There was tremendous excitement on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland last week when Matthew McConaughey directed his first music video for Jamey Johnson’s song “Playing the Part.” The song is the lead single from Johnson’s new album, The Guitar Song.
The two first met backstage at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2009. McConaughey told Johnson he had been listening to That Lonesome Song non-stop and even quoted lyrics from a few tracks. Since then, the two became close friends and a few months later Johnson performed at McConaughey’s 40th birthday celebration.
When discussions began regarding the music video for “Playing the Part,” Johnson immediately called McConaughey to ask if he would make a cameo appearance. After several discussions, McConaughey decided he wanted to direct the music video since he had so many ideas for the concept. In the clip, McConaughey “plays the part” of director as well as actor.
McConaughey says, “With a lot of artists, their art is one thing and they’re another but there is no separation between Jamey’s music and him. Jamey doesn’t perform, he’s just who he is. His music is about real life: hard, honest, and funny. His subjects are simple and universal but his point of view on them is where he’s a poet – like his first person point of view as the heartache in his song ‘Heartache.’ He sings about and paints pictures of places we’ve all been before but the way he sees them is his and his only.”
About working with his friend Matthew McConaughey, Johnson says, “I don’t think I could have dreamed anything better.”
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