Michael J. Fox can nonetheless shred on the guitar … taking the stage alongside Chris Martin and Coldplay — and taking part in a mashup “Back to the Future” followers know so effectively.
The actor took the stage on the Glastonbury Music Competition in England Saturday night time in the course of the band’s headlining set … and, ya gotta watch the video ‘trigger it is a tear-jerking tribute to the movie and TV legend.
The vid kicks off with Chris and the crew leaping into their hit tune “Fix You” — Michael’s already onstage, sitting in a wheelchair and holding a guitar on his lap.
After a pair minutes, CM heads over to MJF and sings a part of the tune from his knees so the 2 are on the similar eye stage … you may see Michael’s fingers shifting as he fingers and strums the instrument.
It is throughout an interlude within the band’s hit tune the place Martin actually highlights Fox although … singing out the lyrics to Chuck Berry‘s “Johnny B. Goode” — the tune sci-fi followers know Fox’s Marty McFly performed in the course of the climax of ‘BTTF.’
Michael actually comes alive at this half … rocking out from his chair and even throwing a kick out similar to he did approach again within the 1985 movie.
The true kicker … Martin credit “Back to the Future” for encouraging Coldplay to begin their band — at which level the group breaks into raucous applause.
As … Fox was identified with Parkinson’s approach again within the early ’90s — and, he is primarily turned away from performing and towards activism lately because the illness has progressed. He gave followers an inside have a look at his life in his Emmy Award-winning 2023 documentary ‘Nonetheless.’
That stated, he is nonetheless made time to play with Coldplay over time … and, he is clearly nonetheless acquired some music expertise in his repertoire.
Definitely, a music second that took the group again in time, Doc.
