25 years ago the then 13 years old Antonio Chemi stood in the kitchen of his family’s restaurant, literally in tears he begged his father Giovanni to take him on a trip from Sicily to Rome to see his favourite band Simple Minds who were...
I blinked and now it’s here. It is July that I am talking about and with me being the Cancer that I am, this July in particular will be a little more of note than usual -- given that I will become 50 years old. I...
I really don’t recall things ever been as busy as they have been recently. Apart from playing our own shows almost nightly, we have also managed to cram in television appearances, radio shows, in store signings, festival appearances, band rehearsals, and finally just yesterday we...
A young colleague of mine died yesterday. None of us know yet why he died, but die he did. All we do know is that his death was one of silence and mystery, and therefore the effect of it could not be more chilling to...
In a week that sees Simple Minds make a return to the Top Ten in various album charts for the first time in the longest while, far from popping champagne corks and slapping each other on the backs, we find ourselves not only obviously happy...
Amid all the excitement that has accompanied the release of Graffiti Soul, I have barely had time to think about the upcoming live dates that begin in only a few days time. That does not mean that we have neglected preparations however, as both Andy...
From yesterday in some parts of the world you could get a copy of Simple Minds fifteenth album Graffiti Soul. I don’t know about you, but it has been a long wait for us considering the record was pretty much finished before the end of...
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Difficult to say if there is a better feeling than when the sun shines on May Day. I took the opportunity to make the most of the first day in the first full month of spring by doing one of the things I like to...
I have now fully recovered from last week’s promotional trip throughout Germany where I soon lost count of how many towns and cities that I visited to talk with their local media. I received the warmest of welcomes and more importantly the music of Graffiti...
Simple Minds are announcing a whole new set of live dates this week and with plenty more to follow. I hope that will make a lot of people happy but none could be happier than we are with the announcements and if you read on...
Simple Minds are moving forward at a frantic pace! With only weeks to go until the release of the Graffiti Soul album and the first of the upcoming live dates you can keep up with the momentum here at simpleminds .com and now also on...
