Simple Minds interview - Jim & Charlie (part 1)

Jim & Charlie about meeting at a young age, getting into the record culture, going to gigs together, the sexiness of music, playing music themselves, their first good song, American music
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Video interview with singer-songwriter Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill from the Scottish rock band Simple Minds. FaceCulture spoke with Jim and Charlie about meeting at a young age, getting into the record culture, going to gigs together, the sexiness of music, playing music themselves, their first good song, American music, productivity early on, being succesful, Big Music, making the music work today, there not being any rules, the process of making music, Blindfolded, Spirited Away and a lot more! (31/10/2014)

[@sustan4532]

Met Charlie in a club in Dublin in '95.... lovely warm guy.... very cool !...had a great chat with him....right on Charlie !

[@lakefire9985]

Charlie seems like such a genuine caring man such a warm smile

[@sheldondrake8935]

Charlie's smile, like a sunbeam

[@aleksandarvuckovic6739]

2 legends ,long live boys

[@skylerrue]

Charlie and Jim are fantastic! I love Simple Minds and my best friend and I hope they will keep playing gigs for many years to come. Great interview, thanks!

[@lakefire9985]

+skylerrue there going on the road again in March starting in Sweden ;-)

[@RobCmusic]

Charlie Burchill was the reason I picked up an electric guitar and learned to play. I don't sound anything like him, but thanks Charlie for providing the spark and opening a guitar rabbit hole, which I'm still going down!

[@gw2031]

Me too mate,lightning bolt moment,,when I look back at gig pictures of the rate moments in the tv i even done the Charlie swagger !ol,,, count hide it if I tried,,Charlie Burchill Bill Nelson bit of Gilmore and a bit of me ,,,we are the sum of our parts,,great days,, can we go back for a while I,'ll get the beers ! Cheers

[@donzanz9001]

A bunch of guys who loved music,got famous and still be good mates at the end.rock on.

[@clem7415]

I just discovered this video , it's amazing ! Jim and Charlie are so sympathetic and natural as usual . I loved this story of a wonderful frienship in Glasgow ever since the age of eight .

[@raw5742]

Why has the wee man never got the kudos as a guitarist he deserves ? definitely one of the best of the 1980s.

[@exactsame]

One of the most original ever...

[@gmantramp404]

1970,s and onwards .

[@donharrold1375]

He’s really more of a sonic guy. Fame in guitar circles derives from flash and leads.

[@robertconlon2604]

Love the interview with jim &Charlie simple minds fan

[@paulbrighton4771]

These guys shaped my musical life. No one sounded like them!

[@lisadavie5819]

My brother says they sound like U2 but I much prefer Simple minds.. Jim Kerr is phenomenal on stage.. A true entertainer.. Love his little jump kicks he does and the way he moves his hands etc. Different and much better than U2 or Bono. x

[@williamcorsini1968]

I can only say:"thanks You from the deep of my heart"...your music, your songs are really something magic, something that came from another dimension...You're for ever in Earth's history...

[@ruthwindsor6559]

Great interview love Charlie Burchill.Gorgeous and talented I could listen to his voice all day!

[@lisadavie5819]

I had a crush on Jim Kerr in the late 80s & 90s lol. x

[@PaulRoneClarke]

Remember when bands were full for people who loved the whole music industry. Went to gigs. loved bands, learned an instrument, learned to write lyrics. Gigged in shitty pubs and bars for years and learned how to put on a show "earned their chops" and maybe, if they were lucky - made it big. These guys did. Don't see much if any of that these days

[@adryandunne6534]

Saw SM at Rock City Nottingham in September 1981. I was 15 and smuggled in by my older cousin and his mates. It was amazing. Favourite track is 'This earth you walk upon'

[@AB-st7tr]

Saw these guys last week in Melbourne & unbelievable how good live they sound …..I’ve seen them 10 times & absolutely loved them more each time….. fantastic at getting the crowd involved & all those in the band were brilliant ❤

[@MGKBOSTON]

Excellent interview. What a great history these two gents share.

[@Bigsbeee]

Simple Minds hit me in the face like an Ali hook.. 1981 Son's and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call - went and bought a bass guitar from A1 in Manchester same week.

[@michaelmcguinness4108]

Great band, seen them early 90s,, they rocked the house.

[@BrianFolks]

Great to hear more about where these guys came from and what influenced them.

[@javivera9430]

Simple Minds we LOVE YOU YOU MARK OUR LIVES !

[@fabianomartins3498]

grande banda que me fez a cabeça na decada de 80 com meus 15 anos e hoje com 54 anos continua fazendo minha cabeça face ser uma banda de qualidade nas musicas e musicos talentosos, vida longa ao SIMPLE MINDS.

[@slw0599]

brilliant band, especially live, seem em loads of times....Rock on Jim & Charlie!👍

[@jasonweir9469]

Made me who I am today. Thanks boys!

[@christopherharper1972]

True friends! Nothing like it!

[@goldsaj]

Hi Chris. As Jim's mother said five years ago, Charlie and Jim's marriage's never worked, because they are married to each other. Bless em both.

[@christopherharper1972]

Lol! I can imagine Jim's mom(RIP) saying that! Bless them both and bless you also for the comment. There's only ONE Simple Minds! :)

[@goldsaj]

christopher harper You couldn't have said it better.Good to hear your comment, and all the best to you.

[@christopherharper1972]

Thank you my friend! And God bless!

