Bob Geldof is most frequently related to the huge ’80s profit live performance Stay Support in addition to fronting his band, Boomtown Rats, however the musician additionally stepped off the stage and onto the massive display with a number one position within the massive display adaptation of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. And whereas the 1982 Alan Parker-directed movie has amassed a cult following over time, Geldof admits he isn’t very keen on his performing within the film.
Whereas showing at Poland’s EnergaCamerimage Movie Pageant to current a screening of the movie, Geldof additionally took half in an viewers Q&A through which he was very candid about his performing and the way he felt about his efficiency within the film.
“I don’t just like the movie. I feel I’m actually dangerous,” stated the singer (per Deadline).
“I’ve seen the film twice, and I used to be embarrassed,” he added, then revealing that he was solely capable of end making the movie as a result of director of images Peter Bizou has made it “very straightforward” on him.
“I used to be simply embarrassed daily by how shit I used to be,” he added. “I don’t like myself. I don’t like listening to myself. I don’t like listening to myself. The very last thing I would like is to see myself on the facet of a constructing.”
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Why Did Bob Geldof Act in Pink Floyd’s The Wall Movie?
To borrow a title from considered one of Pink Floyd’s songs, Geldof informed the viewers with a smile, “Cash” was the rationale he took the position. He then added that his paycheck wasn’t as massive as he anticipated as a result of Pink Floyd have been “hippies” who have been “horrible with cash.”
He additionally added a secondary cause for taking the position, admitting that he’d grown uninterested in the grind with Boomtown Rats and was searching for a brand new problem.
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Why Does Bob Geldof Suppose That Many Musicians Do not Make Nice Actors?
In talking with the gang, Geldof revealed his principle as to why he, and lots of different musicians, aren’t that nice relating to performing on the massive display. Whereas he admitted there are some that may make the transition, there’s additionally a cause why that occurs so simply for them.
“David Bowie will not be a very good actor. Sting will not be a very good actor. Bob Geldof is certainly not a very good actor,” he concluded earlier than including, “However Frank Sinatra was, and so was Elvis Presley. In Jailhouse Rock and King Creole, you possibly can see there’s a man in there who can act. So why might Elvis and Frank do it, however David Bowie and Bob Dylan couldn’t?,” he requested the viewers in organising his reply.
“It’s as a result of Sting, Bowie, Dylan, and Bob Geldof write their very own songs. Frank Sinatra and Elvis didn’t write songs, they interpreted songs, and any individual else wrote them,” Geldof stated. “So their job was to seek out the psychology in a tune. My job is to mission myself onstage. I’m singing issues which might be in my head.”
Bob Geldof’s Performing Profession
Geldof’s position as “Pink” in Pink Floyd’s The Wall was by far his most distinguished massive display position. He appeared because the character Harry “Flash” Gordon in 1985’s Quantity One, and took the position of George within the 2012 French drama Unhealthy Lady, however most of his different performing roles have been cameos as himself, together with one within the 1997 Spice Ladies film, Spiceworld.
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