Cara Delevingne is known the world over for her talents as a model and an actress, but Music Man readers may be surprised to hear that she has many other hidden talents up her sleeve â including musical ones. While she has collaborated with various artists on songs over the years, she has not made music a central part of her career. Thatâs why, when she shared a surprising and impressive facet of her musical abilities on The Tonight Show in 2019, viewers were absolutely astonished.
Handing her a guitar, Jimmy Fallon expressed that he had heard she could play the guitar behind her back. âBehind my head,â Cara corrected, before adding, âand with my toes. Just joking.â Viewers werenât sure what to make of Caraâs supposed hidden talent until she placed the guitar behind her head and, after a momentâs hesitation, began to play a perfect rendition of âSweet Home Alabama.â One astonished online viewer commented, âIâve been playing guitar for 36 years and I canât do that!â
I was completely taken aback when I saw Cara playing the guitar behind her head. As Cara herself said, this is a skill I would more likely associate with Jimi Hendrix, one of the most talented and influential guitarists ever to live. For Cara to pull this out just to, as she put it, âshow off at parties,â is something I never would have expected. With musical talent alongside her talents as a model and actress, I now find myself asking if thereâs anything that she canât do.
Astonishingly, Caraâs musical talents donât stop there. In a previous appearance on The Tonight Show in 2015, she surprised everyone by sharing her beatboxing skills, prompting audible gasps of shock from the audience. Music Man lovers will love to see how The Roots member Tariq Trotter joins in to deliver a freestyle rap, turning the moment into a whole impromptu musical collab. Once again, the comments on the video were filled with awe at this multi-talented artistâs hidden talents.
When Cara Delevingne landed a role in âAnna Kareninaâ, she surprised everyone with her abilities, as she made the transition from focusing solely on modeling work to also include acting. Clearly, this is one artist who continues to strive to broaden her horizons, as in 2024 she brought her musical talents to the West End, singing in front of packed-out audiences as Sally Bowles in the musical âCabaretâ.
Many are familiar with the Shakespeare quote âjack of all trades, master of none,â but the second part of this phrase is often forgotten â âbut oftentimes better than a master of none.â Cara Delevingne is the perfect example of the truth behind the sentiment, and a fantastic reminder of what can be achieved when we allow ourselves to branch out beyond what might be expected of us
Cara Delevingne continues to captivate audiences not just with her dazzling modeling and acting skills but also through surprising musical feats like her impressive guitar performance on The Tonight Show. Her ability to play effortlessly behind her head is a testament to her multifaceted talent.