GQ: David Duchovny is Only Medium-Happy With Californication's Finale

With the final season of Californication premiering this Sunday, David Duchovny ends his run as cable TV’s favorite chain-smoking, lady-loving, alcoholic novelist, Hank Moody. We spoke with Duchovny about playing Hank, season seven’s big guest star, how things end (it’s spoiler free!) and, of course, all of that nudity.

Interview Mag: David Duchovny from Californication to the Summer of Love

Hank Moody, the charismatically debauched novelist played by David Duchovny on Showtime's long-running series, Californication, has a habit of letting people down and a knack for charming his way back into their good graces. He's been a recurring disappointment to his on-again/off-again love, Karen (Natascha McElhone), and their teenage daughter, Becca (Madeleine Martin), but his boyish humor and lost-cause vulnerability have won him repeated chances at redemption. Although Hank and Karen never married, he's betrayed her in countless ways, once having sex with a girl who turned out to be her stepdaughter, which led to statutory rape charges and three years of probation. On top of that, he's punched a police officer, roughed up Becca's boyfriends, slept with one of his college students, smuggled drugs into a treatment center, overdosed on sleeping pills, and nearly drowned in a swimming pool while drunk. 

Keaton Simons: David Duchovny is writing songs

David Duchovny was involved in the music video for Beautiful Pain, and you got to guest star on Californication. That seemed like a really cool fit. How did that all come together?

I've known Duchovny for a really long time. He and I have gotten super close in the last year or so and he is one of my partners in this record label (Best Revenge Records). He produced the video and made an appearance in it. We've been working on some music together, too. He's always been passionate about music as a music lover, and he always just thought of himself as not having the ability to do it. He's so admired and envied people that could play music. He just one day decided he'd give it a shot and picked up a guitar and he really, really loves it. He's getting better and better and I've been kind of a musical guru to him over the last year or so. It's been really wonderful because he's got an amazing brain. He's a very smart, very poetic person. He's always written beautiful poetry. Now he's evolved that into more songwriting and I'm helping to adapt that into songs. We've recorded some of his stuff and it's been super cool.

Photo: David Duchovny producing a song. August 2013

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Videos/Photos: Duchovny Playing his new song STARS in NYC

David Duchovny playing with Keaton Simons, Zara Phillips, Matt Warshaw, Jimmy Capuano, Pat McGee, Steve, Mic & others...at City Winery in NYC on September 27, 2013. David played a song written by him titled 'Stars' [read the lyrics here] UPDATED with a new clip of another song.

Stars: 

'Stars' Song Lyrics by David Duchovny

'Stars'

Written by David Duchovny 

'3000' Song by David Duchovny performed by Keaton Simons (Lyrics)

Keaton Simons performs an original song by David Duchovny '3000'
This is a rawhearsal - The first posting of an album worth of songs written by David Duchovny - Stay tuned for the full production of this & other songs in the collection.

Lyrics after the cut! 

David Duchovny producing a new song at Bentley Studios

David Duchovny was at the Bentley Studios (Think Say Records). Singers Keaton Simons and Zara Phillips were also there. Venice, California. August 19, 2013
David is writing songs for a new album, the first song we know so far is '3000', read the lyrics here.

Photo: David Duchovny and Keaton Simons producing a new song

Keaton Simons August 8, 2013

Love creating music from the heart with people I love! Just produced a new song with my homie David Duchovny :) #studio #newmusic #davidduchovny

David Duchovny playing guitar in New York City

David Duchovny playing guitar with Keaton Simons at 'City Winery' in NYC. February 1, 2013