Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has already found success in wrestling and Hollywood, and he may now be looking to take a deeper dive into the music world.
Johnson has incorporated music into his work throughout his career, including during his time in WWE, but revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone that he is now exploring the possibility of pursuing the art form more seriously.
Johnson and his wife, Lauren Hashian, serve as executive producers of the new album “Moana: Voices Across the Ocean.” The Rock also co-wrote and performs “Your Dad,” a song dedicated to his three daughters.
During the interview, Johnson revealed that he dreamed of becoming a country music star as a teenager, citing Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Merle Haggard and Johnny Paycheck among his musical influences.
Asked what his future in music could look like, Johnson confirmed that it is something he is currently exploring.
“I’m exploring that now, and I appreciate you asking that. As you roll along in life, I’ve been real fortunate to be part of some really cool projects, and love it. But music has always been such an anchor for me, and very specifically in genres that I love, like country music, traditional country music. And we’re exploring that now.
“I’ve reached this point in my life and in my career where, honestly, Brian, when I wake up in the morning, I swing my legs out of bed, and whatever the thing is that I’m doing, I wanna feel like I’m just running towards it. And the most gratifying things we do are when it’s for us, because we have enough pressure to deliver for so many other entities.
“The things we do, we must do them for ourselves, and then we must feel it in here, behind our ribcage. But they’re also always connected to some sort of commerce. You make films, especially the big four-quadrant movies, you want them to do well. But this song, for me, is just a song to my daughters. Where there’s no pressure of an expectation to deliver something that, ‘Well, how are the sales, and how’s the box office? And how’s the streams?’ It’s just from me to them.”
