And after weeks of rain, the prospect of a Glastonbury mud-fest? It will be no problem for the man who played Maximus Decimus Meridius.
Okay, so… “Probably,” he chuckles. “We’re in the acoustic tent, which is a large tent with a covered stage, so we’ll be okay.”
This year, Crowe makes his debut at Glastonbury as a musician with his band, Indoor Garden Party, rather than as an A-list VIP visitor (though he certainly is one).
To those who are familiar with him from his Oscar-winning work, his “other job.
Perhaps surprisingly, the actor has been playing guitar for a lot longer than he has been portraying characters on TV shows like A Beautiful Mind, LA Confidential, Les Miserables, and others.
Just days before departing for Europe, he speaks on Zoom from a Sydney, Australia, studio. “I had years and years and years of touring and playing in pubs and clubs and releasing records before I got a feature film,” he adds. “In fact, when I first started [acting], the idea I would be in a feature film one day was ludicrous.”
