Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on His Dream to Be a Country Star | Billboard News

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confesses how at one point he wanted to be a country star, his upcoming dream performance with Chris Janson and more!

Tetris Kelly:

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a true country fan, but did you know he’s a country singer too? Dwayne Johnson may have appeared in Chris Janson’s music video for “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get,” but he’s not just there for his good looks. He’s got singing chops too.

Dwayne Johnson:

I can tell you that he had surprised and blessed me with an open invitation from himself and the Opry for me to join them on the Opry stage, which I cannot wait to do. That’s a dream come true.

Tetris Kelly:

He told us how he almost became a country singer when he was evicted from Hawaii as a teenager and discovered the country scene in Nashville.

Dwayne Johnson:

I was in Piggly Wiggly singing, like not caring, and I was singing a Hank song. I’ll never forget, a woman came around and she kind of looked at me. And I thought I’d done something wrong. She goes, “Oh, I’ve just came around to see who was singing.” And she goes, “Do you sing? Do you?” And I’m 15 and I went, “No, I just love to sing. I love country.” She goes, “You should go down to [Broadway]. That’s where all the singers are.” And I went, “OK.” And that’s when I started hanging out on Broadway, trying to get a gig at these honky-tonks because I had this dream in my head that I was, or delusion, that I was a country music star.

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