Inspired by love, Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. is launching a pop career.

The "Chaplin" star has recorded an album - titled 'The Futurist' - that will be released next week, celebrity portal Femalefirst reported.

Robert said his inspiration to make the album was his love for girlfriend Susan Levine, who he is due to wed this summer.

"She's a great gal and I'm not saying I buy too much into the whole soulmate or everyone-has-their-ultimate-partner thing, but it certainly seems like it's panning out that way," he said.

The former bad boy, who has spent lengthy periods in both prison and rehabilitation, said he also wanted to get into music because he wanted to do something more fulfilling than acting.