The line about a "wild colonial boy" is worth a search on the internet. Hopefully you'll find a references to a person or a group of outlaws. There's also a song that's moved from being about an Irish highwayman type to an Aussie bushranger. I think Mogg is using this as a metaphor for the hedonist 'ganglife' of a rockband on tour.
Why Mother Mary? The Catholic Irishman beyond redemption or the debauched rock star similarly beyond saving? Anyone who's read Pete Way's book will see the connection there.
The line about a "wild colonial boy" is worth a search on the internet. Hopefully you'll find a references to a person or a group of outlaws. There's also a song that's moved from being about an Irish highwayman type to an Aussie bushranger. I think Mogg is using this as a metaphor for the hedonist 'ganglife' of a rockband on tour. Why Mother Mary? The Catholic Irishman beyond redemption or the debauched rock star similarly beyond saving? Anyone who's read Pete Way's book will see the connection there.