Nick= I think we've all grown up in different ways. It's important to grow and develop among your fans. We havn't moved too far from our original sound, though. The current album is still similar to the first one, although we have managed to develop a pretty unique sound.

What's the best thing about being huge world-known pop stars?

A.J= In many ways the whole experience of touring Europe is like being in a giant dream world. I love it when things are really hectic and I'm surrounded by screaming girls. That's really cool. It's funny because when I go back home I get really bored because there are no fans around me. Life can be really dull. Sometimes I just can't stand it.

So you don't get mobbed when you're back home in the USA?

Brian= We do have fans in America but not such a wide range, although that's starting to change now. We've been in Europe a lot longer than the US, so there are a lot more types of people who like our songs. There are young girls, older girls, families and couples. It's really exciting to see that our music is influencing such a lot of people. As time goes by, hopefully, that will happen in the US too. A.J= When we become really big in the US, we'll have no-where to go where there arn't any fans. There will be girls knocking at my door every day. But that's the kind of thing you have to expect in this buisness. I don't mind.

What's the first thing you do when you get back home after touring?

Brian= I do my laundry. I wash all my clothes because we're usually onlt at home for a few days, so it's best to get that done. I like to rest as well because I'm usually very tired. I also like to drive around in my Jeep, but it's never usually too long before we're back off, out on the road again.

Don't you ever get bored when you're doing the same show night after night?

A.J= Every show we do is different. We never know what's going to happen every time. Something may break on stage, who knows? There is always something new in every concert we do. We're always adding stuff and we're always acting crazier and crazier on stage each time.

Is the last show you do in a country always a special one for you?

A.J= I think every final show we do in a country is always a bit heart breaking. We know that we're hurting our fans by going away and we don't really know when we'll be able to come back.

What do you do when you get a day off from touring?

A.J= I love to shop. I shop until I'm broke! If you were to give me a hundred dollars, I'd spend a hundred and five! I'm not really moderate with money when I buy clothes. I love to buy clothes and I really like to go to the movies, too. I saw 'Alien Resurrection' recently, and it was great. Sometimes I go go-karting, too.

Do you do everything as a group?

A.J= It's funny because on our days off, we all like to do our own thing. We spend so much time together anyway that we don't have much of a chance to do stuff on our own. Sometimes, we do go out together. Nick and Brian play basketball together. Kev, Howie and I sometimes go clubbing. And in the evening, we all end up coming together for dinner.

What do you think of all-girl groups like the Spice Girls?

Nick= I think they're OK. It's cool. Why does it just have to be a guy thing afterf all? Girls can make it big in pop too. That's what this world is all about. There are men and women, so why not have all-girl bands, too? A.J= I think the reason why the Spice Girls did so well when they first came out was because they were all really different. And they all have crazy personalities.

How would you rate your singing voices?

Nick= I think that my voice has developed. I was a 13-year-old kid in the first album. Now I'm 17, so the sound is very different. It's pretty cool because we have all grown up with it and all of our voices have developed. I think that the songs we sing now are much stronger. It's hard for certain groups to reach the top with the first album, But I think we have managed to do it twice over. A.J= We have had the experience of having performed the songs from our first album on stage in front of an ausience, which was helpful. I think that we have developed a lot in the way we perform songs. When you constantly practise something, like singing, it becomes a much easier thing to do. I think we have become much more comfortable with what we do with this record. I think that we are all really happy with our second album.

The Backstreet Boys have been a huge success in Australia, what dreams have come true for all of you since you joined the band.

Brian= One of my dreams when I grew up was to have a gold record on my wall. And now I have lots of them. They're really great. They're something that remind us of all the work we have put in and all the different countries we've been to. They're lots of different flags on them, too, so we can look at them and say, "I've been there, and the people loved us there!" It's a nice feeling. A.J= All of us guys in the band have had the same dream. We've always wanted to be successful, and to be respected by other music artists. And we are going to achieve that dream as a band, by continuing to push on and on!