He had actually previously sang in the movie On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, but his song was cut from the final product. Townshend was worried at first because of what happened with Reed’s lack of singing ability, but Nicholson knew what he was doing. Russell’s directions to the actor were simply to, “just come down the pike and look beautiful.” Although Nicholson was not known as a singer, the cast and crew were very impressed. Lee was stuck in Bangkok, Thailand, filming for the James Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun, so Nicholson filled in at the last second. Nicholson’s involvement in Tommy was a stroke of luck as director Ken Russell had cast Christopher Lee as the doctor.
He made a name for himself as the cool bad boy in the 1969 biker film Easy Rider, and a few months after Tommy’s release he would captivate audiences with his Oscar-winning performance in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Jack Nicholson was already a star, not for music like many of his co-stars, but for his previous work in film. The Munich-based band TOMMY WHO was founded in 2019 and will perform the songs of the famous rock opera Tommy by The Who as well as.
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