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\n\t15 years on from his death at the age of 74, actor Dennis Hopper will have his legacy further immortalized thanks to a new concept album from Scottish rock band The Waterboys.<\/p>\n
\n\tFittingly-titled Life, Death and Dennis Hopper<\/em><\/a>, the record is scheduled for April 4 release via the historic Sun label, and features a number of special guests, including Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, Steve Earle, Taylor Goldsmith, and more. Apple is herself a noted fan of The Waterboys, having covered<\/a> their signature song \u201cThe Whole of the Moon\u201d for the series finale of Showtime\u2019s The Affair<\/em> in 2019.<\/p>\n \n\tInterestingly, The Waterboys have previously focused on Hopper for their work, with 2020\u2019s Good Luck, Seeker<\/em> featuring a track named after the late actor.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe arc of his life was the story of our times,\u201d said The Waterboys\u2019 Mike Scott in a statement. \u201cHe was at the big bang of youth culture in Rebel Without a Cause<\/em> with James Dean; and the beginnings of Pop Art with the young Andy Warhol. He was part of the counter-culture, hippie, civil rights, and psychedelic scenes of the \u201960s.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIn the \u201970s and \u201980s, he went on a wild 10-year rip, almost died, came back, got straight and became a five-movies-a-year character actor without losing the sparkle in his eye or the sense of danger or unpredictability that always gathered around him.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe album\u2019s first single, \u201cHopper\u2019s on Top (Genius)\u201d, will arrive on Friday (Jan. 9), and will preview a record which also features the talents of artists such as Barny Fletcher, Sugarfoot, Anana Kaye, Patti Palladin, and Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go\u2019s.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt begins in his childhood, ends the morning after his death, and I get to say a whole lot along the way,\u201d added Scott. \u201cNot just about Dennis, but about the whole strange adventure of being a human soul on planet Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n