That headline may come off as a bit of a slight toward Duchovny, but it’s far from that. I for one eagerly await the arrival of his first foray into music. I’ve followed Duchovny’s career ever since I was a kid, scared to shit of The X-Files (the best show ever), all the way up until this past weekend’s tear-worthy finale of Californication (long live Hank Moody!). If you’re like me, then you’ve seen Duchovny dabble in guitar here and there and express his love for good old rock ‘n’ roll. That facet–along with many others–of his Californication character always felt very genuine to me. “Whiskey, weed, and Warren Zevon.”

So as he reveals to Rolling Stone, the man behind the great Fox Mulder has been playing guitar for at least 3 years now and plans to release his debut album sometime next year. As far as what we can expect in terms of sound, Duchovny says, “I can only compare my music to artists that you know, so it’s going to sound like I’m bragging, but in my wildest dreams, I would sound like Wilco or R.E.M. I’d put it somewhere in there – if I’m lucky.”

Either way, count me in. The fact that the first song Duchovny learned on guitar was The Flaming Lips’ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” says to me that he’s got a pretty killer taste in music.

Duchovny further explained, “I’ve always written poetry for better or worse and once I started playing music, I started thinking, ‘Gee, I should be able to write lyrics,’ and I just fell backwards into the whole thing. It’s just been a real pleasure in my life, regardless of who buys it and what people think of it when it comes out. It’s been a lifesaver just to be able to play music, write songs and think about singing songs to friends.”

And that’s what it should always be about.

Beyond the musical career, Duchovny also revealed that he plans to release a book next year (he does have two degrees in English literature), but no, it won’t be anything like God Hates Us All. It’s a kids’ book as much as it is for adults and it’s titled Holy Cow. “It’s a fable, like Animal Farm or Charlotte’s Web; an allegorical story using animals for people.”

We’ll make sure to keep you up to date on all things Duchovny in anticipation for his debut album.

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