You’re about to learn a whole lot more about Kevin Bacon. The prolific actor has been on our screens for more than 40 years. It was his breakthrough part as Ren in Footloose that got him attention, but he was just getting started. Acclaimed roles in Apollo 13, A Few Good Men, The River Wild, and Mystic River would follow. In fact his filmography and range is so broad he literally had a game made up about him – Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon – where you could connect any Hollywood actor to him in six or less steps, he’s worked with that many stars.

But bubbling away in the background, Kevin has always loved music. He played and wrote songs as a kid, joined his brother’s band and formed The Bacon Brothers in ’95, and shares his love of songs on the regular, across his social media.

It was this thread I wanted to pull at, when I asked him to Take 5. But what emerged was a greater sense of the man himself. Deeply empathetic, very grounded, and with his heart in all the right places.

Kevin Bacon's song choices:

• Earth, Wind & Fire – 'Happy Feelin'
• Spin Doctors – 'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong'
• John Prine & Iris DeMent – 'In Spite of Ourselves'
• Frank Ocean – 'Thinkin Bout You'
• Brandi Carlile – 'The Joke'

00:00 Introduction to Kevin Bacon's Musical Journey

01:00 Kevin Bacon's Love for Music

02:19 Kevin Bacon's Acting and Music Synergy

04:11 SONG 1: Earth, Wind & Fire – 'Happy Feelin'

05:59 The Influence of Philadelphia's Music Scene

09:59 Kevin Bacon's Acting Aspirations and Early Career

14:38 SONG 2: Spin Doctors – 'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong'

18:02 The Bacon Brothers and Overcoming Stage Fright

22:53 SONG 3: John Prine & Iris DeMent – 'In Spite of Ourselves'

23:28 Marriage to Kyra Sedgwick and singing together

30:32 SONG 4: Frank Ocean – 'Thinkin Bout You'

35:21 Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon and Philanthropy

39:51 SONG 5: Brandi Carlile – 'The Joke'

44:28 Kevin Bacon's Musical Journey

45:57 Upcoming Episodes and Podcast Details

46:29 Double J Radio Highlights

Watch Take 5 on ABC iview:

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe