Daft Punk’s Bangalter ‘nearly hit by Glasgow lorry’

ONE half of Daft Punk had a lucky escape when he nearly got hit by a lorry in Scotland, it was revealed today.
Daft Punk, pictured at the Monaco Grand Prix. Picture: GettyDaft Punk, pictured at the Monaco Grand Prix. Picture: Getty
Daft Punk, pictured at the Monaco Grand Prix. Picture: Getty

The French DJ Thomas Bangalter told Rolling Stone magazine he was nearly hit by the HGV the night Kurt Cobain took his life in April, 1994.

But he had a narrow escape as bandmate Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo saved him by pulling him off the road.

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The pair had just left a party in Glasgow and were heading to an afterparty when the incident happened.

Bangalter also revealed that night was the last time he took class A clubbing drug, Ecstacy.

He said: “I did Ecstasy for one year, from early 1993 to early 1994.

“The problem was that I was liking any music I’d hear, any crap - I had no critical judgment.

“The last time I did Ecstasy was the day Kurt Cobain died.

“We were at a party in Glasgow when I heard. Then we were going to an afterparty and I almost got hit by a truck.”

The international stars released the first tracks from their debut album, Homework, on Scottish dance label, Soma.

The pair are now working on a remix of their hit comeback single, Get Lucky, and hope to release it next month.

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