Mick Hucknall - 'The majors were slow off the mark with the internet'

James Hanley

In the last three decades of British music, few personalities have been as divisive as Mick Hucknall.

Fewer still, have been as successful. The figures speak for themselves: 60 million worldwide sales, four UK No.1 albums and a chart-topping Greatest Hits set, all racked up before the singer disbanded Simply Red in the wake of a 25th anniversary tour in 2010.

The 12x platinum Stars marked the band’s commercial peak, becoming the biggest selling album in the UK in both ...

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