Joaquin Phoenix is joking right? The “Walk the Line” star and talented actor announced his retirement from acting last October, and now has begun his rap career. C’mon man, I know you ain’t goin out like that, Joaquin? The now shaggy Phoenix made his debut performance as a rapper over the weekend at Las Vegas club LAVO before a supportive crowd… his entry, though, was less then smooth.
The Gladiator actor sauntered on and then off the stage, busting his ass (literally) after the set. His brother-in-law Casey Affleck (married the sister Summer) was there to film the whole thing for an upcoming documentary. Check it out…
This performance gives us a perfect opportunity to revist some of the worst celebrity forays into music… enjoy the bottom 10.
10. The Bacon Brothers (Kevin Bacon) – They suck, but I give Kevin props for bringin’
his brother along.
9. 30 Seconds to Mars (Jared Leto) – Jared Leto could be a top flight actor, if he could just spend less time on this vanity project.
8. Juliette and the Licks (Juliette Lewis) – Being a sexy, sluty, scantily clad chick leading the band is a good start, but that can’t save this hot mess.
7. Billy Bob Thornton
- Maybe this is what drove Angelina away
6. The Sharks (Dennis Quaid) – Oh Dennis, you’re so likeable…most of the time
5. Dogstar (Keanu Reeves) – At least he looks and sounds the part
4. Scarlett Johansson – She’s a beautiful and talented actress, but last May she destroyed some perfectly good Tom Waits songs
3. 30 Odd Foot of Grunts (Russell Crowe) – he’s a douche, screw him and his band
2. The Bruce Willis Blues Band (Bruce Willis) – he’s got some talent on the harmonica, but something still doesn’t sit right…
1. Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time… enough said
now for some of the best actors/actresses turned musicians: zooey deschanel, india film superstar, and her pairing with m. ward, a legend in his own right. even if not critically acclaimed and essentially a 45 minutes long mo-town rip-off, “why do you let me stay here” is worth the itunes download.
and the only other example i can think of is Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio. You can see him now as fiance to Rachel’s no-name sister in Rachel Getting Married. TV on the Radio, on the other hand, lives up to the hype. At least Return to Cookie Moutain did. Dear Science sounds like their earlier work, haphazard and mediocre. Was that redundant? Either way, dude’s vocals makes my blood flow.
You can tell Zooey Deschanel has a great voice when she sings in the shower in Elf. Yup…her voice was all I was thinking about.
30 Seconds To Mars is doing pretty well for themselves in the progressive rock genre and have some nice international awards and some sold-out worldwide tours to prove it. It might not be music for the masses but it’s smart and entertaining, just like Jared’s acting. If it were a vanity project it would be called “30 Seconds To Jared”. Oh and Jared, along with his brother Shannon, were musicians before they were actors. Yes Shannon occasionally acts too but I guess you didn’t know that either. Give Jared a break. He can’t help it if he can act, sing, compose, play several instruments, direct, produce, paint and be drop dead gorgeous all at the same time.
I disagree with #9. I love 30 Seconds To Mars and have seen them live. They are very much a band and not a one man vanity act. They were great live. I enjoy the band as much as I enjoy Jared as an actor. I think of them as two separate entities both of which are great.
Hes just a jack of all trades, master of none. If he stuck to one thing maybe he could get good, over time, with lessons.
umm, well all i got to say is party all the time
and i love 30 secs from mars!