Dwayne Johnson reflects on his relationship with country singer Kris Jansen

Dwayne Johnson recently revealed that he and singer Chris Janson bonded over country music when they first met.

in new interview entertainment tonightDwayne, appears in Chris’ new music video What you see is what you getrecalling his first meeting with Chris in the parking lot.

“We met in a parking lot a few years ago and it’s a great story,” Jumanji actor.

He was immediately struck by Jason’s “humility” and kindness.

“Chris’ wife, when he introduced me to his family, his wife said, ‘Hey, I know you like country music, he sings country music.’ I said, ‘What! ? “Then, all of a sudden, I found out he was the youngest member of the Grand Ole Opry and we bonded over country music in the parking lot,” the WWE icon recalled.

Dwayne continued: “We started singing [Hank Williams Jr.] Songs in the Parking Lot, it’s amazing how this relationship happened. “

this jungle cruise star revealed that his love for country music dates back to his childhood, when he was living in Memphis and was introduced to the music by his late father, wrestling icon Rocky Johnson.

“When I was 8 years old, I could sing every Hank Jr. song, a lot of Hank Sr. songs, Merle [Haggard] Song, Johnny Paycheck. I mean, all of them. So, yeah, my love for country music goes way back,” he said.

Looking back on his connection to his late father, Dwayne noted, “Country music connects me and my dad, and I miss my dad, you know? I lost him unexpectedly in 2020, and that’s what we connected with a method.”

“My dad was a professional wrestler before he came up in the WWE. That’s how we lived in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida,” recalled black adam actor.

Dwayne added, “I spent most of my childhood in the back seat of my dad’s car, driving from town to town, doing these wrestling shows, and he loved country music, and that’s all he played, it was That’s our bond.”