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OUR NEXT GUEST IS THE LEAD SINGER OF THE CHART-TOPPING AND
MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING BAND TRAVIS.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO WELCOME HIM TO THE "LATE LATE SHOW."
A HERO OF MINE, THE WONDERFUL, THE ALWAYS MAGNIFICENT, FRAN
HEALY!
ON THE SHOW.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
>> EVERYTHING IS GOOD.
I TOOK MY SON WITH ME ON THIS.
WE LIVE IN L.A., AND HE IS DOING ONLINE SCHOOL, AS
I'M SURE YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.
>> James: YES.
>> SO HE CAN DO IT ANYWHERE.
SO I THOUGHT WOULDN'T IT BE COOL TO DO A FATHER-SON
SEVEN-WEEK TRIP.
WE WENT TO THE U.K., WE SAW MY MOM, WENT TO
LONDON, DID OUR THING FOR THREE WEEKS THERE.
AND THEN WE HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE ON THE WAY
BACK TO GET TO AMERICA, BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T
ACCEPT US BACK DIRECTLY.
SO WE WENT TO A LOVELY, SUNNY PLACE AND WE STAYED
THERE FOR TWO WEEKS.
>> James: WHAT A GREAT THING,, WHAT A GREAT THING
TO DO WITH YOUR SON.
THE SONG YOU'RE PERFORMING ON THE SHOW IN A FEW
MOMENTS, YOUR SON HAD SOME WORDS OF WISDOM --
>> YES.
>> James: WHAT DID HE SAY?
>> WELL, THE SONG IS ABOUT GRABBING THE MOMENT AND
SAYING I'M GOING TO DO THIS.
THE SONG IS CALLED "THE GHOST," AND YOU'RE LOOKING
IN THE MIRROR AND YOU SEE YOURSELF, AND IT'S THE
GHOST OF SOMEONE YOU ONCE KNEW.
IT WAS KIND OF INSPIRED IN PART BY MY LOVELY BOY
COMING TO ME SAYING, PAPA, I THINK YOU SHOULD DO THE
SONG -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU DO
THIS, BUT FOR ME, I SORT OF TOOK MY FOOT A LITTLE
BIT OFF THE GAS, BEING A DAD, AND TRYING TO BE THE
DAD I NEVER HAD TYPE OF THING.
AND THEN WHEN HE CAME UP AT THE AGE OF 14 AND SAID,
HEY, PAPA, I THINK YOU SHOULD DO IT, I THOUGHT,
WELL, I GUESS I NEED TO DO IT.
>> James: SO WE IT ALL -- YOUR SON'S NAME IS
CLAY, RIGHT?
AND WE OWE IT ALL TO CLAY?
>> YES.
YES.
>> James: I'M SO HAPPY BECAUSE YOUR ALBUMS HAVE
MEANT SO MUCH TO ME, AS THEY HAVE, I THINK,
ANYBODY THAT WAS GROWING UP IN BRITAIN OVER THE
PAST 10, 20 YEARS.
YOU'RE ALBUMS, YOUR SONGS, I CAN REMEMBER EVERY
VIDEO.
THE VIDEO WITH STEVEN GRAHAM, ALL OF THOSE
THINGS.
YOU'RE SO PROFOUND AND POETIC IN EVERYTHING YOU
SAY.
AND I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE PERFORMING A SONG
INSPIRED BY THE WISDOM OF YOUR SON.