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Tom Cruise ‘Rock’s out in W Magazine

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Tom Cruise takes the cover of W Magazine’s June issue, donning leather pants and fake tattoos for his role in the upcoming “Rock of Ages.” Mario Sorrenti/ W MAGAZINE
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About singing around the house as a kid, Cruise says he “did the scene from Risky Business around the house. I would sing Bob Seger— my mother worked, my sisters were out, and I’d turn the music up.” Mario Sorrenti/ W MAGAZINE
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Cruise told W Magazine that wife Katie Holmes “loves musicals,” which helped him decide to take the part of Stacee Jaxx in “Rock of Ages.” Mario Sorrenti/ W MAGAZINE
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Cruise also told W Magazine that he needed to learn to both sing and play guitar. “I’m very good at air guitar—and air drums—but I had never played an actual guitar.” Mario Sorrenti/ W MAGAZINE