Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'Golf Has Helped Me Overcome Drug Problems'

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Keane frontman Tom Chaplin has revealed that golf has helped him overcome his problems with drink and drugs.

The singer has continued to receive treatment for addiction since he endured a stint in The Priory in 2006.

In an interview with The Sun, Chaplin said Alice Cooper had inspired him to take up the sport and that he already plays of a handicap of 8.

"I am actually quite obsessed with it,” he said.

“When Alice Cooper needed to give up booze he said 'What the hell am I going to do if I can't drink?', so he started playing golf and became completely obsessed with it - and that's kind of the same as what happened to me.”

Chaplin added: "Alice's whole tour schedule is built around playing golf.

"I don't know if the same thing is going to happen for Keane, but it certainly gives me some relief. Eight isn't too bad."

Keane are set to release a new eight-track EP entitled 'Night Train' on May 10.

The record features collaborations with Somali/Canadian rapper K'Naan and a Japanese Baile Funk MC.

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