Dwayne Johnson Says Parents Are “So Sick” of His ‘Moana’ Songs
Dwayne Johnson is known for a lot of things. A shortened college football career, being one of the most prominent wrestlers in history, and an A-list movie career.
After all of his accomplishments spanning film and sports, however, he may be best known for providing the voice of Maui in Disney’s Moana franchise.
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Nine years after The Rock debuted as the Hawaiian demigod in 2016’s Moana, Johnson says fans are still coming up to him to discuss his role.
Parents Are Sick of Hearing The Rock Sing
As it turns out, however, many are parents who have grown tired of hearing him sing “You’re Welcome” on repeat.
During a reception at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, Johnson discussed his musical fame.
“Especially [with] Moana, because there’s music involved, there’s not a place I go around the world where I don’t have families come to me and say, ‘Oh my God, I’m so sick of hearing your song. My kids play it every day.'”
“I Have a Tenancy to Sing in Keys That Don’t Exist”
Discussing his turn as Maui, Johnson admitted that he was slightly concerned about the singing aspect of the role.
“The singing part, when they came to me with that idea, I loved this idea of playing the part of Maui. In terms of Polynesian history, Maui is real. And this idea of working with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who, at the time, was soaring high off ‘Hamilton,'” Johnson said.
“I told Disney and Lin and everyone involved, I said, ‘I have a tendency to sing in keys that don’t exist. It might sound good to the ear, but I don’t know that it actually exists,’ and I got away with it.”
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As The Rock prepares to reprise his role as Maui in next year’s live-action remake of the franchise, Johnson has nothing but good things to say about playing Maui, even if his singing has tortured some parents.
“One of the many cool parts of doing what we do, is every once in a while you get a movie like that that can really pierce.”
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Disney’s live-action Moana will hit theaters next year.
