Mike Scott: Music, Mystery and the Inner Lantern

Has anyone heard the dialog between Stuart Davis and Mike Scott (of the Waterboys)?  I just listened to it and found it enjoyable - nice accent too!  :) 

	Music, Mystery, and the Inner Lantern
	Mike Scott Stuart Davis h

The founder of the Waterboys, an ever-changing musical ensemble over twenty years running, Mike Scott is an extraordinary musician whose thirteen albums showcase an uncanny ability to blend rock and roll, spirituality, and radical spontaneity. His most recent album Karma to Burn was released in September 2005 in the UK, and is the Waterboys' first official live record. Stuart Davis joins us in this dialogue as guest interviewer, and with eleven albums to his name and a passionate interest in “dharma pop,” he's the perfect guy for the job. Together, Mike and Stuart discuss how music can be a uniquely effective vehicle for expressing some of the mystical chords of reality. As Stuart shares, he was deeply touched the first time he heard Mike's song “The Whole of the Moon,” and instantly felt it reflected a spark of creativity leading straight to God. Just like some of Stuart's other favorite bands—such as U2 or Live—it was this recognition of a certain “inner lantern” in Mike that Stuart so clearly resonated with. Although Mike relates that this song from his younger years was a kind of “wonderful accident,” he goes on to explain that at the time he wrote it, he was still struggling to find meaning and direction in his life. Mike goes on to comment on how his time with the Findhorn spiritual community in Northeast Scotland has helped that kind of intuitive seedling grow into a truly conscious, stable part of his life. By engaging Findhorn’s supportive “we-space,” functional day-to-day structures, and time-honored interior practices, Mike was able to reinvigorate his creative spirit in a very profound way. Ranging the entire span of his long and distinguished career, Mike and Stuart explore the nuances of creativity, the music business, and how to balance artistic integrity with the necessities of functioning in the “real world.” As they discuss, you might feel the most authentically engaged with your creative process locked in a woodland cabin, but if you want to share your work with more than the squirrels, you're going to need to find a way to interact with the wider world. As Stuart points out, he would never have found out about Mike if he hadn't heard the Waterboys playing on a mainstream radio station. When all is said and done, Mike and Stuart prove to be a brilliant and complementary pair of musical mystics. We hope you enjoy their insightful, energetic exploration of the Mystery….

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Re: Mike Scott: Music, Mystery and the Inner Lantern

Here is a video and the lyrics for “the Whole of the Moon,” which is prominently mentioned in the dialog:

The Whole of the Moon - the Waterboys


I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hand
I had flashes
You saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

You were there in the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon

I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth
You cut through lies
I saw the rain dirty valley
You saw “Brigadoon”
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon

I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
And you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

The torch in your pocket
And the wind on your heels
You climbed on a ladder
And you know how it feels
To get too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

Unicorns and cannonballs
Palaces and Piers
Trumpets, towers, and tenaments
Wide oceans full of tears
Flags, rags, ferryboats
Scimitars and scarves
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars
Yes, you climbed on a ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon

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