September 14, 1998
CANADA'S NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
By Tanya Davies
At the ripe old ages of 14 and 15, The Moffatts are already 10-year veterans of the music industry. The four brothers--triplets Dave, Clint and Bob, 14, and Scott, 15--have taken the teen girl market by storm which has gone platinum [sales of at least 100,000 copies] in Canada. "It's unbelievable getting these platinum albums," says Scott, the lead singer and songwriter. "We're giving some to our grandparents in Vancouver."
The Moffatts were born and raised in Victoria. Their parents, Frank and Darlana, were country-and-western performers (since divorced, Frank tours with the kids' band, while Darlana is pursuing a music career in Nashville, Tenn.), and the boys soon followed in their footsteps. When they were 6 and 7, the brothers first appeared on stage at a local telethon. In 1994, they became one of the youngest country groups to sign a major North American recording contract, leading the family to move to Nashville. This was followed by a tour with the Osmonds, a Las Vegas show, and appearances on Parliament Hill and at the White House.
But as they grew up, their musical tastes changed. "We started to listen to Nirvana and Bryan Adams," says Clint. "And the Beatles," adds Dave. So they dropped the country act and wrote pop songs for their fourth album. "The new sound has been great," says Bob. ''We've been getting lots of air play." And what do the four think of their status as hearthrobs? "Its really cool," says Scott, adding that they are all unattached at the moment. "But, being on tour makes it hard to maintain a relationship." How adult.
(Original text: Maclean's Magazine, Vol. 111 Issue 37, p44)