Dougie Payne

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Dougie Payne (born Douglas Payne, 14 November 1972, in Glasgow, Scotland) is the bassist and backing vocalist of the Scottish rock band Travis.

Payne was born in the south side of Glasgow and was a student at the Glasgow School of Art where he met the singer Francis Healy; at the time, Payne had never played a guitar before. 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. When 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, vocals and chirpy grins in his many photo shoots, 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 on the band's more recent singles. Payne also sings lead vocals on some b-sides, for example "A Little Bit of Soul", the reverse flip of "Flowers in the Window", and also "The Distance" from Singles. He has also written the song "Colder" which will feature on The Boy With No Name. Payne also played bass on much of the Divine Comedy album Victory for the Comic Muse.

Payne is a supporter of Rangers F.C.. He has been married to actress Kelly MacDonald since 2003. He was a member of the 28th Glasgow (Giffnock) Scout Group in his youth.