Tim Rice-Oxley
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Timothy James Rice-Oxley (born June 2, 1976 in East Sussex England) is the English pianist of rock band Keane. He plays piano and Bass. He also writes the songs for the band. He took piano lessons which he hated. This because he had to play classic music and he thought it was boring. Later, he began playing the piano listening to The Beatles. In 2004, he won the Ivor Novello award for Best Composer of the year.
In 1995, his friend Dominic Scott told him to make a band. The band was called "The Lotus Eaters". They asked Richard Hughes to play the drums. Tom Chaplin would play bass. Rice-Oxley and Chaplin had been friends since they were children. In 1997, Rice-Oxley asked Chaplin to sing. The band changed its name to "Keane". When Scott left the band in 2001, Rice-Oxley started playing piano again and recording bass seperately. He still does that.
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[edit] Equipment List
Complete list: Equipment list
- Yamaha CP70 (Piano)
- Nord Lead 3 (Synthesizer)
- Fender Precision (Bass)
- Apple Computer PowerBook G4
- Apple PowerMac G5
[edit] Trivia
- All his family were doctors
- He had his girlfriend, Keeley, when he was 12 years old.[1].
- He married in February 2005.
- His car is Volkswagen Golf Mark IV.[2].
- His favourite color is green
- His favourite food are Italian and Greek.
- His favourite Keane song is "Fly To Me".
[edit] References
- ↑ Keane.at: Fanzine. Retrieved on August 1, 2006.
- ↑ Q Magazine: Keane (July 2006)
[edit] External links
- Nezz-Media! - Dedicated to Keane.
