'Twilight' actor brings band 100 Monkeys to the Pageant
Jackson Rathbone is best known for playing vampire Jasper in the "Twilight" films, but he's also a musician and a member of the band 100 Monkeys. We talked to Rathbone about his upcoming appearance at the Pageant.
• Can you describe 100 Monkeys' sound? We do rock 'n' roll, but it's kind of like an old school rock 'n' roll. It's funky with a lot of Doors influences. … The sound always changes because of how we can change.
• You guys do some unusual things at your concerts — how did you decide to improvise songs and switch instruments? The band formed from friends playing music together. We would jam and switch up instruments, and we'd see what happens. We have instrumental ADHD. We usually do one improv song a night, which started with our first album. We did a one-hour jam recorded in our living room. It was all improvised — really an experiment. A lot of our fans really dug it, so we decided to keep improvising.
• How has your life changed since "Twilight"? My life hasn't really changed that much. I'm still the same guy, but business has changed a little bit. As a musician, you really want an audience, and this has helped me find an audience.
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