Beck gave his new ballad, “In the Night,” an especially moody performance on The Tonight Show on Tuesday night with the help of some mild stage fog and a dozen orchestral string players, including fellow guest Sacha Baron Cohen. The strings and a Spanish guitar–style solo added deep drama to the performance. Trending Stories Trump Blows Up at Reporters in Oval Office: 'You Better Be Careful' Bill Kreutzmann Plans ‘A Very Grateful Thanksgiving’ in Hawaii Dem Candidate’s Family Rips Vivek Ramaswamy Over ‘Despicable’ Attack Ad Health Struggles Drove Kyedae from Streaming.
Now, She’s Back Earlier in the episode, during an interview Beck gave Fallon, the singer-songwriter, whose full name is Beck Hansen, revealed that he turned down a role in Ben Stiller’s 2001 fashion world satire, Zoolander. Deep into the 10-minute chat, Fallon asked Beck about how he’d read that during the making of the artist’s equally moody Sea Change (2002), Beck would watch the cult-hit movie to cheer him up. He replied by saying that someone in the cast had told him that Owen Wilson’s character, Hansel, was partly based on him.
Fallon asked the singer what he thinks about himself inspired Hansel, and Beck said, “I think it was just the freewheelin’ something, I don’t know,” Beck said. And they got David Bowie.” Fallon then produced a photo of Hansen and Wilson side-by-side, and they look separated at birth.
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