May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I didn’t even realise Simple Minds ended,up featuring in it. I assumed their presence in the “History of Rock” realm would be given to New Gold Dream, so when I looked at the 1982 edition of the magazine and saw hardly ANY talk of NGD, I just assumed SM were overlooked entirely. To my surprise…
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I really was visualising all sorts when I saw the headline for this article. Lol. I could have very well imagined, back in 1980 in that Rockfields recording studio, Iggy and Jim having a “cock off”. As big as Iggy’s is (frankly, we’ve all seen it…the man wore clear PVC trousers FFS! Lol), my money…
Full interview and pics. ?
It reads like a load of tosh, to be honest. Though…if genuine, the story of him flinging the albums out of the flat and Charlie ending up with one is hilarious! I’m not even going NEAR “The Walker” bit! Lol. Though that is DEFINITELY NOT what I think of him…if you get what I’m on…
“He used to piss on sharks” – as an article sub-header, that’s pure gold! Lol. Silly boy though…he could have had SUCH a mishap, really. “I wouldn’t recommend it”, he says. Really, Jim? Lucky you still have your “ding-a-ling”, I reckon! Maybe he used it as a truncheon before pissing on it? Knock the poor…
Loving the stage decor! Lol. Loo roll, anyone? Jim sounds like Russell Mael????! Lol. To who? The Bryan Ferry thing, I can hear…esp. on “The Sainted Three” (Empires And Dance / Sons And Fascination / Sister Feelings Call) – or even the Bowie/Ferry blend I’d see others say… But RUSSELL MAEL??!
Classic Pop magazine feature of Simple Minds’ Once Upon A Time album, newly re-issued as a super deluxe box set package.
goodytwolose: Jim Kerr Q&A | Smash Hits July 1985
Q Magazine Story of Electro-pop Special – Simple Minds feature (shared previously, but now placed within the context of the magazine’s pages – and scanned at a higher res. than previously).