by Christina Garibaldi
"Breaking Dawn" star Jackson Rathbone has been working nonstop since wrapping the vampire saga earlier this year. The actor/musician is currently on the road with his band 100 Monkeys, hitting towns all across the U.S. before taking their act oversees later this year.
The band stopped by MTV News headquarter today (before their NYC show Saturday night!) for a fun chat, giving us the scoop on what fans can expect from their tour.
"It’s a raucous theatrical live set constantly switching instruments and singers and jumping and running around on stage," band member Ben Graupner said. "Very interactive with the audience, we pull ideas from the crowd and make up a song on the spot; people will come out of nowhere and start rapping. You really don’t know what to expect except for a smile and a good time."
So if you’re going to one of their concerts, be prepared to sing, dance and maybe even come up with a song.
"We always just have fun with it," Jackson chimed in. "At the end of the day the thing we do with 100 Monkeys is, we play with our audience. It’s just a fun time. They came out to see us and we came there to see them. That's what makes us a great live band—we love playing."
But is life on the road as glamorous as it looks? Well, not for these guys.
"We are on a red smelly bus," Jackson joked. "It wasn’t as smelly before we got on, but it definitely had some residue. It’s actually from the 1992 Metallica tour; it’s got a little Metallica vibe to it."
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