Cillian Murphy’s teenage band had the potential to be Fontaines D.C. or U2, in keeping with his outdated guitar trainer.
Cillian Murphy had rock star potential, in keeping with his former guitar trainer
Earlier than the Peaky Blinders star grew to become one in every of Eire’s most celebrated actors, he was a teenage guitarist with critical promise — and in keeping with Cork musician Mark O’Leary, his early band had the makings of one thing particular.
O’Leary opened up about his time instructing music in Cork throughout the ’90s, recalling the second Murphy walked into the Wright Music Centre “on a moist, windy Saturday afternoon” sporting a parka, telling Echo Reside: “I used to be questioning who he was.
“The category was a bit unruly. However he had an aura and presence. Folks had been going, ‘this man is presented.’”
O’Leary described the 49-year-old Oscar-winner as “a helpful guitarist” and revealed that he launched him to a different pupil — a proficient bass participant — which led to the formation of a short-lived band. Although the group by no means made it previous native gigs, O’Leary believes that they had critical potential.
He mentioned: “Having taught him, I could possibly be prejudiced, however the band was at that mezzanine stage between Fontaines D.C. and U2. He may have had that.”
Murphy’s musical journey didn’t finish there. He later fashioned Sons of Mr Inexperienced Genes, a funk-rock outfit named after a Frank Zappa monitor, and was even supplied a five-album deal by Acid Jazz Information — which he turned right down to pursue appearing.
O’Leary famous that Murphy briefly acquired into acid jazz earlier than pivoting to theatre, touchdown his breakout position in Disco Pigs.
He mentioned: “The acid jazz ship had sailed. His timing was good. He’s a decided man.”
