Jim Kerr

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James "Jim" Kerr (born in Toryglen, Glasgow on 9 July 1959) is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter, famous for his work with the band Simple Minds. They achieved five UK number one albums and a number one single "Belfast Child".

Kerr attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow. In 1977, he was one of the founder members of the 6 piece Punk rock band Johnny And The Self Abusers. Calling himself Pripton Weird, he played keyboards and shared vocals with John Milarky. Allan McNeill was also involved with the band, and went on to be the manager of the successful Pop band Hue and Cry. The band only lasted 8 months, during which time Kerr emerged as one of the main songwriters. In November `77 they changed their name to Simple Minds, and very quickly reduced to 4 members, then increased to 5, then 6, then back to 5 before a period of stability ensued.

Kerr was married to Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders, in 1984 (divorced, 1990). Together, they had a daughter named Yasmin Paris Kerr (born 1985). He was subsequently married to actress Patsy Kensit in 1992 (divorced 1996) with whom he had a son, James Kerr (born in September 1993). Kerr is worth a reported £50 million pounds.

He continues to record and tour with Simple Minds, who released their latest album Black and White 050505 in September 2005. He currently lives in Taormina in Sicily, where he runs a hotel called Villa Angela.

On 6 May 2008 Kerr announced that he had helped organise a ninetieth birthday party for former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to be held at Wembley Stadium in London on 27 June.[citation needed] The event comes 20 years after Kerr and Simple Minds played a leading role (releasing the single Mandela Day amongst other activities) in the 70th birthday concert (also at Wembley) which was held to demand Mandela`s release. Mandela is expected to attend the 2008 event in person.

Kerr is a well known Celtic F.C. supporter and is often linked with takeover proposals at the club.



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posted by dani1
comming to belgrade these days, and even that i am not going to make it to the stage this time, probably ;-) i can`t wait for the concert to start. go on Jim, you are still the best
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posted by Maggie
Yes, deaming is good...Thanks jim for letting yourself be known. I sometimes see myself in all your concerts admiering you from with in the crowd. I am not ashamed to say that I admire you in a great way. I wish I could be you companion for the rest of my days. Thank you for not giving up even when others (past relationships) did not see the light in your eyes and the wisdom in your words. You keep me keeping on!!!
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posted by maggie
I will always love Jim no matter how old he gets I wish I could take care of him for the rest of his days-love Maggie
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posted by panamaniak
Man, he has the deepest lyrics!! "I`ll call you out,I`ll scream you out and I don`t care if you`re afraid when city sounds invade the air"! YES....
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    Name Jim Kerr
    (James Kerr)
    Age 50
    Height 5' 10"  (178 cm)
    Build Average
    Eye Color Blue
    Hair Color Brown - Light
    Date of Birth July 91959
    Birthplace Toryglen, Glasgow, Scotland
    Star Sign Cancer
    Nationality British
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Singer
    Celebrity Index Ji
    Claim to Fame Lead singer of Simple Minds

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  • She`s a leader, and she doesn`t have to say much to be one. She`s been selected as our teammate of the year for several years, and that`s something that`s voted on by the players.
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  • You`re going to get crystal clear, absolutely hiss-free, multi-path free digital sound. The signal will be strong until the point where the signal ends after you get to the end of the metropolitan area you`re in, and then stations from other cities come in, but there isn`t going to be any interference between stations.
    (thinkexist.com)
  • We did some promotion work in small European clubs last summer and really enjoyed it. It gives people the chance to see you up close. We see all venues as a different challenge and we have songs that can work in all environments, even if we have to change the arrangements.
    (thinkexist.com)
  • Overall, it was a pretty dull year. A few were okay - the bear that wanted the beer, the Fabio spot.
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