Joe Keery pays homage to ‘Stranger Issues’ co-star Charlie Heaton
Joe Keery paid heartfelt tribute to his Stranger Issues co-star Charlie Heaton in his upcoming album The Crux soundtrack, Charlie’s Backyard.
The actor and singer revealed the inspiration that struck him to put in writing the music throughout a Zoom interview with the Leisure Weekly.
“I guess part of trying to be as honest as I could, was realising that I could use these songs to sing about the people that I love in my life, and to memorialise these times that I’m experiencing,” he mentioned.
“And so it just kind of came about.”
The gleeful quantity originated through the time when Keery shared a yard with Heaton and his long-time girlfriend and co-star Natalia Dyer as they have been filming the Netflix sequence in Atlanta.
“Charlie and Natalia lived together, and I lived with a friend, and our backyards touched,” he shared, including that he typically noticed Heaton busy in backyard chores.
The music occurred when Heaton and Dyer the place out on a stroll with their canine and Keery requested them if he can play their piano.
“‘Hey, can I play your piano while you’re gone?’ ‘Sure.’ [I replied,] ‘Okay, lock up,'” he narrated. “So, this song just comes out. Charlie and Natalia come back, and I say, ‘Hey, listen, I got this song!'”
He continued, “It’s one of my favourites now, just because the influences are very clear. It’s the Beatles, but [Paul] McCartney specifically, and ELO [Electric Light Orchestra].”
Keery gushed, “It’s an homage to my great friend and my time in Atlanta. So I get a real kick out of listening to that song.”
The singer’s upcoming report, The Crux is slated for launch on April 4th, 2025.
