{"id":69047,"date":"2023-10-25T12:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=69047"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:10:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:10:58","slug":"i-was-in-a-huge-indie-band-in-the-nineties-with-three-top-ten-albums-now-im-an-osteopath-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/tv-movies\/i-was-in-a-huge-indie-band-in-the-nineties-with-three-top-ten-albums-now-im-an-osteopath-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was in a huge indie band in the nineties with three top ten albums &#8211; now I\u2019m an osteopath | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A TOP indie rocker has swapped Nineties chart fame for life as an osteopath.<\/p>\n<p>London-based Eds Chesters, 52, was a drummer for hit band The Bluetones, famed for tracks Keep The Home Fires Burning and Autophilia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/portrait-bluetones-mark-morriss-adam-854796306.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/edward-eds-daniel-chesters-english-854796202.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2018-fantastic-set-bluetones-headlining-854797478.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Last month, we reported how The Bluetones had reunited for a fresh new tour.<\/p>\n<p>They are hitting the road to celebrate a quarter of a century since the release of their second album, Return To The Last Chance Saloon, which had four successful singles.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in the down-time between chart success, Ed re-trained for another career.<\/p>\n<p>He followed in his doctor father&#x27;s footsteps by pursuing a career in health, opting to train as an osteopath.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE INDIE BAND<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24490665-1698053728359.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24490665-1698053728359.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24490665-1698053728359.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SWITCH UP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Nineties indie band unrecognisable 26 years afterhit song and bitter break up<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24511537-1698169991399.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24511537-1698169991399.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24511537-1698169991399.jpg\"><\/picture><span>power trip <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Nineties indie frontman unrecognisable 22 years after huge hit<\/h3>\n<p>Fully qualified, he is a member of the Institute of Osteopathy as well as being registered with the General Osteopathic Council.<\/p>\n<p>Eds practises his new trade in London&#x27;s Ealing, working as a mobile osteopath as opposed to in a specific clinic.<\/p>\n<p>Yet he will soon juggle the two careers with The Bluetones back on tour next month.<\/p>\n<p>The indie rock band was originally made up of Eds as well as Mark Morriss, Adam Devlin, Scott Morriss and Richard Payne &#8211; with the group shooting to fame in 1993.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Music<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-11540310-1698171623335.jpg\"><\/picture><span>MELLOW FELLOW <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Music icon arrested after gig had &#8216;slurred speech&#8217; and &#8216;open wine&#8217; in car<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24511537-1698169991399.jpg\"><\/picture><span>power trip <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Nineties indie frontman unrecognisable 22 years after huge hit<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/f-i-c-o-m-p.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FI-NALLY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I was a huge 00s star but swapped rock life for fishing &#8211; now the band is back<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24479493-1697901743006.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BEAUTIFUL, CRAZY NIGHT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Luke Combs blows the roof off a beer-soaked O2 with huge anthems<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Over the years they have released six studio albums, with their debut, Expecting To Fly, hitting the top spot in the UK charts in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Their others include: Return to the Last Chance Saloon, Science &amp; 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