Edited sentence: After MacNeil departed Simple Minds, the band never recovered its full creative force, nor ever sounded the same as MacNeil left an indelible vacuum.He also has a grandson called Jon Mcneil, hes a cool kid.MacNeil is a great admirer of Beethoven, whose influence can be heard in introductory solos of live pieces by the Simple Minds such as "Book of Brilliant Things" from the 'Live In the City of Light' album.Reunions of MacNeil with the Simple Minds have been rumored but have yet to come to fruition.Unequivocally, Mick MacNeil is perhaps one of the most gifted keyboardists of his era creating beautiful melodies and magnificently memorable improvisations which can be heard especially on any live recordings of Simple Minds material where MacNeil performed