I was into the 'Dennis The Menace' comic strip long before I got into music, and it still makes me chuckle. — Jim Kerr Comic Copy Share Image
When that punk strain came to Britain and infected everyone. It was more than just a sound. There was an ethos, an… — Jim Kerr Ethos Copy Share Image
Like most classic bands, we only do an album every three or four years but that leaves a lot of down-time. And… — Jim Kerr Bands Copy Share Image
To have a broad range is one thing, but to still have the Simple Minds identity is quite remarkable. — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
We're honored - honored that we've been part of something that certainly, in terms of '80s pop culture in America, people have… — Jim Kerr America Copy Share Image
I never really left Glasgow. No doubt I've spent most of my grown-up life away from the city but I've always had… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
We just knew that we wanted to be in a band. We wanted to be in a great live band and we… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
For us, the world makes sense through music, and we escape through it, too. — Jim Kerr Escape Copy Share Image
In my experience, heroes can come with many different profiles, including some whose stories become known worldwide and, indeed, become part of… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I got into incense the first time I visited Japan with Simple Minds in the 80s, now I stock up every time… — Jim Kerr Escape Copy Share Image
I only want to play shows if I think we are going to sound good and I only want to release albums… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
We have always been a big success as parents and I get on well, always have, with my exes - and had… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
I have the most beautiful memories of 'New Gold Dream.' It was made in a time between spring and summer, and everything… — Jim Kerr Beautiful Copy Share Image
Back in the Seventies, we bucked the trend. Instead of going to London and handing in a demo tape, we insisted the… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
Glasgow - don't get me wrong, I love Glasgow, but in the '60s and '70s the city was on its knees. It… — Jim Kerr City Copy Share Image
Like everyone else, when you start out you must begin from a position of being completely unknown. No option. — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
When we decided we wanted to do something, we did it 100 percent. When we decided we wanted to make it big… — Jim Kerr America Copy Share Image
I go to bed at 8 P.M. and get up at 4:30 A.M. Who the hell is gonna live with that? — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The issues are always the same. Racism, war, poverty, the geography changes. — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
If you speak to Iggy Pop, John Lydon or the Foo Fighters and ask them to name their favourite three gigs I… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
For any band to make it in America is a colossal challenge and very few do because it takes time and so… — Jim Kerr America Copy Share Image
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 Attitude Copy Share Image
I really believe that if people put everything they have into something, they can really surprise themselves most of the time. — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
You don't plan 'La la la's.' They just pop out. Bowie and Marc Bolan littered many of their songs with 'La la's.' — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
I love women, I really seriously love them but I need to do my own thing. — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
When we were growing up the Barrowland was ominous. It had closed down. It was synonymous with Bible John. — Jim Kerr Bible Copy Share Image
The only time I tried alcohol my hangover lasted for days, and I decided never again. — Jim Kerr Alcohol Copy Share Image
I sleep five hours, I get up at 4 A.M., I take three or four cold showers a day. I do things… — Jim Kerr Cold Copy Share Image
