More than four decades into the band’s momentous career, Jim Reid reflects on a lifetime of music—from 'Psychocandy' to 'Glasgow Eyes.'
More than four decades into the band’s unbridled, momentous career, Jim Reid reflects on a lifetime of music—fromYou couldn’t blame the listeners for the inevitable eye rolls they surely had trouble holding back.
I already know that I cannot get anything out of Jim Reid that will more clearly articulate the magic of his band than those nine words his band put out into the world decades ago—and he knows that too. But together, we have an obligation to at least try. So for our brief time on our call, we do. When the idea of a book looking back at their storied career was first put to the Reids, their immediate answer—perhaps unsurprisingly—was “no.” As Thompson persuaded them that this could be their opportunity to counteract some of the thornier elements still clouding the band’s reputation, they reconsidered. “We’re verypeople,” the younger Reid, who only became the lead singer because he lost a coin toss to his older brother, emphasizes. “A spotlight doesn’t suit me too well.
Of course, his plan to have the song be the last word on the incident backfired, as everyone who interviews him during this press cycle is duty-bound to ask about the track. Still, while comparing the slightly hazy depiction of the bloody scene to the work of William Burroughs’ “cut-up method” of writing—famously used on occasion by David Bowie—Reid feels it was inspiration staring him straight in the face and he would be remiss to pass up the chance to use it.
If the mechanics of the well-oiled Jesus and Mary Chain machine have remained identical between records, surely something has to have changed in the way the gears move as they’re working. Reid can think of only two things: studio technology and a level of respect that comes with having influenced everyone and living long enough to receive your flowers for that. “Nowadays, it’s much quicker,” he says.
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