Alan McGee has revived the managerial arm of Creation primarily to oversee the events being arranged to mark 30 years since The Jesus and Mary Chain released their debut album ‘Psychocandy‘.
McGee – who originally managed the band back in the 80s – went a stage further with Creation Management during the early part of the last decade, when The Libertines most notably came under his wing.
“Creation Management are going to sign a couple of baby bands, but the main thing for us is to do the Mary Chain right,” McGee has told Music Week. “We’re going to South America on Monday, then we’ll do some more American stuff, then there’s three British dates. Then really we’re planning events for the whole of next year – the festivals are going to be all about ‘Psychocandy’.”
This week, The Jesus and Mary Chain put those celebratory wheels in motion with the announcement of three UK gigs – their first at home since 2008. “The Mary Chain were the first band I ever managed when I was 23,” McGee remembered.
“That was 30 years ago and they exploded really fast. By the time I was 24, they were No.1 in Germany and other places. Jim was 22, I was 24 and Douglas was 17. It was fucking nuts, if you think about it. We were kids! Now, I’m 53 – I suppose that’s kind of the normal age of a manager in a lot of ways.”