Exclusive: Robert Pattinson Is Recording an Album!

Entertainment September 20, 2011 AT 1:37PM By Justin Ravitz

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Robert Pattinson, rock star?

The British actor, 25, is prepping to record an album imminently, two sources tell Us Weekly.

"Rob has been kicking a few original songs around for a long time, but his schedule didn't allow it," one insider explains of the superstar, who recorded two songs, "Never Think" (which he co-wrote with pal Sam Bradley) and "Let Me Sign" for the original Twilight soundtrack.

"Now he's got some weeks to get everything in line before going back to promoting Breaking Dawn."

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But don't expect a chart-topping album with broad mass appeal and a string of top 40 hits. "The album Rob will make will be guitar-based and drums, very organic-sounding, nothing pop," explains a second source of the indie-music fan, "Like stripped-down Ray LaMontagne meets Van Morrison."

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Pattinson frequently had hotel room jam sessions with other Twilight pals while shooting the flicks in Vancouver and elsewhere. His Twilight costar (and fellow musician) Jackson Rathbone said Kristen Stewart's man "loves to play the blues. He can hold his own on a guitar. We enjoyed jamming together when we had the time. Very humble and quiet guy."

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"Music is his first love!" says the second source. "He's tortured because he avoids it. When he's sitting around jamming in the studio, it's his favorite moment of life."

To prep for the recording session, the guitar player has been "studying on on other instruments -- like piano and horns," the first source reveals. "It's an obsession for him."

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September 26, 2011 - 8:23pm Ruth Mark
HOW DID YOU HEAR HIS VOICE? I'D LOVE TO HEAR HIM!! PLEASE LET KNOW
September 25, 2011 - 3:45am Mariah Collazo
oh lawdy
September 24, 2011 - 3:22am Kyiia Clark
His voice is AMAZING!!!
September 23, 2011 - 4:20pm Jill Foster-Koch
NOT IN THIS LIFE.
September 22, 2011 - 4:49pm Meredith Blalock Mclamb
I would def. buy it!!
September 21, 2011 - 6:26pm Irish Claddagh
ABOUT TIME!!!! He is extremely talented as a recording artist....its about time his fans get some real tunes out of him....he has an exceptional voice...hard to believe when you hear him its his voice...but its wonderful....woo hoo, can't wait for this release ;)
September 21, 2011 - 1:31pm henrieconrad
will be amazing,and shore i'll buy!
September 21, 2011 - 1:26am Ginary Consuegra
woww pues claro que siii !!! el me encanta como actor ... y creo que su voz es muy hermosa tambien !!!
September 21, 2011 - 12:59am Pierrette Bartoli
Well unfortunately the famous source at US Weekly made the whole thing up ..... so unless you hear it from a reputable news site , this whole thing is untrue!!
September 20, 2011 - 2:57pm Abby Brown
what i really wanna know us weekly is if he and kristen stewart are really on a break,that's the word going around out there.
September 20, 2011 - 2:56pm Michelle Williams
FINALLY! I love his voice and only bought the twilight soundtrack for his songs. ;) I have all of his performances in little dive bars saved on my computer. He's really talented, but I hope they don't make him do anything "mainstream". That would be tragic.
September 20, 2011 - 2:22pm Kelly Smithy
iTS ABOUT TIME rOBERT IS RECORDING, HE IS SO TALENTED AND SMART WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC. i HOPE HE FINISHES BEFORE BREADING DAWN.