Twilight Dude's Music Plans Take Shape

01/06/09 6:15pm

by Steve McLean (CHARTattack)

Twilight actor Robert Pattinson is riding high with the success of the vampire flick and the adoration of teenage girls everywhere, but the same could have been said about the two Coreys 20 years ago.

And while a reality television show might still be in Pattinson's future somewhere down the road after his hair starts to lose its appeal (and height), he's already thinking of contingencies in case his acting career fizzles.

"Music is my back-up plan if acting fails," the 22-year-old told the Los Angeles Times. "I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket."

But Pattinson may have a long way to go if he wants to follow in the musical footsteps of actors Keanu Reeves, Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, Joaquin Phoenix, Kevin Bacon, Vincent Gallo, Russell Crowe or (shudder) Jared Leto.

"I've never really recorded anything — I just played in pubs and stuff — and I really didn't want it to look like I was trying to cash in," Pattinson told the newspaper. "I hope it doesn't come across as that. I'm not going to be doing any music videos or anything."

If music doesn't work out, there are other options for Pattinson to pursue when his heartthrob days are over. For instance, the British actor seems to have the qualifications needed to follow his country's proud tradition of performing in drag.

"Up until I was 12, my sisters used to dress me up as a girl and introduce me as Claudia," Pattinson told the BBC. "Twelve was a turning point, as I moved to a mixed school and then I became cool and discovered hair gel."

Man, did he ever discover hair gel.