Profession: Actor Known For: Giri/Haji (2019), God's Own Country (2017) and Dracula (2020) Net Worth: USD $1 Million approx Family & Relatives. Im curious, how have you been spending your time in the last few years when you werent touring with CAKE? Academy Award winner Emma Stone (La La Land) stars in Disneys Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious and notoriously fashionable villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. There was a certain sort of underlying sort of evil, a menacing sassiness that I felt coming along every time I was around her in the Cruella wig. Jane McCrea was a Loyalist who was killed and scalped during the American Revolution on the way to meet her fianc in a British camp. At one point, you're rocking out on stage at a Cruella fashion show. How do you deal with that? Did he teach you anything about yourself as a performer? I was lucky enough to have a music sensibility, an aesthetic that was palatable to enough other people to the point where I could make a living, at least fleetingly. MCCREA: Age Of Aquarius will come out in January, probably like March or something for another single. In this recorded interview with ex-slave Billy McCrea, McCrea elaborates about his experiences as a slave working on a Steamboat as a cook. Cruella will release simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access Check out our other video for more exclusive theatre interviews, thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe. If I hit a wall, I just move on to a different song. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. "It was actually my academic teachers that suggested taking up some extracurricular activities," he recalls. Im sure you could go up on our Facebook site and see a million complaints. We need to create institutions of organized labor. MCCREA: I think I resisted it for a long time, just because I thought music can subliminally get through to people who may overtly disagree with you. He dropped out in his last year to pursue music, playing solo acoustic shows. Last week, the Bay Area print edition of The Onion published my interview with Cake 's John McCrea, in advance of their big NYE show at the Warfield. Well, heres why theyre disaffected. What John loves about this is that every day it was something completely different. Yeah, thats the thing. Thats right, but there is also good music thrown away because people wear a different kind of pants. Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 John A. Lomax: What do you remember about the, when slavery was over? His taste in music and his knowledge of music is palpable throughout the film. Uncle Billy McCrea: Yes, sir. . That is not necessarily something that I think is so healthy, but it certainly does a good job of cleaning things out. We thought we would give it a try. Is the Cake fan base a community? I really love Middle-Eastern music. Thats the way I preserve my happiness in writing: by doing it because I want to do it, not because Im trying to finish a job. Let's hope we get that. The David Bowie and Mark Bolan-inspired Artie marks a landmark moment for Disney, as he historically becomes the entertainment giant's first openly queer character in a live-action production . One thing you put up on your news page was about 97 percent of climate scientists saying that global warming was real. If you look at our website or Facebook page, whether you agree with them or not, theyre really engaging. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella. He casually reveals his track record with his early leading ladies (he got 'em all) before he married his wife of fifty years, the classically beautiful . So we can still exist I guess. So weve been giving away trees at our shows for maybe five years or so. STEREOGUM: Yeah, I identify as a liberal, but Ill be the first to say that I think its way too easy for liberals to get caught up in rhetoric and fail to see the bigger picture. Mark Strong was wonderful. "Interestingly . Speaking of talking about something, the conversation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie arose as the film adaptation of the West End musical is coming to Amazon Prime in October. Its more important to me than any of the other issues because you dont get to have any of the other issues if you dont have a working environment and ecosystems. Is that what you are trying to accomplish - to inform debate - or is this more just about creating conversation in your community? But its scary for us when people threaten to take away our livelihood not that its enough people to actually close us down. It was crazy, really. Well, maybe we can explore a little bit of more of that storyline in a sequel. And the Republicans are bringing back the Styrofoam cup and dont want recycled stuff. "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. Exactly. When people think of Cruella De Vil, hopefully some of them will think about Artie. You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. Not only do you look like Bowie, but Bowie prepping to transform into Ziggy Stardust, because I noticed those lightning bolts by your eyes. You must have felt a sense of family being on set as well. 26:01 Singer and Guitarist John McCrea of Cake Cake has five albums to their credit. We interview Cruella star John McCrea about what drew him to take a role in the film, working with director Craig Gillespie, and much more. The McCraes had military blood. Guest also include Sam Mendes and the cast of Hamilton. Probably every month or so there will be another single, then probably in a year well release the whole album. I just had an opportunity to visit the Google campus not too long ago. STEREOGUM: