Current:Home > NewsBradley Cooper performs 'A Star Is Born' song with Pearl Jam at BottleRock music festival -FundConnect
Bradley Cooper performs 'A Star Is Born' song with Pearl Jam at BottleRock music festival
View
Date:2025-04-27 00:35:35
Jackson Maine lives!
Bradley Cooper joined Pearl Jam on stage at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival on Saturday to perform "Maybe It's Time," an original song from his 2018 film "A Star Is Born." Footage of the moment, which seemed straight out of the film itself, was shared on YouTube.
Cooper starred as fictional singer Jackson Maine in the 2018 version of "A Star Is Born," which depicts the romance between Maine and rising star Ally, played by Lady Gaga. In one scene, Jackson invites Ally on stage to perform with him, jumpstarting her own music career. "Maybe It's Time," written by Jason Isbell, is one of the other songs performed by Cooper's character in the movie.
Cooper slipped back into his Jackson Maine voice as he came on stage at BottleRock and asked the crowd, "How's everybody doing?" Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder introduced the actor as his "great, great pal," and the two shared a hug after the performance.
In a 2018 interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Cooper, who also directed "A Star Is Born," said he spent "four or five days" with Vedder while working on the film and asked him "nine thousand questions" that helped him prepare for the role.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Bradley Coopershares rare red carpet moment with daughter Lea at 'IF' premiere: Watch
"He gave me minor, little things that only musicians know about what to do just aesthetically," Cooper said. "He was wonderful. I would send him songs that I was working on. He's a wonderful friend."
But Vedder admitted on "The Howard Stern Show" in 2020 that he initially warned Cooper against doing the movie, telling the actor that films about rock and roll never get it right. "I don't think anyone can pull it off," he recalled saying. "It's not that you can't. If anyone could, it might be you. But I would really think this through."
Pearl Jam'sEddie Vedder shreds Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker for commencement comments
In the end, though, Vedder said he was "blown away" by the film. "It just took me there," he said.
"A Star Is Born" was a critical and commercial success, earning eight Oscar nominations, including best actor for Cooper. It won the best original song Academy Award for "Shallow," a duet that Cooper and Gaga famously delivered a sizzling live performance of on stage at the 2019 Oscars.
veryGood! (23)
prev:'Most Whopper
Related
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- These Gifts Inspired by The Bear Will Have Fans Saying, Yes, Chef!
- The family of a Palestinian activist jailed for incitement says young woman’s account was hacked
- One of America's largest mall operators to close shopping centers on Thanksgiving Day
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor's Sweet Comments About Each Other Will Warm Your Heart
- Hawaii governor announces $150M fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
- Lower-income workers face a big challenge for retirement. What's keeping them from saving
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Effort to remove Michigan GOP chair builds momentum as infighting and debt plague party
Ranking
- Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
- The Angels have hired Ron Washington, the 71-year-old’s first job as MLB manager since 2014
- National Zoo returning beloved pandas to China on Wednesday after 23 years in U.S.
- Alaska governor appoints Republican Thomas Baker to vacant state House seat
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- As pedestrian deaths reach 40-year high, right-on-red comes under scrutiny nationwide
- College Football Playoff rankings: Ohio State, Oklahoma among winners and losers
- Woman sues ex-Grammys CEO for sexual assault and accuses Recording Academy of negligence
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Rhinestones on steering wheels: Why feds say the car decoration can be dangerous
Michigan responds to Big Ten, saying commissioner doesn’t have discipline authority, AP sources say
Minnesota town is believed to be the first to elect a Somali American as mayor
Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
Western and Arab officials are gathering in Paris to find ways to provide aid to civilians in Gaza
Hawaii governor announces $150M fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
At trial, man accused of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica denies hurting her