Some people age like fine wine. Actor — and wine maker — Sam Neill is one of them.
In the above video, Neil busts out his ukulele while in self-isolation (March 2020) presumably at his winery in central Otago, New Zealand.
In a bid to help people keep their spirits up while the world battles COVID-19, he does a pretty awesome rendition of Radiohead’s Creep.
So, press the top left play button on the above feature image to watch the video.
At the end of the cover the Kiwi thespian has some kind words to share.
“Just butchering another song to encourage people to stay home and find something creative to do, even if it means ruining a Radiohead song, I love Radiohead so much,” said the now 72-year-old actor.
“I love that song, it’s for all the people like me who weren’t in the first 15, we weren’t in the cheerleader squad… we just wanted to be special!” he said.
“I know so many of us are afraid and anxious at the moment, but don’t be afraid, don’t be anxious,” he continued. “We’ll get through this thing, and we’ll probably be a bit tethered and torn at the end of it, but we will get through.
“It’s easy to spiral down into, ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen,’ but I’m encouraging you to spiral up and think, ‘What’s the best thing that can happen?’ We’ll come out and the sky will be blue, and people will love each other. And everything will be fine.”
See him interviewed below by the ABC in December, 2019.