Getting Comfortable with 'Twilight' Papa Billy Burke

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Fresh from walking Bella Swan down the aisle, Billy Burke stops by the Studio to reminisce on his great gig playing (human) patriarch Charlie Swan in the 'Twilight' films. Also a musician, Billy talks about the success of his album 'Removed', his influences, and what we can expect from him in the near future. Hosted by Oliver Trevena.
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And the important things are still in there.
Taylor Lautner's still got his top off.
That's, that's what I'm looking for.
Right.
That and rub, um, bustin' headboards.
Very quickly.
Exactly.
It's got everything.
Which we never have seen in any other movies.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And doggy babies.
Yeah.
Made by blood, yeah.
It's just weird.
It is a bit dodgy, isn't it?
Bit a little bit dodgy, isn't it?
Yeah.
I'm Oliver Chavana here at the Young Hollywood Studio with Billy Burke.
Hi.
That's a really cool vibe.
Simple.
It is.
Simple but effective.
Uh-huh.
Kind of like the queen.
Um.
That, that was mine.
I'm gonna, I'm gonna leave that one alone.
Breaking Dawn.
Part one.
Part one, just
Just part one for now.
For now.
For now.
Yeah.
I, Edward Cullen, take you, Bella Swan, for better, for worse, to love, to cherish, as long as we both shall live.
I mean, it's been a great gig for me.
So, uh, had it gone on longer, I'm sure I wouldn't have argued, but had it gone on longer, it could have gotten ridiculous.
Right.
Okay.
So, Charlie Swan hasn't been a bad gig really, has it?
Right.
It has not been a bad gig.
It's been a great gig for me.
Yeah.
It's a nice little role.
A nice little role.
Yeah.
Um, and the premiere was just on Monday.
Yes.
Was that mental?
I mean, I saw pictures and stuff, but.
It was chaotic as usual, but in a nice way.
It's, you know, the fans who come and camp out and and uh, have supported these films since day one, since that it was not yet a phenomenon, they, they're just, they're kind of amazing.
I know.
I look hot.
We thought you needed something blue.
And something old, besides your mother.
Oh, nice.
It was uh, Grandma Swan's.
But we added the sapphires.
It's beautiful, you guys.
There was nothing but bliss because I've done a lot of movies that nobody ever seen.
Right.
Yeah.
Okay.
Well, we won't.
You don't have to go over.
Let's not, let's not try and plug them.
They're done.
They're finished.
You don't have to see them.
They're done.
Yeah.
And the important things are still in there.
Taylor Lautner's still got his top off.
That's, that's what I'm looking for.
Right.
That and rub, um, busting headboards.
Very quickly.
Exactly.
It's got everything.
Which we never have seen in any other movies.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And doggy babies.
Yeah.
Made by blood, yeah.
It's just weird.
It is a bit dodgy, isn't it?
Bit a little bit dodgy, isn't it?
Yeah.
You hope you pray, pray for not that, for that not to happen in the pregnancy.
Yeah.
I think.
The fetus isn't compatible with your body.
It's too strong and fast-growing.
It's crushing you from the inside out.
Your heart will give out before you can deliver.
Moving on from that, you're a musician.
Yes.
It's great, isn't it?
A lot of people wouldn't know that.
A lot of people do know that, and a lot of people don't.
Some do, some don't.
Yeah.
But I, uh, I put out my first record last year.
Removed, right?
Removed.
Yeah.
Um, we put it out on, uh, CD Baby, and it became the, the single, single day best-seller of all time on CD Baby that day.
So, that was pretty cool.
It's been sort of, it's been sort of plugging along since then, and I'm working on a new one now.
And, uh, we just put out our the latest video from that record a couple of weeks ago.
Removed something.
Tom Waits was a, is that right, I read that that's the reason that you really pursued, started pursuing music.
Well, Tom Waits is the reason I started playing piano.
Okay.
And I didn't start playing piano until late in life.
Probably early 20s, but when I heard, uh, his record Small Change, it sort of, Small Change-d my life.
That's the first time I've ever said that.
It's really dumb.
But, I like it.
We could have carried on.
It did in a way, it made me, it like, it made me glued to a piano for two years.
See, I got myself a piano.
And I wanted to play it.
But I then I you need to really get into it to play it.
It's a large thing to have in your house if you're not gonna use it.
And it's a stupid thing, because when anyone walks in, they're like, "Oh, play something."
Yeah.
I'm like, uh, And even if you know how to, you don't want to.
And also, I can't help but say it, every time I see you, but you dress very well.
Really?
You do dress very well.
Thanks.
Is fashion a thing of yours?
No.
No?
No.
I wear what I'm comfortable with.
That's very comfortable.
Yeah.
You look very comfortable.
Thanks.
What's this padlock?
Is that, is there a, is there anything in there?
There is nothing in there and there's no key to it.
Just like the ones that Vicious had.
Okay, I like that.
You know what I'm saying?
No, I'm saying.
Sid Vicious.
Right.
Always gotta come
You're with me on that, right?
You're British and a punk, Sid, right?
Somehow.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Billy Burke
Interview subject, actor in 'Twilight' and musician
- Oliver Trevena
Interviewer at Young Hollywood Studio
- Bella Swan
Character in 'Twilight' played by Kristen Stewart
- Charlie Swan
Character in 'Twilight' played by Billy Burke
- Edward Cullen
Character in 'Twilight' played by Robert Pattinson
- Taylor Lautner
Actor in 'Twilight' mentioned by Billy Burke
- Tom Waits
Musician who influenced Billy Burke
- Sid Vicious
Musician mentioned for his padlock necklace
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