IN a behind-the-scenes video shot before Simple Minds’ epic gig at the OVO Hydro in April last year, Jim Kerr was interviewed by drummer Cherisse…
IN a behind-the-scenes video shot before Simple Minds’ epic gig at the OVO Hydro in April last year, Jim Kerr was interviewed by the band's drummer, Cherisse Osei. “What does it mean to play Glasgow for you?”, she asks.
The new venture comes not long after the end of the 40 Years of Hits tour which, thanks to the Covid lockdown, ended up spanning the two years to 2022. The reason for such a quick follow-up is simple, really. “But our reputations are at stake. And that’s all we have, really. And so that effort that you sense, it comes from somewhere deep; it comes from this sense of, ‘we can’t let the side down’.”
In a sense, the Eighties belonged to Simple Minds. Their early art-rock albums - Life in a Day, Real to Real Cacophony, Empires & Dance, Sons & Fascination/Sister Feelings Call - gave way, in September 1982, to New Gold Dream . Enhanced by such classic songs as Promised You a Miracle, Glittering Prize, and Someone Somewhere in Summertime, it reached number 3 in the UK album chart and sold well across Europe.
It in turn was followed by Once Upon a Time , whose highlights included Alive and Kicking, Sanctify Yourself, All The Things She Said, and Ghost Dancing. Despite the absence of the hugely popular single, Don't You - it had been written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, and featured prominently in John Hughes's 1985 film, The Breakfast Club - the album reached the top 10 in the States, and reached number 1 in the UK charts.
“Somebody recently showed me the first-ever interview we did, on the day of our first-ever gig”, Kerr says. “Don’t ask me where I got the gall to say this, but the question was kind of, ‘so what is it you want out of this? Why be in a band? What is it you’re looking for – riches and fame?’
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