May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
The song was written at the beginning of 1981 in Edinburgh after a conversation between Jim and John Leckie in which Leckie thought Jim should try his hand at writing a more “traditional” love song. Kerr’s is anything but traditional. In fact, I am firmly of the belief that it is anything BUT a love…
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OMG! THIS IS SSOOO AWESOME TO SEE THE WHOLE EPISODE OF THE TUBE – OF THEM ON IT IN 1982. Oh, how I can dream to be sitting in front of the telly that night just…in awe of Jim. Needing a bucket in front of me to collect the drool! Dear God! What a gem!…
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Wow! Just wow! I picked this clipping up for £2 off eBay over the weekend. Holy shit! Jim Kerr…you are just fucking divine…inspiration! You have such power in your words – WITH your words. A wordsmith. A weaver. A dreamer. A prophet. A masterpiece. A new kind of glory. Divinity! (Click the images for full…
Read full post “Life In A Mind – New Musical Express (NME) – October 3rd, 1981” »
Long overdue to have got myself a copy to scan and share this article. Damn pissed that the long coveted photo of them on the sinking Titanic is – one: cropped and two: crap quality. I love that other photo of them taken when they had one of their TOTP appearances. Jim with a tambourine…
Read full post “Simple Minds Feature – Classic Pop Magazine – Issue Two – January, 2013” »
“So when I thought Charlie’s guitar in ‘Angel’ sounded like church bells…” – writes Adam Sweeting, having just been given an explanation by Jim of the ideas behind the song. You can read a full extract of that below. I’d be intrigued to know what the book of short stories was. I thought for a…
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Bass. That Forbes bass. It’s the linchpin to the Simple Minds sound at that time. Those basslines are one of the things that distinguished them from others and made them stand out. And what a bassline that starts the title track to Sons And Fascination. I don’t really know what the sound is that accompanies…
There are a few interviews I have neglected to highlight here – because my blog is slack and too Kerr obsessive to think of much else. Lol ANYWAY! Bruce has been interviewed and the result is a three part podcast of discussion. You can find the link to the SHOUT podcast HERE Also, Mr Francis…
Or feeling kind of purposeful. I don’t know. I honestly don’t know what the point of me is… But I know what the point of this man is. And he obviously knew what his purpose was meant to be. I honestly don’t think I will ever stop loving him.
I never shared this one properly before, so here it is fully scanned. God I love those Sheila Rock photos. Jim is utterly lickable! Him being photographed without a shirt on (not that you can tell it much from the way it’s printed in the magazine) is ALWAYS a bonus! ????? And so you can…
Read full post “Jim Kerr Interview: Record Mirror – May 1st, 1982” »
A couple of things to highlight from recent days. One is an interview (well, part one of an interview said Neil Saint in reply to a comment left on the FB post) with Kenny Hyslop about his days in Slik. You can listen to the interview by clicking HERE UPDATE: There is a part two…