SIMPLE MINDS

are a Scottish rock band formed in 1977. 

They achieved commercial success in the early

1980s and, despite various personnel changes,

continue to record and tour.

Best known in the U.S. for their 1985 number

one hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from

the film The Breakfast Club, Scotland'sSimple

Minds evolved from a post-punk art rock

band influenced by Roxy Music into a grand,

epic-sounding pop band along the lines of U2.

The band grew out of a Glasgow punk group

called Johnny and the Self-Abusers.

Band Members

Brian McGee

Charlie Burchill

Derek Forbes

Jim Kerr

John Giblin

Malcolm Foster

Mark Taylor

Mel Gaynor

Mick MacNeil

Tony Donald

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