Travis front-man Fran Healy has been speaking about his recent trip to strife-torn Sudan, a trip he made with Save The Children following his involvement in the latest Band Aid venture.
On the experience Healy says: "I'm gobsmacked at what I saw in Sudan. I was running around thinking 'What can I do?' I was naive before I went – I thought Africans were needy and desperate. But they're the strongest people I've ever met who are surviving against all the odds - I don't know how they do it."
Healy says the trip has persuaded him to do dedicate more time to the causes the Band Aid project supports: "I'm going to get involved and will go back to see more. As a famous person the thing you can do is go to a place and report on it. A singer like myself is able to talk freely and express an opinion. There is so much more that can be done. Making a Band Aid record and going to Africa isn't enough for me - I'm going to get more involved."