Pop Quiz: Steven Seagal

Pop Quiz: Steven Seagal

Aidin Vaziri | Everyone knows Steven Seagal, the awesome action hero who's not afraid to rock ponytails, marry Kelly LeBrock and hug panda bears. But who knew that under that stoic tough-guy exterior there was a wild Delta bluesman clawing his way out? Not us. But it turns out the star of such blockbuster films as "Under Siege" and "Under Siege II: Dark Territory" (he's been doing mostly straight-to-video stuff lately), has just released his second album, "Mojo Priest." That's right, his second. The first one had Stevie Wonder on it. If he saw David Hasselhoff backstage, he would totally kick his butt back to last Thursday.

Steven Seagal
Q: A lot of people don't even know you play music.
A: Okaaay.
Q: What kind of music do you play?
A: Authentic Delta blues, I guess.
Q: Really? Since when?
A: About 40, 50 years.
Q: But people don't like actors who play music. How do you get around that?
A: I play for them. Forgive my rudeness, get Keanu Reeves or Kevin Bacon or any of them to play for you and then tell me what you think. You'll see the difference real quick. OK?
Q: What do you put in the occupation box on your tax return: Actor, musician or professional ass-kicker?
A: Well, my first love is music. I can say that. I make more money in the movies.
Q: Do you think some people come see you just because they think you're going to blow stuff up?
A: I would be guessing, just like you are, why people come to see me. Some know about my musicianship and songs. I have albums out in different parts of the world. I've been playing concerts all over the world for a long, long time.
Q: Nobody knows all this. It's like breaking news.