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- Michael Joseph MacNeil (born 20 July 1958) is a Scottish songwriter and keyboardist. He is best known as a former member of the group Simple Minds.
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Michael Joseph MacNeil (born 20 July 1958) is a Scottish songwriter and keyboardist. He is best known as a former member of the group Simple Minds. [1]
Mar 2, 2000 · The keyboard star with Scotland's biggest rock band was free! He had wanted to leave in true Thelma and Louise style - only he wanted to grab his freedom on a Harley Davidson. The working class lads from Glasgow had struggled for 10 years but were at the peak of their fame.
Jul 10, 2022 · “[Minds keyboardist] Mick MacNeil’s background was in traditional Scottish bands and he created these original lines that made his synths sound like bagpipes.
- Paul Lester
Mick MacNeil had the pop world at his fingertips a decaded ago. In late 1989, the Simple Minds keyboard player and co-songwriter had just celebrated the band's fourth consecutive number one album and first cahrt topping single in the UK.
Michael Joseph MacNeil is a Scottish songwriter and keyboardist. He is best known as a former member of the group Simple Minds.
The duo, augmented by keyboardist Mick MacNeil, bassist Derek Forbes and drummer Brian McGee, retained punk’s D-I-Y spirit, but were keen to look beyond the genre’s three-chord limitations. For them, punk was a springboard rather than a template.
Mar 31, 2022 · Original keyboard player Mick MacNeil, who left in 1990, refers to Don’t You (Forget About Me), still a radio staple 37 years after its original release, as a “shackle”. Even now, the band pointedly places the song in the middle of their live set, never at the end.
