Life’s a scream: Bobby Gillespie takes a trip down memory lane

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie is taking a trip down memory lane with the release of his autobiography Tenement Kid.
The tenement he is referring to is his first family home on Palermo Street in Glasgow’s Springburn, where he spent the early years of his life.
STV News took Gillespie to see his former primary school, Hyde Park. “I enjoyed primary school, yeah,” he says. “It was a lovely period of my life.”
Recalling the fun he had with his friends, sledging down the hill at the back of his school on his “ma’s tea tray”, his early memories of Springburn are largely ones of adventure and discovery.

[@dinosaurnews125]

Love Bobby Gillespie, seems like a very thoughtful person.

[@felipec.santos4370]

What an amazing and soulful guy Gillespie is!

[@eamonncoyle]

I could listen to Bobby Gillespie talking all day. Comes across as such a sound guy.

[@jamesmclean6651]

I've met him he can be a bit odd at times but when I met him with my late pal he was lovely

[@tabazan9182]

Mans a champagne socialist and so is Robert Innes. Total fakers.

[@nickgierus6377]

Ah, Bobby- he comes across as beautiful man. Only this morning my wee girl asked me who I preferred out of Primal Scream and The Beatles. Still thinking about that one and it's lunch time. Maybe (maybe) Primal Scream. In the early 90's Screamadelica landed in my life like an atom bomb. And I've been feeling the love ever since. I've loved every minute of being with you all at the gigs. Come Together ❤

[@davian8641]

I saw him once, with Primal Scream in Minneapolis, Minnesota, it was an amazing show!

[@rossmarriott7367]

If you think he's such a great guy, read keyboard player Martin Duffy's sons statement about how he treated his dad in the lead up to his death. Shameful.

[@northern_lights9333]

Really disappointed in BG & Innes to see the shabby way Duffy was treated. Bad craic

[@purpleonmymind]

Yes, very sad indeed, puts a whole new slant on it😒

[@jasonspurs]

@@northern_lights9333 Bobby is a socialist living and walking round London

[@ArchieFatcackie]

I love these stars who are just unassuming and unaffected. Such a down to earth humble guy.

[@mrsiftercovers5097]

Humble lad Bobby

[@grizcuz]

If you're into Primal Scream or enjoy rock biographies or even what Scotland used to be like. I can heavily recommend Tenement Kid. It's one of the best rock biographies I've read, he can really write and it's both entertaining and interesting. I read it straight through over two days, it's a proper page turner.

[@thefelrider]

Just ordered it, Screamadelica is one of my all time favs

[@salgfrancisco]

Amazing book! Gives a lot of details of early jesus and mary chain days too

[@grizcuz]

@@salgfrancisco It does, lots of really interesting stuff. If you're into that sort of music, I've just read Will Sergeant's [from Echo and the Bunnymen] autobiography [Bunnyman] and that's a really good read too.

[@kennylogue7947]

Tenement Kid is such a great read. I have not long finished Will Sergeants book which was very good and I am now on the Malcolm McClaren book which is also great.

[@tabazan9182]

Mans a hypocrite.

[@usandusonly32]

Tenement Kid is a great read. He's a very good story teller. Would love a follow up about the Vanishing Point/Xtrmntr years. That's when I think Primal Scream were at there best

[@euanhosie]

Gillespie is magic

[@langdale55]

Springburn’s finest. Good to see the pictures of the old Springburn and the interview outside Springburn Library on Ayr Street. Incredibly, BG grew up within 100 yards of where Molly and Tom Weir, and Mo Johnston lived too. Small world!

[@willfallon9264]

Bobby is a Fantastic listen. Brilliant!!!

[@Gerswon]

Absolute legend. My mum is from springburn. Being from Alberta Canada wish I seen primal scream. Was on my mix cds

[@mrc4545]

Seems a jolly nice chap. Saw Primal Scream once in late 90s or maybe it was early 2000s. I asked my mate why they only played for five minutes? He said what you talking about they've been on for an hour and a half

[@jameshumfry1256]

How lovely

[@philosophie8744]

Love Bobby love primal scream ❤ his parents sounded really cool 😎

[@thomas-fq1wi]

His mum wilma is a gem lovely women worked as a barmaid in the pollok juniors football club dropped me off when i was pissed a few times 🤣

[@sodiumlights]

top notch.

[@domdom9496]

I love this man.

[@Caledonia747]

Absolute legend

[@litespeedway6538]

Gettin' this 📘💚

[@deadlegification]

Loyal as a Loan Shark 🦈

[@grock9263]

Gone yerself popeye !

[@peterbrown8880]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

[@nickbroadley6136]

most Glasgow thing i’ve seen - Popeye coming out the bushes

[@martinehugenel452]

❤❤❤

[@daveybeuy]

Tenement Kid is a book you just can't put down highly recommended.

[@Jabmeahkka]

Never mind Bobby, who’s she?!

[@TheGmanG77]

Did you go back to Islington afterwards? pay your kids private school fees

[@neilsun2521]

Nah, he hangs out in Notting Hill, mate. (With millionaire Mick Jones and co.)

[@simonharrison1874]

David Walliams has a twin?

[@seamusNavin]

TWEET TWEET POSSIL FLEET ❤

[@ABC-dw7pe]

Disgusting treatment of Martin - shame on you

[@flowerofscotland8839]

Camera bombed at the end by an auld fella👴 😆.

[@johnbroadley5191]

Always Celtic & Fans, over any music gig I've ever seen and been too.