How The ‘Daisy Jones’ Cast Went From Beginners To Bandmates
etcanada.comSam Claflin is the first to admit that when he got the part of Billy Dunne, the co-lead singer of a world-famous 1970s rock band in ”Daisy Jones & the Six”, he was no musician.
Claflin was the last person cast. His co-stars had already begun rehearsing at a band camp where the actors learned to play their designated instruments and perform original songs written for the show. “They said, ‘OK, there’s about 15 songs you’re going to need to learn.
Oh, and can you play guitar?’” Claflin recounted. “I didn’t play guitar and I barely had sung. I never recorded anything. It was quite an immediate shock of terror and fear and pressure.” READ MORE: Suki Waterhouse Drops Emotional New Track ‘To Love’ As ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Is Released One might assume that, on the other hand, Riley Keough — inhabiting the titular role in the Amazon Prime limited series premiering Friday — had the music part in the bag.
After all, as the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, Keough practically has music in her genes.
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