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After making an announcement in October regarding his retirement from acting in favor of music, Joaquin Phoenix told E! that his role in "Two Lovers" would be his last. In order to sustain his statement, the Oscar nominated actor made his first public foray into the music world on Friday saying that he was ready to put his real self out there and not hide behind movie characters anymore. The 34-year-old star’s relationship to music wants to be a hip-hop based one as he performed as a rapper this weekend, awkwardly pacing onstage at Las Vegas club Lavo in front of a cheering crowd.
Phoenix's first album is reportedly being produced by Sean "Diddy" Combs and it has not been entitled yet. The date when this debut album will be released has not been revealed.
But it looks like misfortune already came upon the aspiring rapper’s performance. After assuring the public that they have a very special place in his heart and that music is his real love, the “Gladiator” and “Signs” star walked right off the stage, falling flat on his rear following his unusual three song set. Now what are we supposed to believe after that, since Phoenix himself told People magazine: “This is me saying who I am!?”
Could anything actually go worse than that? Hell yeah! How about brother-in-law Casey Affleck being there to capture it all on camera? Affleck, who is married to Phoenix's sister, Summer, is filming a documentary about the actor's transition to music.
For those who in spite of Phoenix’s bad luck this weekend might have any doubt that he will be successful, the future hip-hop legend says that he is very serious about his new line of work.
As for the rest of us who see things a little bit more objectively, well...we can only wait to see what happens next. Anyway, in order to show our appreciation and support, we encourage Joaquin by telling him that there is nowhere to go from here but up, right?
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