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The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on why he’s made a 25-song concept record all about Dennis Hopper
The band’s leader tells us about the making of Life, Death And Dennis Hopper – and why one period of Hopper’s life feels like ...
Mike Scott of The Waterboys: 'What I liked about Dennis Hopper is that he never lost that sparkle'
He was one of Hollywood’s last great rebels, a maverick actor, director and screenwriter whose searing portrayals of ...
The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on musical tribute to American icon Dennis Hopper
HOLD on to your hats! Mike Scott of The Waterboys is taking us on a wild ride. He has devised a 25-track album celebrating ...
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The Waterboys – Life, Death & Dennis Hopper
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The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on his new Dennis Hopper album: ‘He wasn’t just a guy who took lots of drugs and did weird things’
The Scottish singer-songwriter has long found inspiration in other musicians, including the curmudgeonly Van Morrison who had ...
The Waterboys: Life, Death and Dennis Hopper review – Sprawling, unpredictable and wholly delightful
Mike Scott isn’t telling us the story of the Hollywood bad boy’s life so much as allowing us to experience it for ourselves ...
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The Waterboys’ Mike Scott Discusses Collaborating with Springsteen & Steve Earle on the Band’s New Dennis Hopper Concept Album (Exclusive)
In a new exclusive interview with American Songwriter, The Waterboys' Mike Scott discusses the band's new concept album, 'Life, Death and Dennis Hopper,' and collaborating with Bruce Springsteen and ...
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Life, Death And Dennis Hopper
Mike Scott's bonkers but brilliant celebration of late countercultural icon, Dennis Hopper. Read MOJO's review in full.
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Album: The Waterboys - Life, Death and Dennis Hopper
Mike Scott is The Waterboys. Launched by wide-eyed 1980s folk-rock, and “The Whole of the Moon”, he’s long since roamed into whatever stylistic gumbo he fancies. The latest album – the band’s 16th – ...
Mike Scott: ‘Ireland is recovering from a long trauma, and opening out in to a liberal future. I feel very at home’
The Waterboys frontman on his adopted home and the band’s ambitious new album, based on the life and times of the Hollywood ...
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The Waterboys’ Mike Scott: Dónal Lunny is “Ireland’s greatest musician”
As part of his new Mixed Grill interview with Hot Press, Mike Scott of The Waterboys has declared that Dónal Lunny is "Ireland's greatest musician" referring ...