Monday, August 24, 1998
By Canadian Press
Many groups feel the need to reinvent
themselves musically over the course of a career in music. Not
many do it before they're old enough to drive.
In 1994 they became one of the youngest acts in country music
history to sign a deal with a major record label. Five years ago,
they played their first show at a big hotel on the Las Vegas
strip. A few years later they sang at the annual White House
Easter egg hunt.
Now they've switched from country kid act to bubblegum popsters.
But then again, the Moffatts are unusual in many respects.
The Victoria, B.C., teen pop quartet is made up of four
irrepressibly cheerful and energetic brothers -- among them a set
of triplets.
Managed by their parents, Frank and Darlana Moffatt (both are
former performers), the boys showed an early aptitude and
appetite for music, performing at fairs and malls around B.C.
before they graduated from elementary school.
They insist they pushed their parents into letting them develop
their careers, and it wasn't the other way around. "In the
business all the adults that we've been around have always
treated us just like other bands, with respect," says Bob.
(Original text: http://www.canoe.ca/AllPop-Moffatts/990824_awards.html)