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Tim Rice Oxley Keane. How I wrote 'Is It Any Wonder?' by Keane's Tim RiceOxley Songwriting Magazine Tim Rice-Oxley - The chart-topping songwriter from somewhere only he knows In his first solo interview, the man behind Keane, the band once written off as 'Coldplay-lite', tells Nick Hasted about. Although singer Tom Chaplin and drummer Richard Hughes both contributed to the creative process, keyboard player Tim Rice-Oxley took the reins as the principal songwriter and helped shape Keane's piano-driven signature sound.

To mark the occasion, the band's chief songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley joins Headliner to reflect on how it has changed their lives, their formative years, and the role of notorious record producer and exec Jimmy Iovine in. Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995

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Tim Rice-Oxley - The chart-topping songwriter from somewhere only he knows In his first solo interview, the man behind Keane, the band once written off as 'Coldplay-lite', tells Nick Hasted about. The live band consists primarily of Tim Rice-Oxley, Jesse Quin, Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Fimbo, John-William Scott and Phil Renna. In Keane's new book Hope and Fears: Lyrics and History, keyboard player and principal songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley explains how he and his bandmates took to the idea that the best art (and music) has an ability to create 'worlds': "We weren't savvy enough to think about any of that when we made Hopes and Fears, but luckily, we found our 'world' by instinct - we just put to music.

Rock band Keane talks about staying relevant and a new age of creativity. Keane's (l to r) Richard Hughes, Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, and Jesse Quin "When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the UK," said. Although singer Tom Chaplin and drummer Richard Hughes both contributed to the creative process, keyboard player Tim Rice-Oxley took the reins as the principal songwriter and helped shape Keane's piano-driven signature sound.

Photo of Tim RICEOXLEY and Richard HUGHES and KEANE and Brendan... News Photo Getty Images. The band comprises Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, bass guitar, backing vocals), Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Jesse Quin (bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals). Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995