Watching his doc made Santana sing
The documentary “Carlos,” a feature-length project all about Carlos Santana, is under development, and the rock legend has seen the film. A song sprung to mind, but not one of his own.
“When I first saw it, I started singing that Ringo (Starr) song, ‘Theeeeyr’e gonna put me in the movies,’ ” Santana sang, taking from the Beatles’ cover of Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally.” “... All I have to do is be natural. So I told myself, ‘Whatever you do, don’t cry in your own movie, man.’ ”
“Carlos” premieres
June 17 during the Tribeca Festival. The project is backed by Sony Pictures Classics and Emmy-winning director Rudy Valdez.
The film charts Santana’s rise as a teenage guitar virtuoso playing on the streets of the Bay Area to his breakthrough Woodstock performance on the way to becoming a 10-time Grammy winner. A release date for the documentary has not yet been set.
Santana, 75, is planning to jam at the “Carlos” premiere next month. The film gives him the rare opportunity to view his life from the outside. “I look at it from the third-person, and I go, ‘You know what? Looking at this movie, this Carlos guy, he’s all right, man,’ ” Santana says, laughing. “There’s a reason why my mom and dad are proud of me, where they are, and even when they were here.”
Foo Fighters introduce new drummer:
The Foo Fighters introduced Josh Freese as the drummer for its upcoming tour and performed new music Sunday during a livestream event. The virtual show took place more than a year after the death of the group’s longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins.
Freese, 50, is a veteran session musician who has played drums for the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Sting and Weezer.
Next week, the Foo Fighters will embark on its first tour since Hawkins died in March 2022.
Tongi wins ‘American Idol’:
An 18-year-old high school student from Kahuku, Hawaii, was crowned the winner of “American Idol” on Sunday. Iam Tongi claimed the Season 21 title following an impressive, emotional run dedicated to his father, Rodney, who died a few months before Tongi’s “American Idol” audition. Megan Danielle of Douglasville, Georgia, came in second, and Colin Stough of Amory, Mississippi, came in third.
‘Fast X’ speeds to No. 1:
The 10th installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise was off to the races this weekend, knocking “Guardians of the Galaxy
Vol. 3” out of first place and claiming the No. 1 spot at the box office. “Fast X” earned $67.5 million at North American theaters, according to estimates Sunday from Universal Pictures. Internationally, “Fast X” earned an estimated $251.4 million.
In its third weekend, Disney and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” made an estimated $32 million in North America to take second place. In total, the film has made $266.5 million domestically and $659.1 million globally.
May 23 birthdays: Actor Barbara Barrie is 92. Actor Joan Collins is 90. Comedian Drew Carey is 65. Actor Lea DeLaria is 65. Actor Melissa McBride is
58. Singer Maxwell is 50. Singer Jewel is 49. Actor LaMonica Garrett is 48. Comedian Tim Robinson is
42. Director Ryan Coogler is 37. Singer Sarah Jarosz is 32.