AUDIO: The Jesus & Mary Chain's Jim Reid (1986)
Martin Aston, Rock's Backpages audio, Spring 1986
Jim Reid talks about his dislike of interviews; wanting to be pop rather than avant garde; making the Mary Chain's first album Psychocandy; taking the sounds to their wildest level; lyrically being both psycho and candy; replacing drummer Bobby Gillespie; Sigue Sigue Sputnik and the state of pop in 1986; a healthy-looking Johnny Thunders; refusing to explain his lyrics; the nature of showbusiness and the riots at their shows; the good and bad of the Velvet Underground; their difficult reputation... and what’s coming up.
