Simon Kirke

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863 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 19 Nov

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The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan · Simon Kirke | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan · 19 Nov 2025 podcast

And I'm like, fuck, you know.

So there were these two distinct versions of the band.

I wouldn't do it again.

I was coerced.

I was doing a lot of drugs and drinking.

And I wanted to tour.

I wanted to continue the name.

And we did.

I mean, we sold millions of albums with Brian.

But it kind of tarnished, I think it tarnished the reputation a little bit.

Well, if you were to take the second incarnation of Bad Company and put it out with people never having known the first, I don't think it would have sold a tenth of what it did.

But on the back of the original lineup, Bad Company was back with a different singer,

A bit like Journey.

You know, Journey managed and still do to this day with different singers.

They manage Foreigner, don't even have an original member.

Yeah.

And they just want to hear the songs.

Well, the first band to do that were the Rolling Stones.

When Brian died, you know, they brought in Ronnie.

Yeah.

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