Third Eye Blind's Jenkins Talks About Portraying Villain In 'Metal God'

06/30/2000 1:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen

(6/30/00, 1 p.m. ET) - Considering the musical tastes of Third Eye Blind singer Stephan Jenkins, it's ironic that he's been cast in the upcoming movie Metal God. Jenkins portrays a musician trying out for a metal band, a villain who's the nemesis of the main character, played by Mark Wahlberg.

Jenkins told LAUNCH he was more into the New Wave and punk groups of the '80s like the Clash and the Police and had negative views of '80s metal bands. "I couldn't stand those bands. I hated Judas Priest and I didn't like anybody who listened to them because we really sort of draw lines" he explained. "You make your allegiances about your identity based on the bands that you liked. And I remember getting into a fight in high school with a guy over Judas Priest versus the Police. He threw his backpack at me. It was hilarious. So my motivation for my character was basically to play the guy I hated in high school. It was easy."

Metal God also features Jennifer Aniston, Verve Pipe singer Brian Vander Ark, Zakk Wylde, and Jason Bonham and is tentatively slated to hit theaters next year.

-- Darren Davis, New York