THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - KING SHOCKED BY JESUS AND MARY CHAIN REUNION

KING SHOCKED BY JESUS AND MARY CHAIN REUNION

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN bassist PHIL KING was shocked when the band announced plans to reform last month (JAN07) - because he thought his fellow bandmates were "too busy". The band, who split in 1998, have reunited to perform at the forthcoming Coachella music festival in California (27-29APR07), but King believed lead singer JIM REID's impending parenting duties would get in the way of a comeback. He says, "I didn't think it was going to happen. One of the reasons is because Jim Reid's wife is about to have a baby, so we thought it would be too difficult, but it seems we're doing it now." But King admits the band won't be taking any risks with new material - with the Scottish rockers taking their musical cues from their best of album 21 SINGLES. He explains, "I spoke to (bandmate) WILLIAM (REID) a couple of days ago and I was asking him about it and he said, 'Oh just learn 21 Singles which is the greatest hits, so it should be just all the hits."