The Waterboys: Scott Yet Another God Like Genius
Richard Cook, NME, 11 August 1984
"I SOMETIMES thought that in the old days the young men of the tribe would want to grow up to be great warriors. In our age, those like-minded young men would want to be great footballers or musicians. I went for music."
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