ROURKE TO PERFORM WITH ROCK BAND
MICKEY ROURKE is preparing to swap acting for music - he’s set to perform= with rock band THE ROTTEN HILL GANG onstage at a London night club.
The Wrestler star will play percussion with the group when they take th= e stage at Jalouse in the British capital later this week (ends28Feb10), = according to the band’s Stephen Webster.
Webster, who is pals with Rourke, has revealed he asked the star to joi= n them while he is in the U.K. following his appearance at Sunday’s (21Fe= b10) British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
He says, "Mickey’s a great friend of mine so why not get him involved? = Mickey will be fabulous on tambourine." The Rotten Hill Gang already boasts The Clash’s Mick Jones as a regular= celebrity collaborator - he often joins the band on guitar. (KD/WNBIN/LR=
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