I appeared in Five For Fighting's music video for the hit song '100 Years'...I just came across it online. The way it happened was really cool, one of my proud accomplishments. I had never heard the song, and a musician friend of mine named Ryan Cabrera gave it to me one day and said 'You should learn how to play this!' I sat all night in my room playing the song, I loved it so much. LITERALLY the next day, my manager called with an audition...to be in the video...and we had to play the song in the audition. TALK ABOUT BEING PREPARED. So I went, along with 200 other actors. We all had to get up one at a time and play the song on camera, in front of the entire group. Everyone had sheet music, except me. When it was my turn, I walked up and sat at the piano. The casting director said 'Where's your sheet music?' and I said 'I don't need it.' I closed my eyes and went for it...and booked the job. The shoot was a blast, except for the fact that I had to be strapped into a harness and climb 25 feet up a tree...which was terrifying. BUT, when there are 40 crew guys on the ground waiting for you, you just gotta do it. John Ondrasnik is an amazing musician, and I was so happy to be a part of his beautiful video. ENJOY
I am Lucy Walsh. I am an Actor & Musician. This is my blog.
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ReplyDeleteNever really listened closely to the lyrics here, and being as today is my birthday and getting older, it just seems to fit.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lucy the timing was just right.
I've always liked that song but as I've gotten older the lyrics have come to mean more, as to be expected I'm sure. I don't ever recall seeing the video before today! I love hearing back-stories of how things are made and how people get parts like that, especially when it happens so out of the blue like that! It was meant to be :)
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