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Mike Scott Of The Waterboys: The Ballad Of Dennis Hopper
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In 2014, Mike stumbled upon Dennis Hopper's photography in a London gallery and fell into a rabbit hole that led to Life, Death and Dennis Hopper (Sun Records, 2014), a bold concept album that tells the story of the Easy Rider star from childhood to beyond the grave. It's a sonic movie with guest turns from Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, and Steve Earle that chronicles not just Hopper's journey but the cultural shifts he witnessed and helped create.
This marks a new peak in Mike's ever-changing four-decade career with The Waterboys, from their beginnings to Celtic folk explorations and genre-blending surprises to come.
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