May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
All things related to Mr Jim Kerr
A great location for an outdoor venue…right in the heart of the city centre. It was one of the main reasons I chose to go to Leeds when tossing up which of these Grandslam gigs to go to back in the early spring. Leeds would be fairly cheap and hassle free for me to get…
I could start with the whole personal account with the logistics of getting to the gig, etc…but it is actually too horrendous to go over it all. Put it this way…all the trepidation I was feeling about going was being made manifest. So…let’s skip all that. I met up with Ally Scott and her husband…
I posted this as a comment on SMO…then took it away minutes later. I dunno… Hell, what’s the point any more? I feel… scared. And FUCK I AM SO SICK OF FEELING SCARED! *cries* He used to make me feel braver than I ever thought I could feel…
BBC Radio Scotland “Classic Albums” host Davie Scott talks us through New Gold Dream, with input from Jim Kerr, Bruce Findlay, and “rent-a-gob”, Paul Morley (among others). And…there’s not even a single mention of the bath…even though Jim’s lyrics are discussed quite heavily. (Yep…the old Prip is slowly returning…ever happy to ogle) And you KNOW…
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An excerpt from an interview with Steven van Zandt (Little Steven) in the latest Total Guitar magazine. A certain Mr Kerr gets a namecheck when van Zandt brings up South Africa and Artists Against Apartheid music collective.
But…the BIGGEST shock in all this? The Mister getting political! Holy fucknuts! Never thought I’d EVER see the like of THAT ever again! Him showing his political views. Seriously, Jim. GOOD FOR YOU! Now…THIS IS THE STUFF, eh? Be careful, though…I could almost kiss you again…start calling you Sir once more, and put my Priptona…
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One of those hallowed snippets of conversations with Jim I’d had in the past was about Stan…but I never looked into the full extend of Stan’s involvement with Mott The Hoople…to the degree that he WAS Mott’s vocalist until Ian Hunter stepped in. Then a long career as tour manager for the great and good…
I’d leave a comment…but I don’t want to get “synonymous” 😉 (Actually, truth be told…I’m just too scared to express myself now – no matter how innocuous, so…hey ho)
Part two of the Simple Minds story on the Rip It Up program. The Minds crack America!
First part of the Simple Minds story on the Rip It Up program. Will try and extract other parts and upload over the next day or two. Stay tuned!