We spoke w/ Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon about 'George & Tammy' and performing such iconic songs.
The Showtime series George & Tammy explores the complicated relationship of country music power couple George Jones and Tammy Wynette , whose love story was troubled while their music was iconic.
MICHAEL SHANNON: Well, I’ve played Elvis too, so I would have to, for a lot of reasons, at least equate this to that.SHANNON: On the one hand, there’s a lot of pressure, just because you’re dealing with people’s idols, when you’re playing a person that literally is revered by other people and other people have posters of them on their wall. And yeah, that’s a big responsibility, which can be alleviated by understanding that no matter what you do, you’re not gonna be exactly like that person.
When the day came that you knew you had to do “Stand By Your Man,” what was that pressure like? Was it more nerve-wracking to take on a song that’s so famous, or were they all scary? SHANNON: Well, there’s a lot going on in his voice. One of the things he was most known for, I’ve heard people refer to it as licks. He does these licks, where he’ll take a note that would traditionally just be one note, and then he adds a bunch of notes onto it, towards the end, fluttering out of it, up and down, and all over the place. That was one of his signature moves. In a weird way, it’s got a jazz thing to it. It reminds me of scat singing. That was one of his trademark things.
CHASTAIN: She knew she had a God-given talent, and I do believe that George Jones was her equal in that. Even though she was married to other people and had a lot of difficult things she had to overcome, music, in some sense, was something that made her feel whole and made her feel seen and understood, especially when she was singing with George. When you know you have something that you have to express, it keeps you moving forward.
Jessica, there’s a moment in the series, toward the end, where George asks Tammy if she’s happy, and no matter what lies either of them are telling the world or each other or themselves, it’s really obvious, in that moment, that neither of them is happy. When do you think it was that Tammy was really actually at her happiest?
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