GROUP INTERVIEW
SB- Describe to me the very first time the Backstreet Boys stepped
on stage to
preform that first time together. What was said before you went
on stage?
Howie- Oh Lordy, help us!
A.J.- Good Luck. It was Sea World in front of 5 thousand people.
Nick- I don't remember it.
Brian- Lets go rock the house. May 8th 1993. I remember the day.
We grouped up, said a little
prayer. Be with us and lets just rock this houde. We were out
there on stage for 15 mins tops, but it
was just unbelievable.
SB- Did you know then that there was a special chemistry, that
some thing magic
was happening?
A.J.-Once Kevin brought Brian thats when we knew that was it,
that was the Backstreet Boys.
SB-What were the songs you were singing before you got original
material, what
were you rehearsing?
Howie- We used to do a-capella like Shai - If I ever fall in Love.
(they sing baby I'm yours)
Kevin- Shy, Boyz II Men, then the original stuff we started doing,
like our own stuff that we had
written with local producers in Orlando to get our record deal.
SB- Now supposing you had to go out and do this alone. Do you
think that you
would be able to do it with the same assurance your doing it now,
as a family or
team?
Howie- I don't think the spark and enery and stuff like that would
be there. We are all very talented
individuals but when we come together it's just like something
thats, you know
A.J.- We play off each other, if your on stage alone, you've got
nothing to go on to build up the
energy on stage. Each of us constantly on stage gives each of
us support. It just builds up the
energy and makes you try harder.
SB- What's a thing that you've had to sacrafice since becoming
famous and
household names?
Howie- We sacrafice living a normal everyday life, not being with
our family as much as we were
used to. Right now we've kinda like put girlfriends and relationships
on the side burner right now
because our scheduals are so hecktic we don't have time to start
a serious relationship with
anybody.
Kevin- Can't find someone who will put up with the schedual.
Howie- So we've had to do a little bit of sacraficing but we all
knew about this when we came into
it and they were sacrafices we were willing to make.
Kevin- Yeah, we're not whining we love what were doing.
A.J.- Nick and I had to sacrafice school, as well as Brian, not
as in quiting persay, but just having
to take it away from High School, being tutored, kinda cut off.
Kevin- And I think that in this interview Nick has really just
been talking too much.
SB- I just think he has been rude. No wait, but I do realise that
he's been listening. Nick do you like to listen to the guys?
Nick- Well because they're all older then me, I like to listen
and learn from them
Brian- He's sacraficing himself. Learn from our mistakes!
SB- Ok, give him a break. What is one thing that you have learned
from the guys
that's important? Has anyone given you a piece of good advice?
Nick- They all give good advice, all the time. They tell me the
right things and lead me in the right
direction, but I think we are all very close and i love these guys!
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