KILMORE musician Marcus Stone is doing a lot more than living the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.

He is in a band with a social conscience that is, rather than just advocating causes in its music, is making a real difference to people’s lives.

His band Rudely Interrupted has six members, five of whom have intellectual or physical disabilities.

But it has not stopped the talented band from playing huge rock shows around the world.

Marcus, a self-confessed revhead, has Asperger’s syndrome and is deaf, but still manages to play the keyboard and synths with precision.

Rudely Interrupted is participating in the disability service organisation Scope’s “See the Person Week”, which was launched yesterday and runs until Friday.

The band has joined hundreds of primary and secondary schools across Victoria to participate in Scope’s new campaign to encourage students and the community to see the person, not the disability.

Rudely Interrupted has played on some of the world’s biggest stages, including the United Nations in New York and featured in a critically acclaimed documentary.

All proceeds from the band’s new single “Close My Eyes” released on Thursday, will go to Scope.

The film clip to the single will be launched on Thursday at The Corner Hotel.

Front man Rory Burnside, who was born without eyes and also has Asperger’s, said: “I might have been born without eyes but I’m still a successful musician in a great rock band. There’s nothing disabled about that.”

Schools participating in See the Person Week receive a DVD featuring the band’s new single.