![]() ![]() To look the part, the Hollywood hunk let his hair grow for about a year and a half, and with the help of some extensions, really looks the part. So what does that say about a former rapper, turned underwear model, turned actor, who plays a rock god? “It’s expected, so they push it to the limit.” Musicians, Wahlberg says, are more open and truthful than actors in real life. Actors are so busy lying and trying to portray some image, the littlest thing becomes such a big deal.” “You know, rock stars get away with murder, just about, doing whatever they want. It’s very different from being a movie star, at least from Wahlberg‘s perspective. I just went to as many concerts as I could and hung out with these guys.”Īnd what a life it is, the rock star way. ” I was researching the part pretty early on, actually in the middle of shooting Perfect Storm. I went and hung out with all of these guys,” he says. Nonetheless, when it came time to prepare for the role of Chris Cole, the office supply salesman (and part-time singer in a Steel Dragon cover band) who by a twist of fate becomes the leader singer for the real Steel Dragon, Wahlberg immersed himself in rock god culture. That’s why I was so excited to play the part, to see if I could pull it off, ” he said.įortunately for Wahlberg, he hung out with enough rock gods during his ‘Marky Mark’ days, among them Motley Crue’s lead singer Vince Neil, to know the drill. The star of the aptly named Rock Star, which opens on Friday, never once wanted to be one. ![]() Just put a guitar in any young man’s hand and watch his head spin with visions of the fast cars, hot chicks and mad cash that will surely be coming his way. Nearly everyone dreams of being a rock star. ![]()
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