On Song . . . with Mike Scott, the Waterboys

Mike Scott: ‘Retiring’s not for me’ Picture: Karen Morgan
Mike Scott: ‘Retiring’s not for me’ Picture: Karen Morgan

You’re touring at the moment in support of the new album – have you always loved being on stage?

I was always a real frontman. I liked looking at the audience, seeing the whites of their eyes. I was in my first bands when I was a teenager. My family had moved to Ayr, a town in the west coast of Scotland, and all my first ...