The unlikely band Margot Robbie calls her favourite: “It was a really weird phase”
Quickly rising to industry prominence ever since the release of Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot Robbie has become an influential actor in the public eye, bridging the gap between mainstream film and the independent sphere. Her ability to effortlessly toe the line between the two areas of Hollywood has made her one of the most desirable actors of her generation.
Although Richard Curtis’ About Time may have been the first major feature film to put her on the map, in the same year, she would appear in Scorsese’s epic and really take her own cultural prominence by the scruff of its neck. Her position as one of the most influential women in Hollywood has been confirmed ever since she turned the town pink with the stellar Barbie movie, which cemented Robbie as a big player.
Rising from a regular role on classic soap Neighbours to the heights of Hollywood, Robbie has since received critical acclaim from around the world, being nominated for two Academy Awards for her acting efforts in I, Tonya and Bombshell. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese described the actress as having “a unique audacity that surprises and challenges and just burns like a brand into every character she plays. […] Margot is stunning in all she is and all she does, and she will astonish us forever,” during an interview with Time.
All it took was Robbie’s silver screen debut for her to quickly catapult to international success, and having worked with the likes of Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Richard Curtis already, the actor is well on her way to becoming one of the most defining actors of the generation. With an eclectic taste in film roles, starring in everything from superhero flicks to emotionally wrought dramas, it seems as though the acquired tastes of the actor extend to her music choices.
Robbie’s position as perhaps the most noticeable on-screen Barbie of all time, means that it is difficult to imagine her diving into the murky waters of alternative rock music. But, putting aside the inherent prejudices a blonde woman faces, Robbie marks herself out as a truly devoted fan of metal music.
Reminiscing about her teenage years on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, Robbie recalled having a passionate love for metal music, noting bands such as Aerosmith, Kiss, Slipknot and Metallica. As the actor stated, “I had a real like heavy metal phase,” before explaining, “I was like 14, and I dyed my hair black, and I cut it with a razor blade, and I’d only wear like band shirts and go listen to the heaviest of heavy metal. It was a really weird phase but like Silverstein and Bullet for My Valentine and bands like that”.
However, one band stuck out more than most for Robbie. Picking out Corey Taylor’s metal legend, Slipknot as a particular love of the actor, Robbie continued: “I went to a Slipknot concert, and to this day, it was probably the best concert I’ve ever gone to”.
It’s not just the records the group released around the turn of the millennium but their live performances which sticks in the mind of Robbie. Adding to her praise, the actor stated, “They’re just amazing performers – even if you don’t like metal, I think you would appreciate a Slipknot concert, cause it’s just incredible to watch”.
A band that requires an acquired taste, even for the most seasoned music fans, Margot Robbie’s choice is something of a surprise, though certainly a welcome one that only adds to the actor’s compelling charm.
