AllRespect.com // Weezer's <i>Hurley</i> Cover Star Never Planned To Sing With The Band

Posted on 2010-09-23 03:00:13
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'What are they going to do, put a tambourine in my hand?' Jorge Garcia laughed last month, before jumping onstage with Weezer in Hollywood.By James Montgomery

The cover of Weezer's <i>Hurley</i>Photo: Epitaph

Weezer's Tuesday night AXE-sponsored secret show in Hollywood featured a whole lot of surprises — you know, aside from the show itself, since it was a secret — including My Chemical Romance joining the band onstage to rip through a version of "My Name Is Jonas" and former "Lost" star (and inspiration for Weez's new Hurley album title) Jorge Garcia, who shared lead-vocal duties with Rivers Cuomo on "Perfect Situation."

And if you think the crowd was shocked by all this (which, judging by YouTube footage of the performance, they were), you can imagine how Garcia must have felt. When MTV News spoke to him last month, he spoke about his future plans to help the band promote Hurley, which, at the time, definitely didn't seem to include jamming out with them.

"I'll go up and wave, but what are they going to do, put a tambourine in my hand?" he laughed. "I think definitely [I'll go to some shows] — they've been really cool, and they invited me to other shows — so there's a good chance I'll be floating around some Weezer concerts."

So, to recap: Some waving? Definitely. A little light tambourine work? Possibly. Singing lead on a Weezer song? Absolutely not. Of course, things can change over time and, as evidenced by Tuesday's show, they did. Though Garcia wasn't planning to sing, he was cooking up some alternative promotional plans for Hurley (which debuted at #6 on the Billboard albums chart), most of which involved huge printouts of the album's cover, which, of course, features his face.

"I'm thinking that," he laughed. "I'm thinking T-shirts with my head on them."

And, of course, as he proved Tuesday night, a little singing never hurt anybody either.

What do you think about Jorge jumping onstage with Weezer? Let us know in the comments!

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