"Daisy Jones And The Six": 20 Behind The Scenes Facts That Made Me Say "Wow", "What?!" Or "Wild!"
After being delayed due to COVID, the much-anticipated show finally landed on Amazon this March. From hair to outfits, music to locations, the show immerses its viewers in the vibrant yet gritty music scene of the '70s. But how did the cast and crew bring the story to life, and what's it all about?
1.It's about a fictional band called Daisy Jones and the Six
2.It's based on a best-selling book by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
3.It's done in the style of a documentary
4.While Daisy Jones and the Six wasn't a real band, its foundations are definitely grounded in reality
5.Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's dynamic amongst themselves and the rest of the band is exactly what Daisy and Billy's relationship was born from
6.The show was executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and her company Hello Sunshine, and she was adamant that the band would be as real as possible
7.The actors learned their instruments and sung the material
8.They were thrown into the deep end, living out every aspect of the band's lives
9.The songs we hear in the show are the official recorded versions, but the cast's musical skills were tapped into whenever they could be
10.Exec producer Reese Witherspoon was a big part of the behind the scenes, but she was "desperate" to get a star turn with the band
11.Despite Daisy actor Riley Keough being the granddaughter of none other than Elvis Presley, Riley had never sung before the show
12.Sam Claflin "butchered" Elton John's "Your Song" in his audition for the role of Billy
13.There's an Easter egg in the opening credits
14. Camila and Karen are pals on screen, but they were besties off-screen
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Camila and Suki's friendship isn't just acting on the show.
Camila recalled a time when she and Suki got in trouble for chatting too much during takes.
She laughed as she reminded Suki of the moment in an interview for Town and Country Magazine, saying, "Do you remember the Timothy Olyphant scene, when he's talking to Billy, to Sam Claflin, and they're sitting in the front and they're like 'Quiet in the back!' And it's just like me and Suki having a beer in the background—and we forget that we're supposed to mime. And we're like, 'so tell me everything.' Like, 'Quiet Suki and Cami, we can hear you!'
Suki followed up, saying, "Yeah, we definitely had that natural friendship. Our friendship evolved [quickly]—when you meet someone and start working with them and spend like 12 hours a day together for two years, you know everything about each other's lives and start dissecting everything and that bleeds into the show."
15.In case of life imitates art, the album of songs from the show reached #1 in the US on iTunes
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16.While it's an age-old tale of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, Riley Keough wanted to ensure the topic of addiction and substance abuse was approached respectfully
17.Similar to Riley, Sebastian Chacon saw parallels between his own life and his character, drummer Warren Rojas
18.Inspiration came from some unusual places...
19.From inspiration down under to inspiration from the Pride Lands...
20.The cast and crew were all about the authenticity
So, now I'll need to find a support group because the book and this show made me stan a band that not only can I never see live, but don't actually exist.
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