The Moffatt triplets talk ‘music, travel, love’

Is it ‘moh-fats’ or ‘muff-ets’?

- By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

‘Well, a lot of people here call us the ‘moh-fats’ but it’s the ‘muff-ets.’ That’s our last name. I’m Bob Moffatt,’ Bob told The STAR in an exclusive interview.

‘I’m Clint Moffatt. And that’s Dave. Haha!’ added Clint.

The question of how to correctly pronounce their former group name, The Moffatts, stemmed from a discussion among colleagues, who debated the proper pronunciation.

The Moffatt triplets are in the country for their ‘Music Travel Love’ Philippine Tour, which kicked off in Cagayan de Oro City last Friday, in Cebu City today and at the New Frontier Theater on Sunday. The tour was organized by Concert Republic.

Before forming the Music Travel Love duo, Canadian brothers Bob and Clint were part of The Moffatts, together with their brothers Scott and Dave. The music group was known for late-‘90s hits such as If Life Is So Short and Miss You Like Crazy.

The Moffatts broke up in 2001, reconnected for a Christmas show in 2012 and embarked on a ‘Farewell Tour’ in 2017. Bob and Clint then founded Music Travel Love, a project built around performing cover songs around the globe while featuring scenic tourist attractions.

‘Actually, I heard that they were going to be here. I live in Indonesia. So, it’s just a really short flight to come over. And I don’t see them that often, so any opportunity I get to see my twin brothers, I’ll take,’ Dave told this paper when asked what made him join this year’s ‘Music Travel Love’ tour.

Bob shared that their concert is different from the previous shows they have mounted in the country.

‘We’re going to be showing people a little bit more of the experience of what we do live. So, we’re going to have a lot of our videos and stuff like that projected behind us with drones and cool things like that,’ he teased.