“Musically, I wanted to present some sense to the listener about what it feels like to go through trauma"
'The Stars Come Out To Sing At Christmas' will take place in aid of Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy
Though writing songs about the ongoing health crisis would be "adding insult to injury"
"We will play those gigs eventually, whatever happens. It will just be fucking beautiful to step on stage and just move to music"
The "prophetic" record was in the works at the same time as bandmate James Dean Bradfield's
This tribute to Chilean revolutionary Víctor Jara steers clear of hackneyed music homage
Episode one of 'Inspired By Jara' features Simple Minds' Charlie Burchill
It is directed by longtime Manics collaborator Kieran Evans
The Manics frontman shares new single 'The Boy From The Plantation' from 'Even In Exile'
Check out 'There'll Come A War' and 'Seeking The Room With The Three Windows' from his new Victor Jara-inspired solo album, with lyrics penned by Patrick Jones