Billy Bob Thornton, THE BOXMASTERS, BAD SANTA musician, actor: Mr. Media Interview REWIND

Summary: You just can’t pigeonhole Billy Bob Thornton. Think about the movie roles he’s most famous for and see what, if any, connection there is: Carl in Sling Blade; Hank Grotowski in Monster’s Ball; Morris Buttermaker in Bad News Bears; Coach Gaines in Friday Night Lights, and my favorite, Willy in Bad Santa. Who would figure that the guy who portrayed so many varied and somewhat disturbed characters had a musical soul too? But last fall, Billy Bob Thornton’s fourth CD, Beautiful Door, was released. It’s a collection of original, contempor