As a band that got its start pre-internet, how else do you see technology as beneficial to the music industry? Yes, that is me, but I am still doing my best Iggy Pop impression. --Joel McCrea in 1978 interview. My wife and I had kids. The odd thing is, McCrea revealed, he is not a fan of horror. While speaking with director Craig Gillespie, the creative had nothing but praise for the movie's composer,. You are played on Rock stations, but your sound does not seem to fall into any one specific genre. Interviews Everybody's Talking About Jamie Star John McCrea on Making a Splash in the West End, Broadway Dreams & More. Today, we interview John McCrea who had the opportunity to try the . We love L.A. I remember the cartoon, but I remember the live-action movie a bit more. But for some reason people get really angry and call us hippies I guess for bringing up those kinds of issues. And you get 15% of it if it comes through. Theres more of a feedback loop. "It usually takes me two to three issues of a comic before I have really nailed the design of any new character -- tidied up little details, got the overall shape." John McCrea is the lead singer of CAKE, a group that mixes rock, funk, country, hip-hop and jazz into one gorgeous kaleidoscope of sound. Theres sleep deprivation. Uncle Billy McCrea: When slavery was over, let me see if I can't tell you about that. In February of 1989 Starrett was arrested for the murder of Jean Taylor McCrea. Yeah, I lived not too far from The Wiltern. Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? It's like a stealth way to influence people's. Its a collective thing that we do together. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by. We need to fucking wake up and pay attention. Your 2011 album, Showroom of Compassion, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts. I mean, I was very lucky because my character doesn't exist in any of the previous iterations [of "101 Dalmatians"]. John McCrea is an American singer and musician. I dont feel that Im ever actually getting that much done. Interest was piqued when British stage actor John McCrea was cast in the film in the role of Artie, the owner of a vintage stop who befriends Stone's Estella. I think that everybody involved in this project will tell you that they probably wouldn't be interested in the production if not for that original "101 Dalmatians" animated film and the live-action reimagining. McCrea is descended from a prominent British family. It's totally surreal. McCrea found immediate footing on "Shingo" after reading Dini and Langford's script, though, stating: "After reading the story, our titular chap seemed to me to be the bastard love child of Dr. Seuss, Sesame Street, and H. P. Thats just a fact. Did I do that?" Plus, reacting to that range, you have to make adjustments yourself as an actor. What a wonderful cast across the board. And trying to find some sort of emotional satisfaction in that, you know, even though theres a litany of negative concerns around those politicians. . Well, we hadn't played Los Angeles for New Years. However, McCrea recalled how God opened a door that would eventually lead to a . McCrae began writing poetry when he was a student at the Guelph Collegiate Institute and also showed an early interest in joining the military. If you cant make money doing something that you like, you might as well do some other job and then keep your music pure. Yeah, we took a risk on self-releasing our album during a time of precipitous decline in music sales. Lovecraft. Yeah. It helped popularize the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance. Knowing that the Power Cosmic would still reside in the Fallen One's body, Thanos had the corpse brought to the Dwarves of the Asgardian realm of Nidavellir, the greatest . It seems to be taking the audience participation - thats so integral to your live show - and bringing it to the web. I keep thinking September for some reason. If you hand over all the decision making to other people, I think it becomes less of a lifes work and more of a 9 to 5 job. We are the Dead. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. We have played other cities but weve never played there. I understand what its like. Cruella, which is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. I lived in Koreatown for a little bit. MCCREA: To be really honest, I had kids. It must be a great opportunity to have that freedom. Culturally, we are living in the era of the single. Tessa has been in the Entertainment writing business for almost ten years and is a member of several Critics Associations including the Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Critics Association, and the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association. Interview: Cake's John McCrea - HeadCount Interview: Cake's John McCrea The quirky, sardonic, half-spoken/half-sung vibe of Cake's music extends far beyond their recorded material. On the scale of how youre trying to help the environment and change the world, do you see yourself more like a Neil Young, a Willy Nelson, or a Bono? What a great way to introduce your character, especially with the sense of style that Artie has. It was incredible. Its like a stealth way to influence peoples attitudes. At. Ive since found that it comes up in conversations; it was just a factoid that once I knew it, it kept coming up. That is my voice. I just think that we need to get shit done. You definitely feel that. Everybody in the supply chain gets paid except for the artist. "It depends on who you're asking I suppose - but for me, yes, it's official: he's queer," McCrea explained. Walking down that street, making tea a couple of weeks later, is