"When Charlie and Mick came up with The American, the noise of that. I thought this is it. This is a Simple Minds thing. There was a swagger there. I think we just knew." - JK
'The American', the first single from 'Sons And Fascination' was released on this day in 1981.
"Usually, I'm trying to pick up on the euphoria that's so often on Simple Minds' music. And that's how I would describe the lyrics on New Gold Dream: they're euphoric, optimistic, a great sense of longing in it, searching for a better place, searching for a better time." - JK
@SchnockRevue Qui a piqué un de ses plus gros tubes à un groupe britannique https://t.co/MddXryCbya mais la curiosité n’es pas un vilain défaut en musique 😉