Graeme Thomson

Genuinely illuminating...with all the depth of detail such 'world building' entails — The WireMore…

[The] mission here is to "remystify" Simple Minds. It's a wholly successful endeavour . . . Thomson's enthusiasm for tracing the cultural and geographical roots of Simple Minds is infectious,... — MOJOMore…

Head and shoulders above the usual rock hagiography — Sunday TelegraphMore…

Superb.... A compelling examination of an artist in a constant state of becoming — MOJOMore…

Brilliantly written... in the absence of Elvis Costello putting pen to paper himself, this is far and away the next best thing — Record CollectorMore…

Brilliantly entertaining — MOJOMore…

Through brilliant prose and exhaustive research, [Thomson] presents a potted cultural history which argues that songs about death reveal just as much about how we live... In addition to his... — Record CollectorMore…