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Wrestling legend The Rock goes country as Dwayne Johnson eyes music career

WWE icon The Rock is swapping the wrestling ring for a hoedown as he plots a country music career and reveals that 'music has always been such an anchor for me'

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The Rock could be about to pivot to country music(Image: Variety via Getty Images)

Get ready to rumble at the Grand Ole Opry because Dwayne The Rock Johnson is exploring a new career as a country music star.

The wrestling icon turned box office star showed off his singing chops in various Moana movies of late and recently released his song, Your Dad from the Moana: Voices Across the Ocean album. It's given the man-mountain the warbling bug and he's aiming to get to Nashville to give the likes of Morgen Wallen and Luke Combs a run for their money.

Johnson said: As you roll along in life, Ive been real fortunate to be part of some really cool projects, and love it.

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Johnson says traditional country has been anchor for him(Image: Getty Images)

"But music has always been such an anchor for me, and very specifically in genres that I love, like country music, traditional country music. And were exploring that now."

The Rock has given up on being career minded and now just wants projects that make him happy.

He explained: "Ive reached this point in my life and in my career where, honestly, when I wake up in the morning, I swing my legs out of bed, and whatever the thing is that Im doing, I wanna feel like Im just running towards it.

"And the most gratifying things we do are when its for us, because we have enough pressure to deliver for so many other entities."

Recording the latest Moana song was also a gift to his family especially his three daughters.

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Recent singing stints in Moana movies was for his kids(Image: YouTube/Mark Hyman MD)

The WWE legend told Rolling Stone: "The things we do, we must do them for ourselves, and then we must feel it in here, behind our rib cage.

"But theyre also always connected to some sort of commerce. You make films, especially the big four-quadrant movies, you want them to do well. But this song, for me, is just a song to my daughters. Where theres no pressure of an expectation to deliver something that, Well, how are the sales, and hows the box office? And hows the streams? Its just from me to them.

Johnson is still focused on movies and is starring in the upcoming action-adventure sequel Jumanji: Open World, due December 25 and is attached to star as Luke Hobbs again in a planned Fast & Furious spin-off tentatively titled, Fast Forever targeted for 2028.

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