The 63-year-old sticksman – who is known to be outspoken about social and political matters – has recalled a period in the 1980s when the security service were keeping a close eye on UB40 and even hacked into their phones in case they were plotting a revolution.
‘Just a bunch of potheads’ – Jimmy Brown
Jimmy told
The Guardian newspaper: “MI5 were tapping our phones, watching our houses. All sorts.
“We thought, ‘Haven’t they got criminals to catch?’ We were just a bunch of potheads, smoking weed and playing music, talking about solving the world’s problems.
“We weren’t planning the revolution, but if the revolution happened, we knew what side we were going to be on.”
Drummer Jimmy Brown confirms he and his bandmates were closely watched by the British intelligence squad as the government feared the band would start a revolution.
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Singer Ali Campbell, 62, said that UB40 were the real deal when it came to tackling social injustice and fighting against then PM Margaret Thatcher, of whom the anti-capitalist song Madam Medusa was written.
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Speaking in the G2 supplement of The Guardian, frontman Ali said: We were the real deal. Jeremy Corbyn poses with members of UB40. Left to right: Norman Hassan, Robin Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Jimmy Brown and Brian Travers after a joint press conference in which the reggae band announced their support for the party leader, on September 6, 2016 in London
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UB40 s drummer Jimmy Brown has claimed MI5 bugged their phones and traced their every move.
The 63-year-old sticksman - who is known to be outspoken about social and political matters - has recalled a period in the 1980s when the security service were keeping a close eye on them and even hacked into their phones in case they were plotting a revolution.
Jimmy told The Guardian newspaper: “MI5 were tapping our phones, watching our houses. All sorts.
“We thought, ‘Haven’t they got criminals to catch?’ We were just a bunch of potheads, smoking weed and playing music, talking about solving the world’s problems.
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