Ben Barnes wants to cover all arts, so he announced he’ll be dropping an album as he celebrated his 40th birthday. The Shadow and Bone star shared a teaser of his first song, “11:11.”
Ben Barnes surely is the whole package. The actor, who starred in numerous fan favorites like The Chronicles Of Narnia movies, Westworld, Dorian Gray, and most recently, Netflix‘s Shadow and Bone, is dipping his toes into music as well.
The actor revealed the news as he celebrated his 40th birthday.
Barnes spent most of last year uploading clips of himself singing at his piano, as a lot of people did in quarantine. But this turns out to be a great passion of his, so he’ll soon be also an official musician.
Ben Barnes announced his album, Songs For You, which will be out on October 15th.
He wrote: They say life begins at 40… well, not mine. I am 14,609 days old today and I am celebrating every one of them.”
“I have spent most of them pursuing dreams, surrounding myself with people I love and supported by all of you… and I know just how incredibly lucky that makes me.”
Ben revealed: “One of my biggest unfulfilled dreams has been to release my own music. Music has been my passion my whole life and after a few false starts 20 years ago, I decided not to pursue it as a career. But today, I am realizing that ambition and announcing the release of my own songs.”
“I have wanted to create something more personal and intimate, to offer up something joyful, honest, soulful and passionate; I hope that you find some of this on my EP. ‘Songs For You’ will be released on October 15th and the first single, ‘11:11’ is available for pre-order now!”
Ben concluded: “As you can probably tell, I’m beyond excited to share all this with you. This is a special moment for me. The experience of the past year and a half has offered a fresh perspective to us all and has certainly helped me understand what kind of man I want to be for the next 40 years… and it’s not one who is prepared to let his dreams just be dreams.”
He also teased the first single, “11:11,” starring Evan Rachel Wood.
I couldn’t wait anymore… so here’s a little taste of my first single ‘11:11’ and a teaser of the video starring the brilliant #evanrachelwood
— Ben Barnes (@benbarnes) August 20, 2021
Coming 09/17/21
Thank you for all your thoughtful birthday wishes.
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