JULIETTE LEWIS MUSIC LIFE BEGINS AFTER 30

(VIDEO) Juliette Lewis started making the transition from movies to music when she turned 30. She tells our camera about the shift.

Juliette Lewis has made a break from the art of acting, and is now on her way to becoming a legitimate rock and roller. She’s formed Juliette & The Licks, and the band made its debut during the Warped Tour two summers ago. Juliette & The Licks have completed their first album, You’re Speaking My Language,” which features the title track.

Lewis says she’s serious about music, so much so that she’s willing to push her silver screen experience to the side.

“Well, this is huge. It’s a huge choice. I’m starting an entirely new career at 30, you know when I put the band together a couple of years ago. So, it is a choice. It’s a choice that I’ll do less movies. I mean I have somewhat of a security in movies in that I always know I’ll work. I’m a working actress, so I always know that’s what I can do. So it’s terrifying and fulfilling at the same time to embark on putting yourself out there musically and forming a band. I’m really cocky in my band and what we have to offer as a new rock and roll act. For me it’s just about finding our audience.”

Juliette & The Licks are trailblazing across the U.S. in support of You’re Speaking My Language, and she’s already looking forward to the next album which is earmarked for release in 2006.