[@lisadavie5819]

I absolutely love Simple Mind's.. Seen them live in 2002 when I was 22 and it was awesome.. Toryglen boys done good.. Jim Kerr is a amazing front man and entertainer.. Loved his little highkicks he'd do and the way he moved his hands and arms etc alot of folk would compare them to U2 and I can see why and I love U2 too but love Simple Mind's more... Love guys from up the road from Glasgow in a town called East-kilbride.. xxx. I got into them when I was 18-19 in 1998-99..x💙🙏ps. All the music they mentioned they love like Genesis and Roxy music etc I love all that too. My friends back in 2000 ish would say I was a old soul in a young body lol cos they all were listening to N-Sync and The Backstreet Boy's and 90s pop and I loved and was hunting all the 80s greats I could get my hands on..Scotland produced some amazing band's especially these guys and Deacon Blue and Midge Ure.. I got the absolute pleasure of meeting Midge Ure in around 2007-08 when I was 27 & got him to sign his CD album outside The Village Theatre in East-Kilbride where he done a small gig.. LOVE YOU GUYS.. Never seen as good a band live as Simple Minds... The energy Jim puts in to the performances was incredible. x❤️🙏

[@julianphillips615]

what a delightful and intimate interview. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this :)

[@pedrofernandes2799]

Like Jagger and Richards. Keep going guys! Love from Portugal

[@Samoseiland]

Sympathetic boys, feet on the ground no pretensions

[@Keeleysound]

Jim's accent is a fascinating soup. Every possible ingredient - chocolate, turkey, bananas, celery, mushrooms... The gang's all here!

[@martinkinnaird4636]

Jim your accent is brilliant super FANDAPYDOSE

[@sharonedwards6010]

What Nice Guys the are. I am so happy they eventually decided to do Don't you forget about me.

[@DrPhil-pw2to]

Two very likable guys. No talking shite.

[@anthonyscully2998]

Loved their early albums. Not so much the later one's

[@cyntiagiselaortizvera9317]

en de epoca 80 lo disfrute mucho y ahora tbm...

[@leeleemurphy4028]

jim and charlie for some of the unbelievable songs they wrote are extremely humble guys

[@davidmckenzie3398]

PLEASE COME TO BOSTON! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@blushbaby1]

than you for sharing

[@FoobsTon]

The main message here is that you have to give your kids the chance to express themselves.... Who knows where it's going to take them.

[@eddiezzz100]

is jim icelantic?charlie doesnt loose the accent.good man

[@cyntiagiselaortizvera9317]

genial muy buen grupo me encanta simple minds

[@michel380]

Two Friends

[@jimmccaul1]

Brilliant interview , come across well.. just can't understand why Jim puts on an east coast accent at times haha

[@vallancesmillie5734]

What the fuck jims voice ,american aberdeenshire

[@keogh1969]

And Charles with his new set of wallies!

[@bla7098]

❤👍❤

[@gw2031]

Has Jim been living in Inverness for a while lol !

[@douglasmilton2805]

Now I know why you never see Charlie and Michael Madsen in the same room...

[@lisadavie5819]

I see it lol. x

[@GooseMcSwan]

Jim has developed a funny accent!

[@MisAnnThorpe]

In the second part of this interview, for short periods I thought he almost sounded geordie.

[@droge192]

@@MisAnnThorpe - No bad thing! (from a Geordie). :o)

[@MisAnnThorpe]

@@droge192 Definitely not. The people of the north east are a breed apart in my book.

[@AugieTaylorSong]

+++++++++++++++++++ I love the SM, esp Charley. The insight about how someone can follow your passions w a friend for your lifetime. Truly awesome, really powerful! +++++++++++++++++++++++

[@blackberrycobbler4me]

I keep thinkin Mike Myers is going to show up

[@gerrithoevers]

Bert Dee "Heid! Pants! Now"! 😂😂

[@elizabethclemens7037]

Awfully interesting and sympathetic interview.

[@keogh1969]

When did Jim start talking like a bloody Highlander?

[@globalparadise6979]

Haway to fuck with ya!

[@koello]

poxa, queria saber inglês pra entender o que eles falam :(

[@keogh1969]

Hey Charlie! You can speak ye know son!

[@jamesadcock5235]

Charlie is very Scottish

[@andrewjohnstone963]

Jim your not from the western isles yout from Glasgow Charlie dosnt talk like Parahandy

[@fuzmaginty5822]

name this simple minds song the bass line goes. d dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd ???

[@phillipreid9859]

Waterfront 😉

[@MisAnnThorpe]

Celebrate?

[@paulomontufar6896]

Waterfront

[@KirstineTermansen-ct5tq]

Beware Denmark

[@smegmadelhomme8551]

WTF sort of accent has Jim adopted ???

[@davidreid7577]

Sounds like a Western isles accent? Perhaps he lived for a while there.

[@Teeb2023]

Yeah, it's strange. Probably picked up some of wherever he lives now. ...and "chicks"?!? :D

[@nickwilson5711]

Real people. Not like that bald dwarf with a Messiah complex from a similar era band.

[@leonstraatman1857]

Who do you mean,the edge???😂

[@Teeb2023]

Given that so many "stars" from back then have now lost their barnets... that's a tad vague.

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

Millions of people trying to aid South Africa during the 1980s thanks to the music industry but no one opposed the Iraq war or aided people in Iraq. The politics of music was rigged even if gifted musicians were part of that rigged system.

[@LovelyDay11]

Davin Dx But of course. And not much money actually got to where it was supposed to.