Nicolas Cage Sang An Angry Karaoke Rendition Of Prince’s ‘Purple

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Celebrities: They’re identical to us! Karaoke is an effective manner for normal people to point out off their pipes, and even, in excessive instances, to exorcise some demons. So it goes, too, for Oscar-winning thespian Nicolas Cage. The actor (and, lest we neglect, director of a James Franco film) lately had his fourth marriage, to girlfriend Erika Koike, annulled after solely 4 days. Tuesday, TMZ dropped an all-too-brief video of Cage rage-singing by means of “Purple Rain,” with as a lot vein-popping, earth-shattering ferocity as he lately delivered to the dying metallic revenge thriller Mandy.

You can watch the video at TMZ, however be warned: Cage is not any Prince impersonator. It’s unclear whether or not the National Treasure headliner was certainly channeling any feelings he had over the demise of his newest marriage, which he mentioned occurred, in Vegas, as a result of he was too drunk to know what was occurring. But it’s a factor of horrifying magnificence, like Tom Waits on amphetamines, a hoarse, gravelly noise shouted into the void.

According to TMZ, Cage requested Koike to re-kindle the connection some 12 days after submitting for annulment, although Koike is questioning whether or not the annulment is even sound. She additionally desires spousal assist, on high of cost for any authorized charges.

It’s price mentioning that Nicolas Cage has a stunning singing voice. The man who was as soon as married to Lisa Marie Presley did a form of Elvis impersonation as a snakeskin jacketed badass in David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, which he closed out together with his tackle “Love Me Tender.” And, after all, there was that point he performed a miniature Presley within the basic SNL sketch “Tiny Elvis.”

You can watch the video over at TMZ.

(Via TMZ)