How Jarvis Cocker Channeled His Childhood Cowboy to Write Songs for ‘Asteroid City’

Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has been part of the Wes Anderson universe since 2009, when he wrote and sang a song and did a voice for Anderson’s animated “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” followed by contributions to “The French Dispatch.” But in “Asteroid City,” the Anderson-Cocker collaboration reaches a new level, with Cocker co-writing two songs, including “Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven),” and appearing in the film as a 1950s country and western musician. 

“When I was a kid, I used to wear a cowboy outfit and follow my mum around when she was shopping saying ‘Stick ’em up!’ and stuff like that,” he said.