Bohemian Ben could ‘Hardy’ play the drums before nabbing Queen role
Former Eastenders heartthrob Ben Hardy, who plays Queen member Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody, has revealed the truth behind his convincing performance as the star drummer.
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It seems Ben worked extremely hard to get it just right, despite not knowing his way around the instrument until he got the part. Mainly because he told a little big white lie to the film bosses and told them he could play before he actually could.
Speaking recently on ITV’s This Morning he said: ‘I was a little bit naughty, actually – I told them I could play the drums [when I couldn’t]. ‘That’s what they say, isn’t it – “just tell them you can do it and work it out later!”
Having worked with director Bryan Singer before on X-Men Apocalypse, Hardy emailed him when he heard about the role, eager to play the rock-and-roll star.
Hardy admitted that he had his reservations though because, although “you can cheat the other instruments with camera angles,” it’s not that easy with drums because “in the wide shots you can see if the drum is out of sync.”
In a separate interview, he explained a little more about preparing for the audition: ‘They [the producers] asked me to play a song as part of the audition so I went away and had drum lessons every day. ‘I bought a drum kit and managed to just about pull off one song.’