there something that made you sit back and say, "Boy, that really surprised me about Emma and the way she performed in that scene?". For instance, Sinking Ship I wrote probably 10 or 15 years ago. That is the thing to focus on. I thought maybe wed just play new songs and do it that way. We are not part of a next big thing. It will be like that first single of creating a balance between the abyss and hopeful utopia. He is a founding member of the band Cake. Photo by Laurie Sparham. His father was Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae, a man known for his high principles and strong spirituality. I was thinking people have to, first of all, disassociate themselves in a sort of way from "101 Dalmatians," but there are certainly elements of it in "Cruella." Slowly a reaction against sentimental, patriotic, and derivative Victorian verse set in. Im just saying. Yeah. Theres just nothing rebellious, as far as Im concerned, about a leather jacket. Maybe he went on to become one of the biggest rock stars of all time. It seems difficult to get music out there without, on some level, having to conform to somebody elses idea of what they want from you. When we are touring, yeah, it is kind of like that now. I would like stuff like that to leak out off the website, into the office, the water cooler dialogue. Follow him on Twitter at @sergiowrites or find him on Facebook, and get in touch with him via his official website to discuss everything from the endearing greatness of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to why Nightwing is the most underrated comic book character of all time and deserves to be the true leader of the Justice League. Did you find more opportunity back home? International Women's Day Post-Show Event Announced For MEDEA at Sohoplace March 2, 2023 The Producers of Medea today announce a free one off post-show event @sohoplace on International Women's . He rose to fame for his appearance as a gay in the Disney Live-action movie named 'Cruella', which released on May 28, 2021. Who knows what might happen next? Its like, youre in this van, and you get paid a few hundred bucks. The 2020 "Dracula" BBC miniseries that you did with Claes Bang really breathed new life into the character. Theres also more two-way communication between musicians and listeners. No stranger to the world of theater . Check us out on www.instagram.com/jamie.musical Interviewing John McCrea (Jamie New) Matt Seaman and Grace Myers from @jamie.musical, the Instagram fan account for the West End musical -. After the tour for their popular 2004 disk Pressure Chief, McCrea could . It is as if you are suspect if the people like you. Sergio Pereira has been writing about pop culture for over 15 years, specializing in the areas of comic books, film, television series, pro wrestling, and video games. No, not really, Im not an idealist. We'll never know. It's an infectious energy, for sure. It's on the street, though, where she meets and learns the art of the grift from a pair of boys, Jasper and Horace (played as adults by Joel Fry and Paul Walter Hauser, respectively), who help her land a job in a prestigious department store. I'm a bit of a coward. But anyways, so people felt like it was a big betrayal, a lot of people, and that weve somehow changed our ideals. John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). Right? But as an audience member, no, I'm terrified of everything. After you lived in L.A., you moved back to Sacramento. I know its a busy year. John McCrea (born 1966) is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis . By telling the story of a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a drag queen, the new play wants to send . Frankfurt Cancels Roger Waters Concert, Calling Him One Of The Worlds Most Well-Known Antisemites, Nicki Minaj Goes After Megan Thee Stallion On Her New Single Red Ruby Da Sleeze, Cast And Crew Members Describe The Weeknds HBO Show The Idol As Degrading Torture Porn, HBO Responds, The Number Ones: Justin Timberlakes What Goes Around Comes Around, Watch Weezer And The Detroit Youth Choir Blow Away Simon Cowell On Americas Got Talent. A theme throughout the movie is family and she really goes on to create her own family. STEREOGUM: Yeah, you have a little more control instead of having to funnel messaging through, say, your label. John McCrea was born on 10 October 1992 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. Writers have the same issues. I would have gone in a hundred times more if they asked., John never imagined he would be joining the Disney family, especially as part of Cruellas crew, but he is so glad to have become part of that history, for ever and ever. Its not a gritty sort of subversive thing its actually a sort of coddled pudgy thing. He is an actor, known for Giri/Haji (2019), Cruella (2021) and Dracula (2020). Oh, that was my favorite thing to do by far. Uncle Billy McCrea: ??? Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. Cruella takes the story of 101 Dalmatians and turns it into a music and fashion extravaganza, thriving in its setting of the 1970s London punk rock scene. You know whats always bothered me? I feel pretty overwhelmed by all the stuff that Im trying to do. