Extract Class from Parameterized Interface using default method

How can I use a Java 8 default method in an interface to extract the Class of a Parameterized Type instead of using an abstract class?

Option 1 (Fails):

public interface EpicCoolInterface<T> {

 default Class<T> getParameterizedTypeClass() {
    return T.class; //doesn't work
}

Option 2 (Fails):

public interface EpicCoolInterface<T> {

 default Class<T> getParameterizedTypeClass() {
    return (Class<T>) ((ParameterizedType) getClass().getGenericInterfaces()[0])
    .getActualTypeArguments()[0];
    //java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.Class cannot be cast to java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType
}

Third attempt (successful but no interface):

public abstract class CoolAbstractClass<T> {

  private Class<T> clazz;

  public CoolAbstractClass() {
    try {
      this.clazz = (Class<T>) ((ParameterizedType) getClass().getGenericSuperclass())
          .getActualTypeArguments()[0];
    } catch (Exception e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }

  public Class<T> getType() {
    return clazz;
  }
}