- Born
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Jim Kerr was born on July 9, 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Siege (1998), Elizabethtown (2005) and The Informers (2008). He was previously married to Patsy Kensit and Chrissie Hynde.
- SpousesPatsy Kensit(January 3, 1992 - October 1996) (divorced, 1 child)Chrissie Hynde(May 5, 1984 - 1990) (divorced, 1 child)
- Singer with rock band Simple Minds.
- Daughter, Yasmine Cunliffe(b.1985), with Chrissie Hynde.
- The first band he saw live was Genesis.
- His favourite albums are "Blood on the Tracks" by Bob Dylan, "New York Dolls" by New York Dolls, "Aladdin Sane" by David Bowie, "L.A. Woman" by The Doors, "Foxtrot" by Genesis and "Computer World" by Kraftwerk.
- Son, James Kerr (b.1993), with Patsy Kensit.
- If you're a big successful band and things go wrong, you're going to get it in the neck. We were in denial about a lot of things too and there was a huge implosion going on within the band. I remember during that period when we were making one of our records back then and I was sitting watching telly, seeing bands like the Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses coming over the hill. All I could think was 'Fuck, this is going to be difficult', but you have to remain strong. There were glimpses of light during that period and we continued to play live and enjoy it and also make money; but we were totally out of the picture. When you think about it, very few of our contemporaries have stayed constantly relevant; U2 and Depeche Mode, maybe, but they are definitely the exception.
- [on Peter Gabriel] A great influence on our music and also on our politics. The first time I ever went to a rock concert this guy was on stage. He was a personal hero of mine and he still is.
- Like most classic bands, we only do an album every three or four years but that leaves a lot of down-time. And I don't like down time.
- I remember getting a credit card and I didn't use it for a month because I didn't know what to do with it and I felt like an idiot. But the idea that I could go and buy, never mind a jacket, but three jackets in different colours was amazing. But listen, we would've done this for nothing. We would've paid you to let us do this.
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