The actor reveals the real-life inspiration behind the track titled “Speak Out.”
“As men in particular, it’s very rare that it’s encouraged for us to speak up.
The song comes at a moment when both Ricky and EJ need to hear that sentiment most.
Joshua Bassett on ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’.Disney/Fred Hayes
“It’s a really special bonding moment between the two characters,” Bassett says.
Writing the lyrics meant digging deep into what Bassett would have loved to have heard when he was younger.
“What could I have heard three years ago?
What things do I wish I could share in the world that could actually affect people?”
It’s pretty nuts.”
He laughs before admitting, “You still feel like a fraud though.
It never goes away.”
“But literally, it’s the most fun job in the world.”
All eight episodes of the fourth and final season ofHSMTMTSpremiere Wednesday, Aug. 9, on Disney+.
These interviews were conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
