Song Quotes by Jim Kerr

Our big songs were all songs that were never meant to be.

— Jim Kerr

Music is an organic thing. It's always progressing.

— Jim Kerr

There is never going to be a band like The Who again.

— Jim Kerr

I want to be a better singer.

— Jim Kerr

Punk was a very liberating force.

— Jim Kerr

It's still a mysterious thing, making music.

— Jim Kerr

For us, the world makes sense through music, and we escape through it, too.

— Jim Kerr

You don't know you've got a hit when you write it - because music is all subjective, you know?

— Jim Kerr

I'm not an easy one when it comes to nostalgia - as long as I've got a new idea I'll always think…

— Jim Kerr

For us every gig is a responsibility. We don't want people seeing us then saying, 'They're not as good as The Proclaimers.'

— Jim Kerr

I think within our music there is a real strong idea of search, search for identity, search for place, search for time,…

— Jim Kerr

When that punk strain came to Britain and infected everyone. It was more than just a sound. There was an ethos, an…

— Jim Kerr

We just knew that we wanted to be in a band. We wanted to be in a great live band and we…

— Jim Kerr

What it boils down to is that we look for a melody and we look for a lyric, and we look for…

— Jim Kerr

When your band is no longer just your band but is an industry within an industry it can be a lot on…

— Jim Kerr

It's a mysterious thing, music. You're just never sure. You 'get' it, but does anyone else even get a chance to know…

— Jim Kerr

When you go though the door to the big league, your band is no longer your band. I wouldn't want anyone to…

— Jim Kerr

I never find myself sitting down to write a song with a goal or an attitude that I'm trying to express. The…

— Jim Kerr