Dwayne Johnson is one of the most well-known actors in the film industry. He has had an incredibly versatile career, from being an immensely talented actor, showcased in his work in massive projects like DC’s Black Adam, the Jumanji franchise, the Fast and the Furious franchise, and Baywatch, to being one of the most iconic wrestlers in Hollywood.
What is quite interesting to know, however, is that Johnson also tried to establish a singing career on multiple occasions. The most well-known for these has to be his musical number in Disney’s Moana, but perhaps one of the first attempts at this had to have been in 2012, while the Westler was doing a sequel to an iconic movie.
Dwayne Johnson Sang A Song Due To His Musical Family
In 2012, Dwayne Johnson was part of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, a sequel to the iconic movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth. During an interview for this film, he explained why a musical number was required at the start of the third act of the film. He mentioned that there was a lot of tension at the end of the second act, so the character and the audience needed a breather. For this, the production team came up with the idea of putting in a song to lighten the tension.
“We needed a break in the third act because there’s tension – the island’s sinking and there’s so much mayhem – we needed a good moment where the audience could just breathe. We came up with the campfire scene, and I thought: “Why don’t I pull out the ukulele, sing What a Wonderful World to the others,” he said, “That’s me playing the ukulele. I grew up in a musical family; the majority of my growing up was done in Hawaii. It’s what we do. You sing, you dance, you play ukulele and you drink.”
This was when Johnson suggest that he could pull up his ukulele and sing a song to everyone to help aid the tense atmosphere. He then went on to add that he grew up in a household where music was a very active part of his day-to-day life. He then added that this was what it was like growing up in Hawaii for him.
Dwayne Johnson Wants To Win A Grammy Award
During this interview, Dwayne Johnson was also asked if one should be expecting an album from him anytime soon due to the number of songs he is singing in his movies. To this, the actor said that it seems to look that way and that he seems to be going down that road with the music he is putting out.
“It looks that way. It just looks that way. I’m going down that road, and I’m going to get nominated for a Grammy, and then I will be on the stage and thanking everyone. I will also thank you for bringing the album up.” he said.
He went on to joke, saying that if he is to go down this road, he will be nominated for a Grammy award and win. He then went on to talk about his acceptance speech and who he will thank in it, adding that he will bring up this particular interviewer for asking him about his album.
Source: The Guardian
