Sonic Youth: Twilight's Jackson Rathbone
Danielle Nussbaum enrolls in the school of rock with Twilight's Jackson Rathbone.
Before Jackson Rathbone landed the role of vampire Jasper Hale (one of Twilight's
infamous Cullens) and became the face of the band 100 Monkeys, he was a
dude who moved to Los Angeles to make his way as a musician. "I started
out as a thirteen-year-old DJ, doing birthdays, quinceañeras, proms,
et cetera. I got paid 20 bucks for my first party, and my parents had to
drive me," he remembers. "After seeing the magical effect of music, I
decided I had to start writing my own songs."
This magical effect is why, on the first day of classes, we're standing
in the music room at KIPP Los Angeles Prep, as teacher Tony Sauza leads
the advanced band—whose members, ranging from sixth to eighth graders,
came in during summer vacation to rehearse--in Nirvana's "Smells Like
Teen Spirit" and the Beatles' "Come Together." Jackson and Mr. Sauza are
here as a part of Little Kids Rock, an amazing not-for-profit
organization that's committed to helping bring music enrichment to
schools.
After the performance, there's a Q&A and a surprise: Little
Kids Rock has donated new instruments! For Jackson, who first picked up
a guitar at fourteen when his sister abandoned her lessons, this issue
is a personal one. "I was blessed to attend schools that believed in
arts education," he says. "It creates an avenue where a child may
actually find something unique to themselves and to the world. I want
everyone to have the same opportunities that I had."
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