14 September 2009
Newsdesk
GLASVEGAS have spoken for the first time about their singer going missing.
Frontman James Allan disappeared just before the Scottish band were due to perform at the Barclaycard Mercury Prize last week
forcing them to cancel their performance.
Concerns grew for his well-being after he had not made contact with anyone for five days before the event until he got in touch to say he was safe and well in New York.
His cousin and the band's guitarist Rab Allan said they had difficulty tracking James down because he hasn't owned a mobile phone for the last six months.
He said: "The only way we could get in touch with him was by e-mail. I knew he was okay, but everyone else seemed a little bit worried. I think the record company [was] pretty worried.
"He has [a cell phone] now, yes. We got him one on his glorious return, so he now has a phone."
James reunited with his bandmates in Boston, US, on Friday to support Kings Of Leon on their tour.
Speaking to spinnermusic, Rab said: "We flew into Boston and then he got the train from New York up to Boston and met us.
"We went and had some food. We asked him if he was okay. We asked him if he wanted to talk about anything. Everything was fine, and we [decided to] put it behind us and move on."
Although mystery still surrounds the reason as to why their singer went missing, Rab said they wouldn't put him under any pressure to talk about it.
He said: "He's quite a creative person. He's quite a private person as well, so I think when he wants to talk, he will talk."
