‘Keir Starmer was out of order, Glastonbury’s line-up was none of his business’
Legendary Waterboys frontman Mike Scott speaks about the Kneecap controversy, life on the road and what sparked him to write a 25-track concept album about Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper
Mike Scott. Picture by Frank McGrathOver forty dates into a relentless 2025 touring schedule and over 40 years into a rip-roaring musical career, it’s a wonder that the enigmatic frontman of The Waterboys Mike Scott knows where he is, let alone where he’ll be in a couple of weeks time.Wearing his trademark cowboy hat the Edinburgh native, but Irish claimed, rocker logs on to what must be the latest of a string of interviews via Zoom as he seeks to build excitement for upcoming shows, this one specifically focusing on the band’s upcoming show at The Breakwater Festival in Wexford on August 1.
