HELL ON WHEELS - MTV: COMMON VIDEO INTERVIEW
Dec 20 2011
By Jocelyn Vena
... In addition to releasing new music, Common is also knee-deep into the season of his AMC drama "Hell on Wheels," in which he plays former slave Elam Ferguson, who is struggling with his identity shortly after the Civil War. "I'm supercharged about that also," he said. "We've been doing really well. Everybody that has been supporting it, thank you very much. And those that haven't seen it, you got to check it out."
Much like in his music, the show is about storytelling and taking fans on an emotional journey. "It's a great story about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, but it's more about the relationships of the people who were there to build this dream, you know, from freed men, from black freed men, to the Irishmen to Confederates to Union soldiers to the whores of the town and how these lives mesh."
Balancing his acting and musical careers is sometimes a struggle, but it's a struggle that Common is willing to make. "Once I really got into the acting world, I definitely had to balance it," he explained. "I love acting — I love it for real and I love music too. I got to give them both attention. I can't neglect either one. It's a little easier working on the album, but they both mean a lot to me..."
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