Joaquin Phoenix is creating an album with Tim Burgess of the English alternative rock band The Charlatans, reports Billboard.

“Once [Joaquin] learnt guitar [for the Johnny Cash film Walk The Line,] he found that he had quite a lot of demons inside himself that he wanted to expel through music,” says Burgess.

“All the tracks that me and [Charlatans’ manager Alan McGee] worked with him on were brilliant,” adds Burgess. “But I think he just keep scrapping everything or re-doing everything. I’m sad to say that I think it’s one of those records that may never come out, to be honest with you.”

“It’s an on-going thing,” he continues. “I’m trying to get Alan to force him to put it out at the moment, but I don’t know whether it will [get released].”

Joaquin Phoenix accepted the award for Favorite Leading Man during Tuesday’s People’s Choice Awards despite the writers’ strike.

In a taped acceptance “speech,” the 33-year-old actor used cards to get a thank-you message across.

His funny cards read, “I’m speechless without the writers. Seriously. But in my own quiet way, I want to thank the millions of fans that voted for me for favorite leading man.”

Joaquin mumbled a quick “thank you” at the end of his printed message.

Gwyneth Paltrow is shielded from the rain by a bodyguard as she leaves the movie set for Two Lovers in New York City earlier this week.

Gwyneth, 35, costar Joaquin Phoenix, 33, were spotted on a NYC set together on Wednesday afternoon.

Two Lovers is a Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor (Paltrow). The film is set to open in 2009.

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Joaquin Phoenix smokes a cigarette and reads over some notes on the set of his latest film Two Lovers in New York City on Friday.

The 33-year-old actor must like working with director James Gray. The pair previously collaborated on The Yards and We Own the Night, and now they‘re to team up for a third time for this new drama.

A recent sighting of Joaquin and costar Vanessa Shaw was made at Brighton Beach, New York.

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Joaquin Phoenix throws himself against a wall on the Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY set of his latest movie Two Lovers on Wednesday.

When an interviewer recently misidentified the title of his next movie as Seven Lovers, Joaquin laughed and said, “Actually, I’d prefer seven lovers, but it’ll be called Two Lovers. I’m in it with Gwyneth Paltrow.”

Two Lovers is a Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor (Paltrow). The film is set to open in 2009.

15+ pictures inside of Joaquin’s two lovers… More Here! »

Joaquin Phoenix is slick in silver at the NY premiere of We Own the Night presented by The Cinema Society at the Chelsea West Theater on Tuesday.

The film has garnered a mediocre 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Here are some highlights from the reviews:

“Adequately acted and flecked with the required quota of action to satisfy genre fans, pic recalls numerous good police dramas of the 1970s, but mostly in superficial ways that bring nothing new to the table.” — Variety

“[Director] James Gray again tackles his familiar family themes again within an overly familiar cops-gangsters genre.” — Hollywood Reporter

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Joaquin Phoenix chats up his two films, We Own the Night and Reservation Road, on Monday’s episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Upon entering, Joaquin runs out and gives Conan a great big man hug. How adorable!

The 32-year-old actor talks about why he never watches his movies (again), humiliating his nephews (joking) and Christmas caroling.

Apparently Joaquin thinks “Feliz Navidad” means “corn is sweet”????????

Watch the video below for Mr. Phoenix on Conan!

He can’t even put it down for two seconds!

Joaquin Phoenix brings his trusty cigarettes with him to the red carpet at the NYC premiere of Reservation Road at the United Artists’ 64th St. Theater on Thursday.

Reservation Road is expected to be in theaters October 19th.

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