For most Americans, the Scottish rock group Simple Minds will always be synonymous with their number one hit from 1985, “Don't You (Forget About Me),” from the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mention Simple Minds to most music fans, and the first thing that most likely comes to mind is “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” The ...
Some 45 years or so after making their initial appearance during Britain’s post-punk era, Simple Minds mark their return courtesy of not one, but two new live albums, albeit each with a different ...
Consider 2025 a victory lap of sorts for Simple Minds. In 1985, the Scottish outfit played Live Aid in Philadelphia and released Once Upon a Time, the band’s seventh studio album and one that yielded ...
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“I came here 20 years ago, and at that point, one of the reasons I came here was I thought the writing was on the wall,” says Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr, speaking to Yahoo Entertainment over Zoom ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Jim Kerr of the Scottish rock group Simple Minds has a pretty simple view of life. "We're incredibly fortunate,'' said Kerr in a call to his home in Glasgow to talk about the band's ...
Even with a noticeable number of empty seats Friday night at Acrisure Arena, Simple Minds’ performance on their Alive and Kicking tour was anything but bland. The Scottish rock band delivered a ...
Jim Kerr knew he and Charlie Burchill were on to something in 1978. First forming Johnny & The Self-Abusers and playing shows in and around Glasgow throughout 1977, and releasing a single before ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Jim Kerr is the lead singer in the notorious ...
Formed in 1977 by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds (hailing from Glasgow, Scotland) were previously known as Johnny And The Self Abusers. Under that name they released one single (Saints ...