Joan Baez Relieved By Oscar-Nominated Actor's Portrayal Of Her
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The folk-singing legend said if Monica Barbaro wasn't so good in 'A Complete Unknown, she "probably wouldn’t have enjoyed" the film in general.
Getting nominated for an Oscar is one thing, but getting praise from the person you portrayed is a different thing entirely.
Monica Barbaro, who is up for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” had a daunting task — because, as she told her home town paper, The Marin Independent Journal, “I wasn’t a singer. I’m not a singer.”
Instead, Barbaro said she just had to “acknowledge that it’s absolutely impossible to perfect Joan’s voice, or to sound like her.”
The role also required Barbaro to learn guitar — a huge challenge, considering Baez’s playing is very unique.
“Joan’s fingerpicking style is so intricate, so specific, and I had no experience at that,” Barbaro admitted. “I would have a metronome at a snail’s pace to even get two fingers to pluck strings at the same time.”
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