Tell me about the band’s Latin-flavored sound.
BRODY: The name of the album is A Different Kind Of Love, and it’s a different kind of sound, a different kind of feel. We were raised here in the United States, but I was born in Puerto Rico, Raul was born in the Dominican Republic, and David comes from a Puerto Rican mother and a Cuban father. So Latin influences are really big in our families.
DRU : And in our music. The beauty of C-Note is that we’re multi cultural. And I think that our shows are much more provocative than everybody else’s stuff.
The lyrics on the CD are definitely mature, to put it politely.
DRU: Well, C-Note is not a boy band. I mean, I think that whole term is really played out, you know what I mean? But people like to put labels on things and box them into a certain category.
What is something that you’d want your fans to know about you?
RAUL: I’m a big movie buff. And a big Party Of Five fan. Oh man, I need a guest appearances on that show. [Laughs]
DRU: I want people to know that I’m a regular person. I’m just like everybody else. People like to put celebrities up on this pedestal and make them so unapproachable. If people see me on the street, I want them to be able to come up and say, “Hey, how are you doing?” I’m just a friendly guy.
Would any of you ever date a fan?
DAVID: Other than the ones I’ve already...[Laughs] Just kidding.
Maybe I should have asked if any of you have ever dated a fan.
DAVID: Have I ever dated a fan? No. Would I ever? That’s remains to be seen. If someone admires our music, and we happen to meet and we hit it off, then I wouldn’t have a problem with it.
DRU: Honestly, I’ve never been out on a date with a fan, either...yet. I’m saying “yet” because you never know who you’re going to meet. As far as the whole dating/relationship thing goes, if I meet somebody who doesn’t know who I am, or what I do, that’s almost a plus. Because that way, I just let them find out. I’m not somebody who’d go up and say: “Hey, you know who I am?” I’m very laid back.
RAUL: It depends. People I’ve dated have been fans of our music, but they’re not the ones who are kind of awestruck by you. You can’t really date that kind of fan, because you know that you might let her down. The image that she has of you isn’t real.
What do you look for in a potential date?
DAVID: You’ve got to be friends with her. She’s go to be able to just hang out and let her hair down and not worry about breaking a nail and “My hair’s messed up” and “Oh no, I just want some salad.”
RAUL: She has to have a style about her. It doesn’t matter what it is, it’s about being comfortable with herself. That in itself is very sensual, very attractive. She has to be smart, someone I could be friends with and talk to, and somebody I could trust. And that’s it. Those are the main qualities that come out at me-- besides being attracted to her.
How would you each describe yourselves compared to the other guys in the band?
DRU: I’m the Mike Myers of the group. [Laughs] I’m the Austin Powers, So I Married An Axe Murderer kind of guy. I just enjoy making people laugh and having a good time. But I’m not overbearing-- when people are having a bad day, you’ve got to give them space.
BRODY: I’m the sensitive one. I don’t know, I tell people how I feel really quickly, and they know it’s coming straight from the heart. You can totally tell what I’m feeling when I sing.
How important would you say your looks are to your success?
RAUL: Well, looks are important to us, but not in the way that people think. They’re important to us because that’s just who we are. Also, first impressions last. We want people to be able to figure out what we’re about by looking at us.
Apparently, the moms who come to your shows are often more flirtatious than some of your teen fans. True?
DRU: Yeah, the moms flirt with us. It’s funny. The last time we had a big autograph session, there were about 30 moms forming a line out the door. And they weren’t dressed like moms, you know what I’m saying? Not like you’d picture moms. They were really happening- looking women. That’s so flattering when you get people in such a broad age spectrum who totally love your music and appreciate what you do on stage.
RAUL: Yeah, lots of different people come to see us. But, the moms really seem to enjoy us. Maybe it’s because we’re a little older-looking, a little sexier than some of the other groups. We like it. We don’t have any kind of prejudice against any age.
Good flirting is good flirting, right?
RAUL: Exactly. No matter what it is, we love it.