Travis' Fran Healy gets a little help from a Beatle

     Paul McCartney (AP file photo)

Fran Healy of Travis is recording a solo album and managed to get a contribution from none other than Paul McCartney on it.

Here's what Healy said on his blog:

One of the biggest coups was getting Paul McCartney to play bass on a song. I’m not sure what non McCartney songs he’s played bass on but I couldn’t think of many. Anyways his bassline is brilliant. Nora and I were sitting and were thinking of a thankyou present and I suggested going vegetarian. Our son is already one so it would mean we would all on the same boat. I met Paul at his show in Berlin and told him what we wanted to do. He was visibly flabbergasted. Three days later the Fed Ex man delivered three Linda McCartney cook books.  We LOVE Paul.

Nice return gesture from Mr. McCartney, huh?

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