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"I'm trying to do music, actually," the former Desperate Housewives actor, 28, told PEOPLE at a MAC Viva Glam party in London on Wednesday. "I've just started writing and trying to develop my sound a little bit, but it will be as a solo artist," he added. "I sing and play guitar."

Jesse Metcalf is joining the mass actor/(failed) popstar movement.

Remember when Jessie was on the now canceled NBC soap Passions? Good times.