Over four decades ago, when Mike Scott started The Waterboys, the very first song they released saluted the art of somebody else. “A Girl Named Johnny”, issued in 1983, swooned over the ...

The Waterboys were one of the biggest bands of the 80s but almost four decades on from their commercial heyday, leader Mike ... Scott told this writer how the record came about. “The songs ...

Mike Scott of The Waterboys and the band's new album is "Life, Death And Dennis Hopper." Thanks so much for being with us. SCOTT: You're very welcome, Scott. My pleasure. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG ...

Plenty, then, for songwriter Mike Scott to get his teeth into when creating the song cycle Life, Death and Dennis Hopper with his long-running band The Waterboys. “It happened organically ...

SIMON: Mike Scott of The Waterboys and the band's new album is "Life, Death And Dennis Hopper." Thanks so much for being with us. SCOTT: You're very welcome, Scott. My pleasure. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, ...