Idris Elba Wants To Focus On Music Instead Of Movies

idris-1.17212559 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Goodwill Ambassadors English actor Idris Elba, takes part in a session at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on November 6, 2021. - Glasgow was on Saturday bracing for a second day of protests against what campaigners say is a lack of urgency to address global warming after Greta Thunberg labelled the crunch UN climate summit there a "failure". From Paris to Sydney, Nairobi to Seoul, more than 200 events are planned worldwide to demand immediate action for communities already affected by climate change, particularly in the poorer countries in the South. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images) (Idris Elba, pictured in 2021. Paul Ellis / AFP/Getty Images)

Idris Elba has said he is planning to “lean away” from acting so he can spend more time making music.

“Some may think, ‘Well, it will be the death of your acting if your music’s s**t.’ I’ve dealt with the internal struggle of that over the years,” he told Vanity Fair. “So now I’m at peace and I’ve chosen: This is what I’m doing, and I’m going to do it.

“Some will love it and some will hate it.”

The 49-year-old English actor has released several EPs and has appeared on recordings by acts like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Jay-Z and Taylor Swift. He has also done a number of high-profile DJ sets – including at Coachella in 2019.

Elba showcased his baritone in the box office flop Cats.

In 2018, Elba launched his own label, 7Wallace Music. He is an executive producer of the debut album by Canada’s Emanuel.

Elba told Vanity Fair he will need to take on fewer acting gigs in order to focus on music.

“The thing about making music is it’s a very consuming process,” he said. “It’s very difficult to shoot a movie and then go off into the studio or make a song.

“It’s like trying to build a soufflé while making a brick wall.”