I’ve been doing it in the closet for 20, 25 years. I do so many different types of music up in that studio, and because I’m not paying any of the bills with that stuff, I’m just doing what I like to do. I could! But I could put out a rocker or a jazz record.
Since we put out “Oh Jah Jah,” promoters have been calling me to do these festivals… Would you ever perform just your music live? If I went to Sony with it, they would look at me like I was crazy. We just put “ Red Light” with Snoop Lion up on the computer, and for “Oh Jah Jah” we went to a specific label, since it’s a reggae song, and put it out with a reggae label. If I can’t put it out as me, then I’ll just put it on a shelf. This is why I won’t do a publishing deal. I’d much rather have somebody one hundred years from now find all my recordings and find all different kinds of stuff and be like, “I didn’t really know this guy.” I’d rather have that then put it out and have people get weirded out by it. I had this really cool track, and he sang on it, and I was like, “That’s my song!” It doesn’t feel right when someone else is singing it. Every now and then I’ll be like, “This is a good song and maybe someone else should track this, like a friend of mine.” Raphael Saadiq is a really good friend of mine. It’ll just be like a reunion, like a high school reunion. Listen to the new single, 'Red Light', from Eddie Murphys upcoming solo album '9'. What’s your take on the 40-year SNL reunion? Bad, good, weird or whatever, just having a song. One of my favorite creative outlets is going into the studio at the house with no song, and coming out with one. My donkey is singing in Shrek, and in my routines, there’s hooks like, “I want some ice cream…” Dreamgirls was all music. A lot of it is funny, but I’m always singing and moving. When I’m not working on a movie, and I’m not doing anything funny, I do music more than anything. Weekly: You had a band at 15 years old?Įddie Murphy: Yes. Weekly spoke with Eddie Murphy about his music and his highly anticipated return to Saturday Night Live for the show's 40th anniversary special this weekend. Murphy’s diversity doesn’t stop in his comedy, film choices, or his musical tastes.
In 2013, something changed for Murphy, as he and Snoop Lion released a reggae song, “Red Light.” Testing the success of that single, he begins 2015 with his next jammin’ reggae single, “Oh Jah Jah.”ĭon’t mistake this talented man for a Rastafarian, however. But Murphy quietly made a conscious decision not to add another “slash” to his name for fear that people wouldn’t take him - or more importantly, his music - seriously. Many fans thought he stopped recording in the '80s, after his hit song “Party All the Time” with Rick James shot up the charts. Overshadowed by his successful career as a comedian and actor, most of his recordings are secret treasures, sitting on shelves locked away.
Super cool Comment by souleymane west side #highonlife ? Comment by souleymane west side Good job eddie Jah is the way Comment by SPOD GAMER Great comeback! Comment by Humberto Franqui Listen to OG Mili Ybnl046 ft Emma Reisgns (Is Me ?? End SARS by OG Mili Ybnl046 on #SoundCloudĪsssswwwaadd!!! respect Eddie respe????????? Comment by bigben1995 Murphy and Snoop great combie Comment by Ify LivinusĮddie Marley ?? Comment by User 911505073 ???❤️ Comment by Erviti JAH ARMY❤️??īlessing you Eddy!!! Comment by Tezhan Calhoun-Massey 1 Great stuff! rock on in 21! Comment by User 44342777 This is a Masterpiece ✍??? Comment by Ivan Beecroft Pullllllllllll uuuuuuuupppppppppp fyah Comment by Ugo Alberto Redlight green light Comment by Negrønny47 Genre Reggae/rock Comment by User 674622680 The official music video for "Red Light" will be premiered on Vevo on September 9th, and will be available for purchase on iTunes.Īlso follow Eddie's fan page on Facebook: "Red Light", the first single from the album, features Snoop Lion and brings Eddie's appreciation for the reggae music genre to life. Listen to the new single, "Red Light", from Eddie Murphy's upcoming solo album "9".