Simple Minds tell us how their biggest record came about!

Magic's Green Room was backstage at the Ivor Novello Awards where we spoke to Simple Minds!
Frontman Jim Kerr told us about his Fathers influence on his music and how Don't You Forget About Me came about.
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[@DonHalli]

The Minds have made some beautiful Music, especially the earlier years with Derek and Mick in the lineup! Well done gents!!

[@ArtAndTalk]

Great to actually see these three gents together again and officially getting recognised for all these great songs. Jim, Charlie & Mick - I salute you!!

[@ccfc6523]

Bloody Hell, Mick McNeil with Jim and Charlie...about time you rejoined Mick

[@Jimmy_Cooper]

Throw in Derek and either Brian or Mel and you’ve got a band

[@MrBerksboy]

Mick's rendition of Waterfront on a church organ always gives me goosebumps. Not the same when he left.

[@dccircuitboyOSU]

Agree!

[@LAFKO1]

i can't believe what i see at this moment !!!

[@totofan962]

Good to see Michael with the old guys. He is the biggest loss in history of Simple Minds. Michaels keybords were the signature sound of their music. They never been as good as with Michael, and of course with Mel and Derek. Sad what the band became after that golden 80s.

[@MrGothic78]

Love their glaswegian accent!

[@depeche79]

Mick McNeil ❤🎹❤🎹❤🎹

[@brucefindlay]

Macneil... smile

[@brucefindlay]

That's MacNeil btw

[@ewantodd]

My band. My life

[@baldybouncers]

Need Mick and Mel Gaynor back so badly. Come on Jim

[@adammark5660]

Agree 100 person

[@massimilianoizzi9324]

Riunion please

[@MrMansun95]

...and Derek !!!

[@KimPhilby203]

What a beautiful talented guys these are ..do much happiness they've given

[@revacohen]

I was surprised to see Mick there.

[@depeche79]

Mick 😍😍😍

[@marciadevore406]

Mick 😍😍😍😍

[@ronniewilson6597]

The only line up required to be the most successful rock band in the world Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Michael McNiel and Mel Gaynor. Come on lads sort out your differences and blow the lid of British rock music

[@jeanlouismarchal6959]

s'ils pouvaient recommencer ensemble ca serait formidable

[@alisonsarahcarroll6063]

3 talented guys

[@FGMP78]

Mick!!!

[@garrybaldy327]

I'm glad they played together again on Trevor Horn's album a few years ago, first time in 30yrs, it's just a shame it didn't lead to a full reunion.

[@budwow]

haven't seen them together since 1989

[@okgo8315]

Nice interview and great to see Mike 👍🇬🇧

[@gw2031]

Mick mcneil keyboard magician!

[@marialavados3473]

Fantasticos gracias saludos desde chile

[@thepanel2935]

Where's Derek?

[@marciadevore3371]

our lovelys of the world 😍😍😍

[@Upstairsforpete]

The lads looking good... c u on tour..!!

[@albertojorgedelima8628]

Minha banda predileta

[@pamtufnell6751]

Dads know best

[@bla7098]

❤❤👍

[@KimPhilby203]

Not the same without Mick

[@daleparfitt7243]

Mick no 1

[@slw0599]

Christ! I bet they're bored of the same question about the same song..... there's a lot more to simple minds than don't you forgot about me.

[@georgerichardson7728]

she didn't ask about it, Jim brought it up

[@massimilianoizzi9324]

Riunion please

[@domenico_66]

I veri Simple Minds

[@pedrocarredondo]

RIP JOHN GIBLIN

[@JM-kn7nr]

Actually, that’s when they began to lose the plot, when they started believing in ‘our sound’ and ‘adding the fairydust’. The first three albums were brilliant, raw, full of edge and street-cred. But, then, the baw-heidedness took over, as I suppose is inevitable when you’re banging the likes of Patsy Kensit and Christie Hynde. Fair play! All that stated, The American and Love Song get played maybe four times as much as anyone of my other favourite tunes and will do as long I am conscious. So, thanks for the musical gateway to my adult life!

[@littlejohnnyturtle8770]

Synth players in the 80s were a big deal. Nick Rhodes, Howard Jones, Depeche, ect ect. Mick McNeil was up there with them, he had a superb collection of Analogue gears. See 'the Tube'.

[@daleparfitt7243]

Mick was should be back he's there sound fin

[@markhoward9923]

The holy trinity. Please reunite.

[@islaevans4172]

Lawn revolution library xgvlrq motive enough airline Olympic relief lap along.

[@paololo7385]

Mick ... via lui .. SM finiti purtroppo.

[@jacobhensums7269]

Simple Minds were a great band. Their music was maybe bigger and greater then U2. I was a great fan in the '80. Until a saw the live performances. The band was great, but Jim Kerr was as a a singer not good. It was a disappointment. Bono was a much better singer/performer. It's a pity because Jim was the leading person of Simple Minds. My feelings to him are so double.

[@georgerichardson7728]

sorry, what?

[@mikaelsjoberg1894]

Of Course people have the right to age....But this is like ending up in a parallel universe or something , watching this. How on earth did these 3 corrupt politicians type , dog food salesrepresentavives on a corporatemeeting end up composing the Indie-music-soundtracks to my young life. Empires and Dance , Kant Kino....age really have no saving grace, has it?

[@georgerichardson7728]

the hell are you smoking?