‘Dune’ Actor Javier Bardem Loves Metal
From AC/DC to Metallica, Slipknot to Bad Omens, Spanish actor Javier Bardem loves them all.
A little while back, a hilarious video of Bardem went viral of him having the time of his life at a Judas Priest gig on his own. And in classic Jimmy Fallon style, the presenter got the actor on his talk show to chat about it. During the conversation, Fallon shares the video with Bardem and asks, “Were you with anyone? Were you by yourself?”
Bardem goes on to explain,
“Judas Priest were playing in Madrid. I called my friends and they said, ‘No, I have to stay with my kids.’ [I said] bye-bye. I went on my own. They put me in a place where it was in the middle of the crowd, but a little more private. There was a toilet nearby, because heavy metal people, we also pee.”
Fallon continues to ask him, “Are you a metal head? What other bands are you into? I love Judas Priest.” Which opens up a chamber of secrets. Bardem continues,
“Oh yeah. I’m 56, so Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, all the classics. AC/DC, Metallica, Pearl Jam. I can go Slipknot, I can go Pantera, I can go Bad Omens, I love Bad Omens. Iron Maiden, you name it.”
Yes, I think we can all ignore the Pantera mention… But Javier Bardem being a metal fan doesn’t surprise me at all.
