The very first concert I ever went to was a Green Day concert when I was 12 years old, at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ont., and I remember right after seeing them perform I started a band, and I… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
For those that don't know much about 'American Idiot' or Green Day, just know that it's my generation's The Who's 'Tommy' or Pink Floyd's 'The Wall.' It was an album that really spoke to a generation. The theatrical show encapsulates… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
I played the drums, and I was in a band called Funkasaurus Rex in Toronto. When I left for school, it became hard to… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,' if you go through the lyrics, is such a haunting melody, and the words are, for a pop… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
I went to an arts school as a kid. We had to take dance every other day, along with drama, music and visual arts.… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
I really think 'Spring Awakening' is unlike any other show. At the end of the day, I hope people are moved by it... whether… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
I grew up reading comics. I was primarily an 'X-Men' fan, but I definitely dressed up as Spider-Man for Halloween when I was, like,… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
In Montreal, there is a friend of mine at school who is a jazz pianist with an amazing voice, and we sort of have… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
I am definitely someone who needs to take a second by myself and stretch and breathe before a show. — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
My dad is a huge folk music fan, so growing up, there were always records playing in my house. Carole King, James Taylor, Simon… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
What's cool about Spider-Man is that it's everybody - anyone, you put on the suit, anyone believes that you're Spider-Man. That's what's charming about… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
I grew up in Canada and was a huge Spider-Man fan, and never thought of Spider-Man as an American hero. — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
If I'm ever at a mall or some kind of place where there's a lot of younger girls, some people will recognize me from… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
When I was 12, I played the Artful Dodger in Cameron McKintosh's production of 'Oliver!' when it came to Toronto. Just getting the role… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
