Simple Minds took their name from the line "He's so simple minded he can't drive his module" in David Bowie's "The Jean Genie."
Frontman Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill have known each other since they were eight years old. They are both founder members of Simple Minds and the band's chief songwriters.
Jim Kerr married Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders, in 1984 and, following their divorce in 1990, he wed actress Patsy Kensit in 1992. They divorced in 1996.
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