Editing Billy Bob Thornton (section)

==Music==
[[File:BillyBobThornton.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Thornton with [[The Boxmasters]], 2007]] 
In the 1970s, Thornton was the drummer of a [[blues music|blues]] rock band named Tres Hombres. Guitarist [[Billy Gibbons]], whose band [[ZZ Top]] released an album titled ''[[Tres Hombres]]'' in 1973, referred to the band as "the best little [[cover band]] in Texas", and Thornton bears a tattoo with the band's name on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billybobthornton.net/music%20recordings%20gunslinger.htm|title=Billy Bob's Music|publisher=BillyBobThornton.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120013826/http://www.billybobthornton.net/music%20recordings%20gunslinger.htm|archive-date=November 20, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=September 24, 2006}}</ref> In 1983, the band released their only [[studio album]], ''Gunslinger'' on Trigger Records.

In 1985, Thornton joined [[Piet Botha]] in the South African rock band Jack Hammer, while Botha worked in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Did You Know? |url=https://pietbotha.com/2024/04/24/did-you-know/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Piet Botha |language=en}}</ref>  Thornton recorded one studio album with Jack Hammer, ''Death of a Gypsy'', which was released in September 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuffour |first=Desmond |date=19 July 2023 |title=Where did Angelina Jolie meet Billy Bob Thornton? What happened to Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob? |url=https://abtc.ng/where-did-angelina-jolie-meet-billy-bob-thornton-what-happened-to-angelina-jolie-and-billy-bob/ |website=abtc.ng}}</ref>

In 2001, Thornton released the album ''[[Private Radio]]'' on [[Lost Highway Records]]. Subsequent albums include ''[[The Edge of the World (Billy Bob Thornton album)|The Edge of the World]]'' (2003), ''[[Hobo (Billy Bob Thornton album)|Hobo]]'' (2005) and ''[[Beautiful Door (album)|Beautiful Door]]'' (2007). He performed the [[Warren Zevon]] song ''The Wind'' on the tribute album ''[[Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon]]''. Thornton recorded a cover of the [[Johnny Cash]] classic "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]" with [[Earl Scruggs]], for the ''[[Oxford American]]'' magazine's Southern Music CD in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-American-Southern-Music-2001/dp/B00005NOH9|title=Various Artists – The Oxford American Southern Music CD #5 2001|website=Amazon.com|access-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> The song also appeared on Scruggs' 2001 album ''Earl Scruggs and Friends''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1448537/billy-bob-thornton-tour-scrubbed/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214214845/http://www.mtv.com/news/1448537/billy-bob-thornton-tour-scrubbed/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2016|title=Thornton Tour Scrubbed|website=mtv.com|date=August 30, 2001|access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref> In 2007, Thornton formed [[The Boxmasters]] with J.D. Andrew.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Ann Pierceall |title=Thornton, Boxmasters driven to make music |url=https://www.sj-r.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/04/09/thornton-boxmasters-driven-to-make/34806308007/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The State Journal-Register |language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 8, 2009, Thornton and his musical group [[The Boxmasters]] appeared on the [[CBC Radio One]] program ''[[Q (radio show)|Q]]''. The appearance was widely criticized and received international attention after Thornton was persistently unintelligible and discourteous to host [[Jian Ghomeshi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/08/billy-bob-thornton-gives-_n_184948.html|title=Billy Bob Thornton Gives Bizarre Interview On Canadian Radio|access-date=October 2, 2009|date=April 8, 2009|publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/billy-bob-thornton-has-a-joaquin-phoenix-moment-20090410-a2io.html|title=Billy Bob Thornton has a Joaquin Phoenix moment|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=October 2, 2009|date=April 10, 2009}}</ref> Thornton eventually explained that he had instructed the show's producers to not ask questions about his movie career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/04/09/Thornton-obnoxious-in-CBC-interview/UPI-76871239285658/ |title=Thornton obnoxious in CBC interview |publisher=UPI |date=April 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7991924.stm |title=Thornton clashes with radio host |publisher=BBC |date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> Ghomeshi had mentioned Thornton's acting in the introduction. Thornton had also complained Canadian audiences were like "mashed potatoes without the gravy."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/billy-bob-thornton-does-a-joaquin-phoenix-on-canadian-radio-l83dmt8qbkb |title=Billy Bob Thornton does a Joaquin Phoenix on Canadian radio |work=The Times |date=April 9, 2009 | location=London | access-date=January 15, 2025 | first=Veronica | last=Schmidt}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |title=Billy Bob Thornton Attempts To Outdo Joaquin Phoenix In CBC Interview |date=April 8, 2009|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/08/billy-bob-thornton-attempts-to-outdo-joaquin-phoenix-in-cbc-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410081751/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/08/billy-bob-thornton-attempts-to-outdo-joaquin-phoenix-in-cbc-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> The following night, opening for [[Willie Nelson]] at Toronto's [[Massey Hall]], Thornton said mid-set he liked Canadians but not Ghomeshi, which was greeted with boos and catcalls.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/616601 |first=Kenyon |last=Wallace |author2=Raju Mudhar |title=Billy Bob not done with the barbs |work=The Star |date=April 10, 2009 | location=Toronto}}</ref> The Boxmasters did not continue the tour in Canada as, according to Thornton, some of the crew and band had the flu.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/616913 |first=Iain |last=Marlow |author2=Andrew Chung |title=Billy Bob ends Canadian tour |work=The Star |date=April 10, 2009 | location=Toronto}}</ref>