Q&A: 'Twilight' Star Nikki Reed
SPIN Interview
Nikki Reed / Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com
Name a song that you've listened to in the past 24 hours.
"She's Only Happy in the Sun." It's nonstop Ben Harper in my apartment. My first boyfriend played me this song when I was 14 because my life back then was all about going to Venice Beach. Luckily, we didn't have a bad breakup, so I don't have any painful memories attached to the music.
On that note, what song do you associate with your first kiss?
D'Angelo's "How Does It Feel" was playing at the time -- in my head. Honestly, the most memorable make-out sessions I ever had were in [the 2003 movie] Thirteen. Those were hardcore.
Who would you like to portray in a rock biopic?
Rickie Lee Jones. Last year I went to see her at the Largo [in L.A.] on Valentine's Day by myself. She seems eccentric. She started telling stories about her childhood, and I was thinking, "Oh, maybe this is the night when she wants to make this a personal experience." But it turns out she does that all the time.
What's the first album you bought with your own money?
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. I liked her in Sister Act 2. Also, I grew up in an area where I was a minority, so it was culturally diverse.
Do you have a go-to karaoke song?
I don't drink, and karaoke is something you should only do drunk. But I'm obsessed with Adele. I put on "Chasing Pavements" and sing it in my apartment. The great thing about Adele is if you put her on top volume, you actually sound like her while you're singing. I've gotten a few complaints from the neighbors.
What's the most prized T-shirt in your collection?
[Friend and New Moon star] Kristen [Stewart] and I share a lot of clothes, so I wear a lot of Joan Jett shirts.
Kristen is playing her in a movie.
Yeah, Joan made replicas of the ones she used to wear in the '80s and gave them to us.
What's the last concert you attended?
I saw the Dead Weather in Vancouver, where we're shooting [the third Twilight film] Eclipse. I got really into Jack White two years ago because of my friend Sage. She quizzes me on rock music, asking me things like "Who's your favorite Beatle?"
So who is your favorite Beatle?
I guess Paul McCartney. This is going to be a controversial thing to say, but I don't really understand the Beatles. If Kristen were here right now, she would slap me across the face. Then again, if I ask her, "What's the first line of Biggie's 'Juicy'?" she wouldn't know. Why don't people sit around and talk about Ol' Dirty Bastard the way they do the Beatles?
29 Comments
Click here to comment- Posted By ****pretty****sexy****
12.03.09 5:06 PM
HEY ur the one who just said she was an idiot ugh shut up god
- Posted By ****pretty****sexy****
12.03.09 5:03 PM
hey wat the hell is wrong with u shes pretty nice romantic and for sure not a dam idiot ur the idiot if u think she the idiot wats wrong with u god !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Posted By Tesla5000
12.02.09 6:15 AM
Nikki Reed is hawt!
- Posted By marissahann
11.27.09 5:06 PM
go nikki, while i'm doing my essay writing services.
- Posted By PamJ
11.27.09 2:40 PM
Nicky def. isn't stupid. Her first album, Miseducation of L Hill, is one of the best. But the reason the Beatles are still impt is they stood the test of time. I'm 43, so trust me, Biggie will not stand the test of time. His life was sad in so many ways, but I learn nothing from him or his music.
- Posted By Mel
11.26.09 4:30 AM
Some people just grow up listening to different kinds of music than others! It's the way she was raised. Not everyone needs to love the beatles 'cuz frankly I don't get them either and it wasn't the kind of music I grew up listening to. People need to seriously calm down!
- Posted By Yolee
11.24.09 4:52 PM
I met Nikki recently at the NM premiere in Westwood and may I just say - I heart Nikki! She's so sweet in person more than I even thought she'd be. Which is awesome to learn as a fan. She also told me she stopped smoking so I'm really happy for her and wish her the best success in the world! It's nice to see in a world full of brainless starlets that there are still a few that actually have a brain. Love u Nikki!!!
- Posted By Flaaaaaaaa
11.24.09 4:05 PM
WTF? Because someone else opinion on something
is not the same as yours, the person's automatically
an idiot!? Hahhhahahhh, I think you should leave those
kind of comments in your thoughts. We don't want to ear
it. ANYWAY, I like her, she's honest and she did a great job
in the movies :)
- Posted By TwiCheerGirl
11.24.09 4:00 PM
so cool. i love her so much!!
- Posted By @thaiis_lopes
11.24.09 3:48 PM
she's not an idiot. show some respect please. I luv Nikki. :D
12.14.09 9:47 PM
Cool beans. Nikki listens to proper music.