Joaquin Phoenix quits acting to make beautiful music with The Charlatans' Tim Burgess
What more can I tell you than is detailed rather succinctly up there in that sequence of words? Joaquin Phoenix (who for some reason changed his name from Leaf once he grew up a bit - why? Leaf is a lovely name. Imagine being called Leaf. I wonder if being called Leaf would alter things like your dress sense. Do you think you’d start wearing billowy dresses and things? Or twigs? Would you wear bird’s poo on your head?) has decided the acting game’s not for him anymore.
Bit of a shame really, since he’s been nominated for an Oscar, which in the wonderful world of movies tends to mean “well done, you are doing a good job, keep it up.”
But when Tim Burgess and his mentalist’s fringe come a-calling, what are you to do but give up on your successful career? Not sure when we’ll hear the result of their collaboration, but it’s hard to imagine what it’ll sound like. To be fair Joaquin does know how to strum a guitar, having learned the instrument for his role as Johnny Cash in Walk The Line.
I still haven’t seen that film, you know. That’s a bit wrong, isn’t it? It’s sitting on my shelf at home, as well. Maybe if I’d pulled a sickie today I could be watching it right now rather than trying to pad out this story, about which I really have very little more to say.
Good luck Joaquin. Just don’t copy Tim’s hair.
