Just like his six-year acting stint as a child star, Macaulay Culkin is planning to give up his short-lived singing career as well with his parody rock band known as The Pizza Underground.
He confirmed in a recent interview that the next album of The Pizza Underground, which initially parodies the songs of the rock group The Velvet Underground, will be their group’s final music as they plan to retire for good thereafter.
Macaulay said that the group’s last album will be their gift to the world, citing that their final music masterpiece is intense because it has a children’s choir, and a 120-piece symphony, notes the Times of Malta.
The former “Home Alone” child superstar said that their last album is actually the other side of the coin as all of their stuff is like jingly-jangly and it is going to be a big, grand, lush sound.
He also said that it is essentially the end of the band, similar to what he said in a previous interview that he is essentially retired from acting.
Culkin says that they want their silly pizza band to go out with a bang so they thought of giving something to the world and to their fans who have enjoyed the band and its music over the years, reports BT.com.
Enjoying the meerkats
It is the latest report from the 35-year-old Culkin whose last project featured him in the TV commercial of Compare the Meerkat website along with the two famous meerkats in Aleksandr and Sergei.
Aleksandr and Sergei are considered by critics as the Kardashians of the animal kingdom.
The advertisement is courtesy of ComparetheMeerkat.com and it promotes ‘Meerkat Movies’ by offering two for the price of one movie ticket deals.
The 40-second video clip showed Aleksandr and Sergei driving through the desert in an RV and appears to be on a family vacation. However, the two realized eventually that they don’t have a family. So they decided to pick up a hitchhiker to join them in their vacation adventure.
The former “Home Alone” child star hopped on the RV and joined Aleksandr and Sergei on their friendly travels that include roller coasters, ice cream, and a bounce house, ending their day with some popcorn and soda while taking in a movie. Aleksandr uses his 2 for 1 Meerkat Movies to top it all off, which is the point of the advertisement.
Aleksandr Orlov explained that during their road trip across the Americas, he and Sergei decided to have a family but they don’t have one. So they invited the hottest Hollywood child actor of the moment and together they had a great day at a fun fair and used meerkat movies to go to the cinemas. He described the experience as magical.
The new commercial aired on July 8 during the “Coronation Street” ad break on ITV.
Struck a chord in him
Macaulay Culkin said that he decided to do the meerkat ad project because he thinks that it’s neat and it suits his personality and his humor.
He added that the TV commercial struck a chord with him and it is the reason why he said yes to the project. He, however, admitted that he is the type of person who just likes to go with the wind but in a nice and positive way.
Macaulay Culkin appears to be more contented with himself these days compared to several years back when he has gone through a rough patch in light of his substance abuse.
Late in May, the former child actor made a surprise appearance at Adam Green’s gig in Cambridge, England. The essentially retired actor managed to show off to the audience his dance moves while singing in front of the crowd at The Portland Arms.
Macaulay will be working again with Adam Green on the Kickstarter-funded project called “Aladdin,” which is coming out after more than five years from their first collaboration on Green’s debut film “The Wrong Ferrari.”