I wanted to be a rapper: Robert Pattinson

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Robert Pattinson has revealed that he wanted to be a rapper when he was a teenager and even recorded songs.

The 28-year-old star said as a 14-year-old he was desperate to become a rap star and his rap name was Big Tub, reported Us magazine. "I still kind of do. I was Big Tub, that was my rap name. I didn`t know how to scratch so I used to pull up and down the zip on my hoodie and record it. It sounds exactly like it!," he said. Asked about the choice of his rap moniker, the `Twilight` star said, "I was very paranoid about my weight."