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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Cillian Murphy has turned down 'a few' music biopic roles

In an interview with Rolling Stone UK, the Peaky Blinders actor was asked if he would ever introduce a musical element into his film career considering he is a self-confessed "failed musician". He explained that he wanted to keep his love of music and his profession separate, and has rejected scripts for biopics about musicians for that reason. "I almost want to protect my relationship with it," he said about his love of music. "It was my first love, and I worked really hard at trying to be a musician and it didn't work out..."