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. I think those people mentioned are more idealistic. I think just like anybody else. Conspiracy theories that the whole thing is rigged - they really run rampant. Its mostly just made things more smoother in terms of announcing shows and things like that. One of the things that keeps me interested in music is that I dont feel obligated just to listen to one genre. You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction. You can live anywhere, start a band, and make a great album anywhere, which is really, something excellent. I think the chaps name was John McRea. John McCrae, a Canadian doctor and teacher who is best known for his memorial poem " In Flanders Fields ," was born on November 30, 1872, in Guelph, Ontario. Cruella Star John McCrea Reveals Just How Perfect It Was Working With Emma Stone - Exclusive Interview. I think having seen the film, the scene that is added is really necessary and it wraps up a lot of stuff for that character, so I am so glad they added it. Well, I'm going to put the word out there that John McCrea wants to work on "The Lost Boys." But yeah, you want to get information out, especially information that can possibly help us - especially information that maybe dislodges fake information. Or even just beneficial to CAKE itself? Yeah, they play us on stations where many times, personally, I cant listen to a lot of the music around our music. Theres a whole bunch of people that are threatening that if we bring up any subject thats not about music, that its over, were not gonna be able to put food on our table anymore. I think Nadia Stacey, the makeup designer, was obviously influenced. In Flanders fields the poppies blow. I was just thinking about Yemen and Saudi Arabia and all the culpability of the United States in that situation and just how much worse things will probably get and how humans are going to be killed. Okay. There's a lot of pressure on Tony, and a lot of pressure on Craig to get it right, because this story isn't a one and done. With a keen eye on style and trends, Artie quickly becomes a close . Yeah, totally. "I love writing short-form comic stories, especially ones that pack a visceral punch in the style of Creepshow," Dini said before adding that they were an important part of his formative years. A noted pathologist and army physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was also a poet; he wrote "In Flanders Fields" one of the most famous poems of the First World War. Upon request, McCrea sung the steamboat song, "Blow Cornie Blow" for the interviewer John Avery Lomax. For me thats the key issue. It's so often nowadays, you do auditions and it's just you and the casting director, or you do self-tapes. In this exclusive interview with Looper to discuss "Cruella," McCrea shares his thoughts about Stone, co-star Mark Strong and director Craig Gillespie, reflects on his "rock god" moment in the film, and reveals how he'd like to parlay his appearance in a recent vampire miniseries into a role in a dream remake of an '80s horror movie classic. And we posted that article and a lot of Republicans got really furious with that while a lot of people said thank you for posting that, it was interesting. But for most people, I guess it didnt really look good to be bringing back the Styrofoam cup. Im not trying to diss anything or any genre. STEREOGUM: Do you have an album release date in mind at the moment? But as the group sets out on yet another tour that on July. Its true of all workers right now. About ten years or so later I just happened to be walking in that part of town for some reason and walked by the tree that I planted when it was about three feet tall and it was about twenty-five or thirty feet tall. McCrea is excited to see a film based on the stage version that he originated because it will then be viewed by the masses. Even after more than 25 years in the industry, there are still few voices like Cake lead singer John McCrea's droll . John McCrea: I know what you do, but I dont know how you started. "I got to recognize how the horrific conflict laid out, how the victim often found themselves in a life-or-death struggle and quite frequently how they would wind up meeting a gruesome end in an unexpected but surprisingly satisfying way," he said. He was nominated for a Olivier Award for the role Jamie New in the coming-of-age stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie , [1] and portrayed Artie in the 2021 Disney crime comedy-drama Cruella . I mean, yeahit is. Skybound 's Creepshow takes all the fright from Shudder's hit anthology series and brings it to comic book readers who want to get the Halloween festivities started a little earlier this year. Years and years went by, and because the band was getting more and more successful, I wasnt home at all and I moved away. John McCrea was the first commander of the new USS Iowa. It was just looking around me and feeling like I [would] vomit a little bit. She was just such a joy to work with. Do you feel that it operates like that? Well, it has allowed us to survive. In some way, I think it is kind of wasteful because I dont think that cultural criteria should be used to judge musical criteria. Did you pick up anything from him? I think whats really unsettling for me is that for most artists, especially artists that are not pop artists, they cant stop touring. I tend to stay away from the horror genre. Yeah, we noticed at the time concert-goers seemed to be politically inclined, but also somewhat disaffected. Cake's front man John McCrea, the voice and face of much of this activity, sat down with HeadCount to discuss how he tries to infuse a sense of populism in his communication with fans, and the various reactions that invokes. Yeah, I think so. Intent on dismantling the Baroness' empire, Estella embarks down a dark path that leads to her villainous metamorphosis into Cruella de Vil. Aside from that, I think its very cool to be able to have a musical idea and put it out there quickly. But I do remember Glenn Close in the live-action "101 Dalmatians" and just being absolutely terrified of her. STEREOGUM: I think youre right. There are many things to love about Disneys Cruella, and John McCrea playing Artie is near the top of that list. Known for their hits, "The Distance," "Never There," and "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," Cake's 2011 self-release, Showroom of Compassion, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album charts, proving not only the band's longevity, but also their cultural relevance as a pioneering and prodigious staple of contemporary music history. That just kicks the wind out of you physically and psychologically. STEREOGUM: Right. Cake's front man Matching search results: Well, here's why they're disaffected. Smirking alt-rock troupe CAKE havent always used music as a platform for political change. It just reminds you of how talented she is. Career [ edit] In 1989, after a few years of drawing television and toy tie-ins, he illustrated Ennis's debut, the political series Troubled Souls, in Crisis, as well as its sequel, the farce For a Few Troubles More. Whatever the reason, I think partially we were allowed to survive because we are outsiders. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Theatre 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 Personal life I know bands that have lost interest because of feeling that many of those things have been taken away. Yeah, it is sort of mind-blowing that music can kind of communicate over some huge cultural boundaries and differences. By John McCrae. Pratt created a distinctive style both in lyric poems of seabound Newfoundland life (Newfoundland . He recently relocated to the United Kingdom's capital, London. At a certain point, musicians, journalists as well, probably need to find a way to aggregate power. The attention to detail is amazing. We have a map on our website where you can click on the different cities and see where the trees are and who planted them. How do you use the time during the day to incorporate all the things that you are active in and include music? Well known for his smart and often caustically funny lyrics and his trademark half-spoken, half-sung delivery, McCrea and CAKE exploded out of Sacramento, California in 1996 when the single "The Distance" from their second album Fashion Nugget saturated the airwaves. The most important stories and least important memes, every Friday. Yeah, it was not so much about hormonal rage or fighting the man so much as just being able, personally, to remain interested in what you are doing. For some reason, this song worked out rather easily. I mean, its not like an old world village or anything, but it definitely has certain traits of community within it. John A. Lomax:Well you said you, they all kept going, tell be about them coming through here with cannons. The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. Everythings beautiful, but its also challenging. ", However, McCrea did have another unexpected concern working on the story -- one that shows even the most seasoned artists also experience moments of self-doubt. Yeah. Find a way to collectively bargain. I'd never been on a movie that big before, and I imagined there'd be a lot of pressure, a lot of time constraints, a lot of frantic energy, but it was one of the happiest jobs I've had, for sure. Im thinking whats happening is were gonna be releasing singles. That's a memory that sticks out for me. And I was so lucky. He's a wonderful director. One day, Estellas flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute, played by two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson (Howards End, Sense & Sensibility). You have to have a job thatll let you tour all the time. Now that "Cruella" has been released, McCrea has his eyes set, long term, on a dream remake of another classic vampire thriller. Your home base is in Sacramento. The way I write, I work on a song, and I dont really force myself to finish it. But who doesn't love a villain, you know? I think it did to a certain degree. bigjeffoh said.. MCCREA: Well, Sinking Ship is a song I worked on a long time ago. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. Well, anything that we post about politics directly gets people very angry. It's a pretty boring story, but that's how it went. What you ??? RELATED: I Hate This Place Turns Terrifying Real Life Events Into Campy Fun, It isn't always easy to create short-form comic stories due to space constraints. An introduction to the five-factor model and its applications The five-factor model of personality is a hierarchical organization of personality traits in terms of five basic dimensions: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience. It sounds like it could address any number of things. Author: headcount.org Published Date: 08/05/2022 Review: 4.72 (231 vote) Summary: You'll also find it on the Web, where the band constantly engages its fans with advice, links to news stories, and sometimes heated discussion. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Maybe theres some innovation that can occur that can make that easier, especially if we used some of the tools of the internet and the kind of interconnectivity that could occur. Do you have any advice for an up-and-coming artist trying to make it in the scene or a musician just starting out? He is also the author of various short stories, the fantasy comedy novel The Not-So-Grim Reaper, and the co-screenwriter of the drama film, The Lifesaver. It's under the wings of the '70s fashion icon that Estella learns of the Baroness' cold and calculating ways and worse yet, how she's involved in a dark secret involving her new boss. There could be an organized labor app. It's amazing that he got there. John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA.