It’s still a bit mind-boggling to grasp that Riley Keough, the star of Amazon Prime Video’s “Daisy Jones & the Six,” had no prior singing experience. In fact, most of the cast of the show shared her musical inexperience, making the band’s incredible sound all the more astounding. “Daisy Jones & the Six” achieved something rare in television—it transformed a group of actors portraying band members into a legitimate musical ensemble.
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But let’s return to Riley Keough for a moment. Nearly every story about her and “Daisy Jones” elicits the same reaction: What? She hadn’t sung before? But she’s rock royalty (being the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and all)! While genetics might play a part, it’s only a fraction of the story. Riley Keough’s achievement was a result of sheer hard work and raw talent, not to mention plenty of rigorous practice. The COVID-related production delays even provided them with more time for rehearsal. After all the dedicated preparation, they became exceptionally skilled.
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In this episode of Variety’s award-winning Awards Circuit Podcast, Keough discusses her journey in bringing “Daisy Jones & the Six” to life and the lasting impact it’s had on her career. But before diving into her conversation, the podcast begins with a Cannes Film Festival recap and discussions about the “Succession” season finale and more.
Keough shares her feelings about fans’ surprised reactions when they discover her limited singing experience: “I’m really touched when people say that because I don’t hear myself that way. And I’m just so grateful that I slid on through feeling like a professional singer somehow. I mean, we had so much time rehearsing, and we had a huge team of people who were helping us through… we had so much time together, and so much rehearsal time, that’s not typical. That really was extremely effective. And was the only way we were able to feel, in my opinion, like we knew what we were doing. Because some of us, especially Sam and myself, if you’d put us up on a stage, like two weeks after we were cast, it would have been very different than what you see in the show. And very embarrassing.”
“Daisy Jones & the Six,” based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel of the same name, made its Amazon Prime Video debut in March. The series tells the story of the meteoric rise and fall of a legendary 1970s rock band, drawing parallels with Fleetwood Mac’s own journey.
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In the limited series, Riley Keough portrays Daisy Jones, the singer and songwriter who joins forces with the band the Six. Soon, a fierce rivalry ensues between Daisy and the band’s lead singer, Billy Dunne (played by Sam Claflin), ultimately leading to the band’s rapid downfall.
Keough expresses her deep connection to the music of the show: “I feel like I’ve been listening to these songs for three years straight. And over and over again. I’ve never listened to songs more. I mean, the songs are so incredible.”
When asked about when she realized she wanted to become an actor, Keough reflects on her childhood: “Growing up, it was very rare that I wasn’t pretending to be somebody else. Whether I was just in my house or playing in the backyard, like a princess in my castle, or I was often prisoners. I really liked that narrative for some reason—being trapped. I’m, like, just sitting here thinking, What was that about? Or a single mother, or just anything I could think of. I just wanted to be other people. And so I think that was very apparent in hindsight. And also, I remember, as a kid, I would, when I would cry, I would look at myself in the mirror and watch myself cry. And as an adult, I think that is like, a behavior of an actor child. I don’t know what that is, either. Human emotion, like watching it sort of happen in real time or something. I don’t know.”
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