- Jim Kerr
Infobox Musical artist
Img_size = 150
Name = Jim Kerr
|Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = James Kerr
Origin =Glasgow ,Scotland
Born = birth date and age|df=yes|1959|07|09
Genre = RockFolk New Wave
Occupation =Singer Songwriter
Years_active = 1978 - present
Instrument =Vocals
Magnum_opus =
URL = [http://www.simpleminds.com SimpleMinds.com]
Associated_acts =Simple Minds James "Jim" Kerr (born in
Toryglen ,Glasgow on 9 July 1959) is a Scottishmusician andsinger-songwriter , famous for his work with the bandSimple Minds . They achieved fiveUK number one albums and a number one single "Belfast Child ". [ [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search.php] "Five number one albums and number one single" (retrieved 19 August 2007)]Biography
Kerr attended
Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow. In 1977, he was one of the founder members of the 6 piecePunk 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 bandHue 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. [ [http://www.simpleminds.org dream giver redux | welcome ] ]Kerr was married to
Chrissie Hynde , lead singer ofThe Pretenders , in 1984 (divorced, 1990). Together, they had a daughter named "Yasmin Paris Kerr" (born 1985). He was subsequently married to actressPatsy Kensit in 1992 (divorced, 1996) with whom he had a son, "James Kerr" (born, 1993).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 inSicily , where he runs a hotel called "Villa Angela". [http://www.hotelvillaangela.com/en/description.htm "Villa Angela: a dream come true" (retrieved 20 February 2008)]On 6 May 2008 Kerr announced that he had helped organise a ninetieth
birthday party for formerPresident of South Africa ,Nelson Mandela , to be held atWembley Stadium inLondon on 27 June.fact|date=May 2008 The event comes 20 years after Kerr and Simple Minds played a leading role (releasing the singleMandela 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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/100432.stm BBC News | Football | Keep Celtic alive and kicking: Kerr ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.simpleminds.com SimpleMinds.com] Simple Minds official site
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
