Article: OTR: OFF THE RECORD; Hirsute Travis star quit his first band because they wouldn't use his songs Fran Hairy.(Features)

HAIRY Fran Healy waved his first band goodbye because they gave a batch of his songs the chop.

He was told to stick to singing with pub band Medicine Hat - so he left to join Glass Onion, who later became million-sellers Travis.

Yesterday, Alan Phillips, who formed Medicine Hat with an 18-year-old Fran, recalled: "Fran's hair was like a Morrissey quiff. He had more hair then.

"I realised he was a good singer and that's how we got the band together. I was doing all the songwriting in the band.

"When Fran came in with a batch of songs he'd ...

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