Nick called into Michigan Radio - 02.12.03

EOB: On the phone right now it is Nick Carter. Nick What up, What is going on? NICK: Just chillin man, Hanging out.

EOB: Very cool very cool. Hey congratulations on the tour, How's it going so far?
NICK: Oh, It's going great, we just got back from Japan. Um sold out gig and everything so It's really hot.

EOB: Wow, How much different is it traveling by yourself, is there moments where you go "wow this is pretty good, I'm all by myself".
NICK: Well It's cool I do.. I definatly get alot of peace of mind, I get to like, you know, just think about things, and really let everything absorb, and you know, I'm learning new things being on my own. That comes with everything from music to personal.

EOB: And the new single is going to be "I Got You" which we will be hearing very shortly.
NICK: That's like probably one of my favorite songs on the record.

EOB: The end of the month you'll be playing the probably one the coolest venues in all of Michigan. Clutch Cargo's in Detroit, Have you been there before?
NICK: I.. Don't believe I have , No.

EOB: It's very very cool you will..
NICK: I could be wrong! If I did it like along time ago, But I believe.. You know the cool thing about it you know, that I'm so happy That I can do smaller places. We've been blessed to big places, But when you start to doing them big venues and things like that people start to get further and further back in the crowd and you know, you know it's like, When we were doing it I was like "damn I wish we could do smaller places" So now that I'm doing the solo thing.. I can do that.

EOB: Do you find that doing the smaller shows re-energizes you as a musician cause you get to be so close to the crowd?
NICK: Oh yeah. it does everything, You, you get the energy from the crowd it just like hypnotizing, It's incredible. You know, That's the thing. we really, me and my band we we.. the kind of show we planned. Is a show that we can play with the crowds emotions.You know, Jump em' up. for you know. hold em' there you know. Then bring it back down. let em' smooth sail for a little bit. Then come back up with some more songs.. It's really up and down. It's such a high energy show.
And It's different too, Don't go there expecting to see like you know, dancing and typical Backstreet show, Because you know, what we specialize in with Backstreet Boys were singers, Now really that's what I'm doing the whole time is singing.

EOB: I called my cousin lastnight cause she is like the biggest Nick carter fan ever and I wanted to let her know so she could listen on the internet and she of course posted that on a message board that I was going to be talking to you, and I had about 725,000 emails, about when are you coming back to Europe. NICK: Look, When I said we were coming back to Europe, and I'm coming back to Europe, we still going to come back there, and you know, Those fans over there, They mean just as much as the US and every place around the world. Because they were there in the beginning.

EOB: And after you get all this touring wrapped up is that when you guys are going to start to get back together, and maybe do another Backstreet Boys album?
NICK: Well... You see the thing is, That is something we have to discuss whether or not I either go back to Europe by myself or come back with the boys. You know what I'm sayin'. Because, You know in probably late March we are going to start recording a record possibly, you know and them um.. we are going to have it done probably around May or June and it might be a whole new ball game.

EOB: Nick, I know that you are super swamped so I'm going to let you go, Have a great rest of the tour and we will talk to you when you come back with the Backstreet Boys.

Source: BrandiSuede from the BSB Forum @ LD