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Simple Minds Frontman Jim Kerr on when he met and worked with late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.

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Simple Minds Frontman Jim Kerr on when he met and worked with late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.


Not everyone can say that they sat backstage and took drugs (caffeine) with a Rolling Stone. But I did.... and what a pleasure.

Considered to be the worlds most widely consumed psychoactive drug. There are several known mechanisms of action to explain the effects of caffeine. The most prominent is that it prevents the onset of drowsiness, and for that reason alone caffeine, as in coffee and tea, has been my drug of choice for many decades now.

For anyone interested that means a cup taken first thing each morning, with that one becoming two whilst on tour, as I’ll also gulp down a smallish amount of either twenty minutes or so before stepping on stage. It perks me up, that’s for sure, it also helps me focus. Or so I feel.

That brings me to Charlie Watts. A gentleman, artist, horse breeder, cricket fanatic, jazz bandleader and one of the world’s greatest drummers. Charlie of course is and was known most famously for being a Rolling Stone.

For that reason the news of his passing this week has led to voluminous outpourings, each one I have come across detailing how much he will be missed by those who knew and worked with him.

Over the years Simple Minds have worked with the Rolling Stones on a number of occasions, mostly at various European festivals. It’s always an honour, albeit very surreal. How come? Duh…Because they are the f*cking ‘Rolling Stones.’ And whilst others might refer to them as “Rock Royalty etcâ€

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