Jeremy Renner in Los Angeles in April 2023.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Jeremy Rennermay have made his name as an actor, but it was music he turned to when on theroad to recovery.
“I got together with some friends and it became quite cathartic as we started writing about it, because it’s pretty intense,” Renner tells PEOPLE while discussing hisnew, upcoming “Feel Planty Good” Super Bowl ad for Silk, the plant-based milk company’s first Big Game spot. “It’s about being on the ice after being ran over and the thoughts and feelings running through your brain, and a lot of parts of recovery.”
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Though the Oscar-nominated star released the EPThe Medicinein 2020, this project was different, as it served as a deeply personal musical diary.
Though the music came together quickly for the star, working up the courage to share it with the world was another matter. As an actor, Renner inhabits different characters; he gets to be someone else. Not so with his songs.
Jeremy Renner with his daughter Ava on the red carpet in Los Angeles in April 2023.Matt Winkelmeyer/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty
“When it comes to music, it’s just me and my thoughts and feelings and perspectives, and so it’s a little bit more revealing, and that’s a little tougher to do,” he says. “[It’s] tough to really just kind of be yourself and be open to being judged and criticized and all these things. [It takes] a lot of courage to have to do that… I’m a pretty private guy, but there’s certain things I feel like it’d be a shame if I didn’t [release].”
Releasing music has also given the star a chance to showcase his tight bond with daughter Ava, 10, who’s featured in the emotional music video for his song “Wait.”
Ava also stars alongside Dad in Silk’s new Super Bowl commercial, for which PEOPLE was on set during filming in Los Angeles.
“It’s a beacon of hope for me and for my daughter as well, and this is a new part of our journey together in recovery and in life,” he says. “Getting back into life in a different way, out of a hospital bed, out of the house, being social, just doing normal things. It represents a lot to me, and I’m very thankful to be here to do this.”
source: people.com
