A Very Simple Mind
On Tour
Published on 9. November 2023
192 pages
978-0-85716-264-9 (ISBN)
Description
The long-awaited autobiography by Derek Forbes, the Simple Minds legend known for his iconic spine-rattling bass riffs which we recognise in many Simple Minds' songs. This is his story.
Derek Forbes started his musical career as a lead guitarist but soon changed to bass guitarist. He wrote and co-wrote many of Simple Minds' earliest classics.
Derek Forbes won an Ivor Novello Award for 'Outstanding Song Collection' in 2016 for his song writing for Simple Minds, voted best bass player in the World 1982 and best bass player from Scotland in 2010.
Derek is also well-known on the international stage as songwriter and bassist for Big Country and Propaganda and has recorded with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Kirsty MacColl. He still lives in Glasgow and is planning his next tour.
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Derek Forbes, born in Glasgow, didn't pick up a guitar until he was at least 15 years old and when he did, he began his musical career as a lead guitarist but soon changed to bass. He joined Simple Minds as their bassist, and they toured the world. He wrote and co-wrote
many of the band's earliest classics.
Derek is also well known on the international stage as a songwriter, and bassist for Big Country and Propaganda, and has recorded with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Kirsty MacColl. He won an Ivor Novello Award for 'Outstanding Song Collection' in 2016 for his song writing for Simple Minds, was voted best bass player in the world 1982 and best bass player from Scotland in 2010. Derek still lives in Glasgow and is always planning the next tour
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Peter Walsh
- Intro: Playing a Good Riff
- 1. The Best Year Ever .
- Hey, hey, hey and la, la, la
- Don't You Forget About Me
- Always On My Mind
- 2. When Harry Met Betty
- 3. Young Derek
- 4. Better Guitars and Gigs
- 5. Simple Minds
- First Rehearsal
- First Gig The Mars Bar
- Zoom Records
- First Album Flight Life in a Day
- On Tour
- Magazine, the Secondhand Daylight Tour
- Back on Tour Again - and it's still 1979
- Real to Real Cacophony
- Real to Real Cacophony Tour
- Old Grey Whistle Test New York
- Home Turf Again: University Tour
- Bigger Things to Come
- Empires and Dance
- Peter Gabriel Tour
- Kelly Marie and the Disposable Camera
- Signed by Virgin
- 'Glittering Prize' and New Gold Dream
- Steadying the Ship
- New Gold Dream Tour
- Time Out and Then Back Again
- 'Waterfront'
- 6. Once More into the Breeks
- Propaganda
- Getting Married
- Almost Back with Simple Minds
- 7. Simple Minds, Take Two
- ?Back with Simple Minds
- ?Back on Tour
- ?The Last-Ever Gig
- 8. What Next?
- May the Forbes Be With You
- Outro: Throwing the Last Stone
- Outtakes
- On Tour with the Crew
- In the Van
- A Typical Tour Day
- My Guitars
- Other Bands I have played in
- Not Forgetting
- Words From .
- Acknowledgements
- Plates
- Copyright
