Our Secrets Are The Same

di Charlie Burchill (Autore)

Jim Kerr (Autore)

Graeme Thomson (Autore)

Constable, 2025

The long-awaited memoir by Simple Minds frontman, Jim Kerr, and his consigliere, Charlie Burchill. For its two principals, however, the band became a way of being. Making music offered a passport to numerous experiences once unimaginable to two kids from Toryglen. Their remarkable story traces the arc of working-class aspiration, social change, chemical awakenings, cultural infiltration, unwavering drive and thrilling creative fusion. Along the way, there are brushes with David Bowie, Bob Dylan, U2 and Nelson Mandela. Breakfast with Alice Cooper. Dinner with Lou Reed. And a few scrapes with the boys in blue: 'The police approached me and Jim. They said they'd had a report that two people had broken into the record store and taken some albums. That was merely a pretext. The truth was they just didn't like the look of us. The policeman said: 'Right, what do you two do?' 'We're rock stars,' says Jim. 'What band are you in?' 'Simple Minds.' 'Never heard of you.' 'That's cos we don't make music for cops . . .' It was worth a night in the cells, that line.' Exploring key songs, places, years and events in the Simple Minds story, and told in the distinct voices of both men, Our Secrets Are The Same explores a bond which has encompassed stratospheric highs and humbling lows, marriages and divorces, fatherhood, fickle fame, tricky inter-band dynamics, the occasional explosive bust up, and a ruthless streak to rival the Sicilian Mafia. 'We came from a place where you had to fight for your dreams; a tough existence instilled a certain grittiness. Barely eighteen years old, we were already recognising that the band was by now the most precious thing in our lives, and that the risk of appearing to be tough-minded bastards from time to time was already an unspoken necessity. It was just part and parcel of what we were convinced was required in order to do what was right for Simple Minds.' Through the numerous occasions when their private and professional lives have been thrown into flux, Jim and Charlie have always known they have one thing they could rely on unconditionally:

• Autore: Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr, Graeme Thomson
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Constable
• Formato: EPUB3 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781408720875