane would not again enjoy comparable levels of commercial success. Few do.
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