Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he used Megadeth track Sweating Bullets to prepare him for his starring role upcoming fantasy-horror movie Horns.
He plays murder suspect Ig Perrish, who grows a pair of horns after a drunken night, and their paranormal powers help him hunt for the true killer of his girlfriend. The actor has previously described the part as “deeply emotional and incredibly outrageous” – and now he’s explained how he channeled those feelings.
Asked with Megadeth track he used most, Radcliffe tells Gigwise: “Sweating Bullets, specifically for the lines ‘Hello me, it’s me again / You can subdue but never tame me,’ and ‘A dark black past is my most valued possession.’ It’s an insane song and it sounds like a psychopath talking to himself – and that was very helpful.”
Radcliffe, who played JK Rowling creation Potter in nine movies between 2001 and 2011, namechecks the Pixies, A Place To Bury Strangers and B.B. King among his musical heroes – and says he’d love to play Iggy Pop in a film.