Fifteen years after actor Dennis Hopper’s death aged 74, Scottish rock band The Waterboys are set to further immortalize his legacy with a new concept album.
apt title Life, Death and Dennis HopperThe record is scheduled to be released on April 4 via the historic Sun Records label and features special guests including Bruce Springsteen, Fiona April, Steve Earle, Taylor Gos DeSmith et al. Apple itself is a famous fan of The Waterboys, having covered their iconic song “The Whole of the Moon” for Showtime’s series finale event 2019.
Interestingly, The Waterboys have previously made Hopper their focus in 2020 Good luck, Explorer A track named after the late actor.
“The trajectory of his life is the story of our time,” the Waterboys’ Mike Scott said in a statement. “He was in the midst of an explosion of youth culture. rebellion without a cause with James Dean; and Pop Art, which began with a young Andy Warhol. He was a member of the 1960s counterculture, hippie, civil rights and psychedelic music scene.
“In the 1970s and 1980s, he went through a decade of crazy torn apart, almost died, and then came back, reformed, and became a character actor doing five movies a year, but his eyes There’s a sparkle inside, and that feeling hasn’t been lost.
The album’s first single, “Hopper’s on Top (Genius),” will be released on Friday (January 9) and will preview a record featuring the talents of artists including Barny Fletcher, Anana Kaye, Patti Palladin and Kathy. -Go for Valentine’s Day.
“It started in his childhood and ended the morning after he died, and I said a lot of things along the way,” Scott added. “Not just about Dennis, but the whole strange adventure of being a human soul on Earth.”
