Jackson Rathbone Talks Breaking Dawn Music With Castmates

Jackson Rathbone is on a PR swing to promote Aim High, a revolutionary concept of a web-based series. He mentioned what it’s been like musically with his Breaking Dawn cast mates.

One could even argue that Rathbone himself is leading a bit of a double life. In addition to acting and being a heartthrob for the Twilight set, Rathbone is also a musician. His band 100 Monkeys, a multi-piece funk rock band, tours often. Although, as Rathbone revealed, it sounds like he and his Twilight co-stars could have formed their very own group over the course of the years.

“Rob [Pattinson] and I have jammed quite a bit (on the set),” he says. “Miss [Kristen] Stewart is quite a guitarist and singer herself. Nikki Reed is actually a fantastic songwriter and she is an amazing singer, too, but it’s hard to get her to sing. I think I’m one of the few people that’s ever gotten her to sing. I badgered her enough. On this last movie I was teaching Ashley [Greene] a little bit about the ukulele. Kellan [Lutz] is actually taking up the guitar…We always had a good ol’ time [playing music together on the set.]“

Of course, the good times couldn’t go on forever for the Twilight cast and crew, who have wrapped filming on the final chapter in the saga, Breaking Dawn — Part 2. “The last day of filming was bittersweet, it was surreal,” Rathbone says. “It was about three in the morning. It was wet, it was very, very cold. When they called wrap, the core Cullen clan was there and we just all kind of looked at each other and were like, ‘Man!’”

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Breaking Dawn Cast Heading to Italy

The Italian Twilight Moms alerted us to this one. According to the group organizing the event:

Just as in previous editions, “Twilight” fans will not be disappointed. The Alice nella città section will be organizing a major event that has to do with books and cinema for the theatrical release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I.

The audience will get the chance to meet some of the film’s main actors – including two members of the Cullen family, the vampires Rosalie and Jasper Hale (played by Nikki Reid and Jackson Rathbone). Moreover they will see clips from the film, to be released on the 16th of November, and will have the opportunity to attend readings of excerpts from Stephanie Meyer’s book. Once more in the Alice nella città section there will also be a screening of Little Glory, Vincent Lanoo’s fourth feature film. The movie tells the story of the nineteen year old Shawn, played by Cameron Bright, the young Canadian actor who played a major role in the past in the Twilight saga.

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Jackson Rathbone Flying on Zipline For Fundraiser

According to the Las Vegas Sun, “Jackson Rathbone, Jasper in the Twilight films, helped raise money for the Fender Music Foundation and a grant for music programs here in Las Vegas over the weekend at the zip-line attraction Flightlinez downtown. Jackson zip-lined through Fremont Street Experience for charity and then joined his band 100 Monkeys for a free performance for fans. These guys are really the best, as you can tell from my recent interview with them before a performance at the Cosmopolitan. The event raised $15,000.”

100 Monkeys Improvs Hurricane Song at Last Night’s Show

Oh My Carlisle on Twitter was on the show and this is how she describes it.

“At every 100 Monkeys show, the band has the audience throw out an idea for a song and they create an original song on the spot. This night they picked my idea, “Hurricane!” I yelled Hurricane because this was the weekend Hurricane Irene was beating up the east coast. Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga’s Jasper Hale) is on lead vocals.”

Kellan Lutz Learns Guitar from Rob Pattinson and Jackson Rathbone

Recently at an event for Dylan George and Abott+Main Clothing line, Kellan Lutz revealed he has been learning music from Rob and Jackson.

“I picked up the guitar now that I have some down time,” said Lutz. “I got a couple of books and some iPad apps, but I get to work with Rob and Jackson (Rathbone) on all these movies, who are brilliant musicians. I get to learn from talented people.”

You can read the whole article at the LA Times.

 

 

 

 

 

Video: Jackson Rathbone Talking Twilight and 100 Monkeys

Hilarious Jackson narrating under the New Moon clip.

 

Really great photogallery here of footage around studio appearance.

Jackson Rathbone Distracts Staff at Cosmo

Jackson Rathbone stopped by Cosmopolitan magazine, and apparently the staff didn’t get any work done…fancy that 🙂

“Jackson Rathbone, the scruffy looker who plays Jasper in the Twilight series and , stopped by the Cosmo offices yesterday afternoon. In possibly related news, Cosmo staffers did not get a whole lotta work done yesterday afternoon.

We took him on a tour of the office—he commented on how nice it was to be around so many good-smelling women after being on a tour bus with a bunch of guys—then we sat him down to ask him questions you ladies came up with. (We asked our Twitter followers and Facebook fans to let us know what they were dying to ask Jackson. We chose a few of our favorites. So, if your Q is below you can pretty much tell people that you interviewed a Twilight star.)

Oh and by the way, when we told him that we were going to grill him, he was totally game, saying “I love a barbecue!”

You grew up with a sisters so you probably have a good idea about how women’s minds work. But what’s the one thing you’ll never understand about us?

Everything having to do with grooming! Their need to put on makeup and wear fancy clothing. I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face.

[Swoon.]

What’s the craziest way a fan has gotten your attention?

It’s really weird when people just start yelling and running at you. It makes me want to yell and run. The other way. It’s just sort of my natural human reaction. But I’ve been in a bar when someone comes up to me and just says, “I enjoy your work.” It’s really nice. And that doesn’t make me want to run the other way.”


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