Listening to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Sun is shining, sky is azure, coffee is strong, and the combination of it all is intoxicating in the best way. I witnessed some great new music come together this week and that has me feeling ecstatic. My energy...
Jim Will guest on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Off The Ball' tomorrow. [Sat 10th Oct, 1330-1430 GMT RADIO SCOTLAND] Off the Ball is petty, ill-informed and fronted by two Scottish football fans who really should know better. Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan have endured more highs and lows...
Watch Jim on STV UK talking about family and writing new music! CLICK HERE TO VIEW...
“When you first start out you’re always striving for perfection and then after some years reality sets in and you realise that you’re not going to get it. One of the things that’s so fascinating about an art form is that it may be good,...
Jim Kerr will be participating at The Music Show, which takes place on Sat 3rd & Sun 4th October at the RDS, Dublin. It's a huge event for music fans and a great national and international showcase. Other guests include Glen Hansard, Christy Moore, Paul Brady,...
Special Pre-sale of tickets for Italian Shows in Rome, Florence, Ancona and Padova for SIMPLEMINDS.COM MEMBERS from Monday 28th September in the FREE MEMBERS AREA. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MEMBERS AREA NOW! Pre-sales currently available to MEMBERS ONLY: 1. Thu 05 Nov Saschall,Via Fabrizo de Andre, Florence, Italy 2....
It was water, water, everywhere, but suddenly the black rain gave way after about ten days. The familiar streets that so long glistened like patent leather boots then started to dry up as the September sun appeared and just in time too, as everyone was...
I wonder how many other songwriters spent most of all last week in a state of mini - ecstasy as a spate of new song ideas were coming together. Only to then switch on to the BBC’s recent television documentaries featuring a band so enormously...
It was spring ‘02; we had been on tour in North America and feeling pleased to be back touring internationally after a hiatus of a few years. Both Charlie Burchill and I had taken advantage of the day off in Los Angeles and in doing...
Some songs go all out to say a lot. Others songs seemingly don’t attempt to say anything that much, and yet somehow seem to say a lot more as a result. Mandela Day, a song we wrote in ‘88 came together faster than just about any...
Check out the Simple Minds 'ITunes Festival EP' HERE! Itunes software required...
Simple Minds continue to add more concerts to their busy schedule incuding four concerts in Brazil during the last week of October. Meanwhile back in Europe the Graffiti Soul album continues to bring a new and younger generation to Simple Minds as a result of...
