Dougie Poynter
Template:Infobox soloDougie Lee Poynter, commonly known as Dougie Poynter (born November 30, 1987 in Corringham, Essex, England) is the bass player and backing vocalist in the British pop band McFly, along with fellow band members Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd. McFly rose to fame after former band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in March 2004. He joined the band when he was fifteen.
Biography
Early life
Dougie was born in Orsett Hospital and brought up in Corringham, Essex. Before joining McFly,Dougie lived with his mother Sam, younger sister Jazzie, two lizards (Zukie and Jerry), two cats, two dogs (Fraser and Maggie), a hamster, and a frog (Ned). He used to breed lizards, earning himself the nickname Lizard King at school (he was also known as 'Grunger', for his different music and fashion tastes as compared to the other students). He was in a punk rock band called Ataiz and his decision to leave for London was clearly taken with mixed sentiment amongst Poynter's friends. From the old Ataiz Website:
"Everything was beginning to look up for the band and they were on the brink of sending their demos off and seriously trying to get signed just after their East Thurrock gig when suddenly Dougie announced that he was leaving to join another band called McFly, who were well marketed and produced by a large, expensive label called Universal Island Records. This was a shock to the band and a shame as it was always assumed that if they'd make it, they'd make it together."
According to Dougie, the change is that he used to be at school, and now he is not.
Recently, in an interview with the Daily Mail, Poynter revealed that he had not spoken to his father Gary, since two weeks before joining McFly when he "disappeared off the face of the planet". [citation needed]
Role in McFly
Poynter plays the bass guitar and also has solo vocals in songs such as "Too Close For Comfort". He also wrote the song "Silence Is A Scary Sound" which the band played on their 2005 arena tour, as well as McFly's latest single, "Transylvania", which is to be released in April 2007. "Transylvania" will be the band's first single to feature Dougie on lead vocals [1].
Poynter is generally considered the shyest member of the band, despite a brief personality transformation in 2006 when he "stripped" in a video. He is still, however, quiet in interviews and rarely says much. In fact, the band has said that Dougie often says something without thinking, and therefore it is better that he does not talk.
Poynter has four tattoos - a star on each ankle, the word "Athletes" across the top of his foot (as in Athlete's Foot, the other McFly members have similar tattoos), and a large space-themed scene - complete with rocket and alien - over his upper right chest, which he got to celebrate his 18th birthday. It was recently extended down his right arm.
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