“It's really easy to talk about U2, but there are very few bands that have that talent and all that intelligence, and I think when they came to the start of the '90s, when all the bands that had broken through in the '80s were about to find it tough, they regrouped and brought in an extra brain.”

Scottish musician, singer and songwriter

Jim Kerr is a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the rock band Simple Minds. With Simple Minds, he helped lead a run of commercially successful singles in the 1980s, including "Glittering Prize," "Someone Somewhere in Summertime," "Waterfront," "Don't You (Forget About Me)," and "Alive and Kicking." The band also reached number one in the UK with "Belfast Child" in 1989.