Editing Michael Caine (section)

===Music and other interests===
Caine is a fan of [[chill-out music]], and he released a compilation CD called ''Cained'' in 2007 on the [[UMTV]] record label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umtv.co.uk/release.php?id=524 |title=Various Artists – Cained |publisher=UMTV |access-date=17 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720000411/http://www.umtv.co.uk/release.php?id=524 |archive-date=20 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="wiredcained">{{cite magazine|last=Van |first=Eliot |url=https://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/09/actormixtape-ma |title=Actor Michael Caine Releases Chill Compilation: Cained |magazine=Wired |access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref> He met his good friend [[Elton John]] and was discussing musical tastes, when Caine said that he had been creating chillout [[mix tapes]] as an amateur for years.<ref name="wiredcained" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616185828/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2174336.ece Michael Caine to release chill-out album] ''The Times''. Retrieved 31 July 2007.</ref> Caine and Elton John had also appeared on the same episode of ''Parkinson'', where they sang an impromptu version of the [[pub]] tune "[[Knees Up Mother Brown]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Caine interview: Legendary actor recalls singing pub tunes with "good friend" Elton John|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/entertainment/michael-caine-interview-elton-john/ |access-date=26 November 2019 |work=Smooth Radio}}</ref> Also in music, Caine provided vocal samples for the ska-pop band [[Madness (band)|Madness]] for their 1984 hit "[[Michael Caine (song)|Michael Caine]]", as his daughter was a fan. He has sung in film roles as well, including ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'' and for the 1992 musical film ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Muppet Christmas Carol at 25: how Michael Caine perfected Scrooge |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/muppet-christmas-carol-michael-caine-516831 |access-date=26 November 2019 |work=Inews}}</ref>

Caine quit his 80-a-day smoking habit in the early 1970s after a lecture from [[Tony Curtis]].<ref>Caine, Michael ''What's It All About?'' (1992) p. 325</ref> He is a supporter of the football club, [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/every-premier-league-club-most-famous-fan-man-utd-liverpool-arsenal-chelsea-tottenham-spurs-stormzy-daniel-craig-noel-gallagher-hugh-jackman |title=Every Premier League club's most famous fan |date=13 August 2022 |access-date=21 September 2024}}</ref> Caine is also a fan of [[cricket]]. This was alluded to by [[Gary Oldman]], who acted with Caine in ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'', when he talked about Caine's acting methods: "It's, 'Take one'. He got it. 'Take two', got it. 'Take three', got it. He's just on the money. ... He doesn't fuck around because he wants to get back to cricket."<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/916097.html "Hollywood goes to cricket. You won't find this on TMZ"]. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2015.</ref>

Trivia books written by Caine include ''Not Many People Know That!'', ''And Not Many People Know This Either!'', ''Michael Caine's Moving Picture Show'', and ''Not a Lot of People Know This Is 1988''. Proceeds from the books went to the [[National Playing Fields Association]], a UK charity for which Caine served as vice president, and which aims to protect and promote open spaces for sports and recreation in British cities and towns.<ref>[http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/1998dec8.pdf "Every Child Deserves a Place to Play"]. NPFA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.</ref> Starting in 1976 Caine became part owner of [[Langan's Brasserie]] and at one point had ownership in seven restaurants in the UK and United States.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Caine |first=Michael |title=The Elephant to Hollywood |year=2010 |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |isbn=9781429982863}}</ref>