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Nick
answering fans questions
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Source: Smash
Hits Nov 2002 Issue
It's taken a while, but Nick Carter has finally answered
your questions. Well
we did have to send them all the way to Miami. Over 700 fans
seized the
opportunity to find out what they've always wanted to know.
Nick answered as
many as he could - after all he's a bit busy being an
international superstar
- and here they are.
Leanne McCue
Would you like to pursue a future career as a director and
if so which films
would you like to direct?
I have never thought of being a director. I think that the
next move I make
will probably be acting in films. That is really what I’d
like to do if I ever took a break from my singing career.
Sherly Lin
What did your mum say about your single when she listened to
it for the very
first time?
She absolutely loved it as I think most mothers would love
their sons songs.
She was in the Florida Keys when she first heard it on the
radio and she
called me on my mobile phone to tell me how excited she was.
It was a great
feeling.
Nicolette Blacker
nick would you ever do a duet with your younger brother and
sister aaron and
angel?
I have done a duet with Aaron. It’s on his ‘Oh Aaron’
album. You should
check it out. I have never done a duet with my sister - we
fight too much
Just kidding!
Kim Marazzi
If you were interviewing a fan what would be the first
question you'd ask
them?
I would ask them why they like my music so much?
Rozz Hepburn
when will the rumoured "Carter Album" be recorded
coz i am a massive nick and
Aaron fan?
I think that is still a rumor at this stage. I think it
would be a crazy
record because within my family we have so many different
influences. So for
the moment, I would say that there are no immediate plans
for this ’Carter
Album’ to happen.
Emma Gately
If you could duet with anyone in the world who would it be
and why?
It would probably be Steve Perry from Journey. He is one of
my favorite
writers and singers in the world and I just think it would
sound so cool to
do a duet with him.
Nuala H
Dear sexy Nick is it true that the Backstreet Boy's are
splitting up?
No, that’s not true. We are actually going into the studio
early in 2003 to
begin laying down vocals for the next record so be on the
lookout for a new
album very soon.
Bibi
Nick, have u got any girlfriend now? And which song do u
like the most on
your new album?
No, I don’t have a girlfriend right now. I’m pretty much
dating my new
album, ‘Now or Never’.
Lisa May
when you have children, what do you want to name them?
I don’t know since I haven’t really thought about that
yet. I don’t even
have a girlfriend!!!
x kathryn x
How has being a part of one of the most successful music
groups changed your
life?
Well I’ve been in this since I was 14 so I really haven’t
known any other
type of life.
Tineke Melkenbeek
Are you (or/and the Backstreet Boys) gonna give a concert in
Belgium (or
anywhere else in Europe) anytime soon?
Wow I was just recently in Brussels for promotion on a big
TV show called
Star Academy. I love it there and I hope to return early in
2003 for
concerts. So yes I will be back and I hope to see all my
Belgian fans.
Nouf Bouresley
Do you feel lonely now that you're touring on your own
without the rest of
the Backstreet Boys?
No, I really enjoy performing as a solo artist.
Becki / Storm
Will you be making a Nick Carter doll just like you brother
Aaron?
No there are no plans for any more Nick dolls, I think I’m
moving on from
that now that I’m 22 years old.
Lucy
I heard bits of your new album and the songs My Confession,
Do I Have To Cry
For You and Who Needs The World sound like they are really
good songs, I just
wanted to know what song you enjoyed recording the most?
I really enjoyed recording the song ‘I Got You’ because
it was the last song
that I recorded for the album and it has a very special
meaning to me. Max
Martin and I wrote the song in Stockholm.
Beccy
I love your solo single and what I've heard of the new
album, I'm a big fan
of yours and if I could meet one person in the world it
would definitely be
you, and my question is who would you really like to meet
who you haven't met
already?
Probably Steve Perry from Journey or Bryan Adams.
Chezz
I'd like to know if Nick's younger brother Aaron, has a
girlfriend?
I hope not ! He’s only 14 so I don’t think so but if he
does have one he has
been hiding her from me.
anna ly
My question is, I've heard that the Backstreet Boys are no
long with 'The
Firm' and that you still are so what's gonna happen when you
guys regroup?
Neither the Backstreet Boys nor myself are with our old
management company.
anna ly
I was just wondering what is the most personal song on 'Now
or ever' to you?
Also I love the song Payback - is that song about Mandy?
I Got You. No that song is not specifically about Mandy.
Christine
My question is, i am one of many adult fans, so how in
relation do you think
older fans relate to you or react towards yourself and the
rest of the
backstreet boys? do you think we are more laid back, or do
you think we are
crazier than your younger teenage fans?
We have a very dedicated legion of adult fans and they are
as crazy as the
younger ones. They come to every concert and sing all the
songs.
Michelle Taylor
I would like to know who are your musical influences?
Bryan Adams, Led Zeppelin, Journey, The Cure, Smashing
Pumpkins, Beastie Boys.
Sheetal
Is it true that your house hunting in North London?
No, I love London dearly and it is absolutely my favorite
city outside of the
United States but I don’t have any plans on moving there
right now.
Kav
When are you coming to the UK again?
I’m definitely coming over for concerts in early 2003, so
get ready to see a
new side of Nick Carter live!
Kelly Hems
I know you love ALL your fans, BUT which country has the
best fans?. How do
they differ from country to country?
I think that in general my fans are a lot more crazy in
Europe than in the
United States. They have been supportive of my career since
I started with
the Backstreet Boys over 7 years ago and I hope that they
remain as loyal to
me in my solo career!
baby gracie
what's the best thing you could do to make a fan happy?
I would dedicate a song to my fans at my concert.
Nikita Carter
When are you planing to come to my country (Jordan)?
No plans at the moment but I hear it’s very beautiful
there.
Veronica Mondragon
If you fall in love with a fan do you continue with the
relationship or do
you forget it?
I continue no doubt!
Rebekah Rowland
What is your favorite thing about being a singer?
Probably getting to meet so many cool people and visit
different places
around the world.
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Nick Z100 Transcript (August 2002)
[Thanx to Sham99]
Cubby: From the summer of 94, Warren G. and
"Regulate". That was uh 94. So
Nick Carter is here now. You were what 3?
Nick (laughs): Screw you man.
Cubby (laughs): My old buddy is back!
Nick: What's up dude?
Cubby: Nick Carter is in the house. Well well well. We have
a lot to talk about.
Nick: Yeah we do.
Cubby: We're not going to be talking about Backstreet Boys.
Nick: No..
Cubby: I mean we can..
Nick: Yea of course.
Cubby: But really this is about Nick Carter
Nick (in funny voice): Just little me..
Cubby: Little old him all by himself.
Nick: Just me and you.
Cubby: Yeah!!
Nick: We should talk about you too.
Cubby: You want to talk about me too?
Nick: Yeah.
Cubby: I'll interview you.. you interview me.
Nick: Ok..
Cubby: But I'm going to start with you first. First of all
it was good
seeing you in June. You and Aaron at Z100 Zootopia..
Nick: Mmm hmm
Cubby: That was fun man
Nick: Oh yeah it was awesome.
Cubby: You guys still doing a lot of shows?
Nick: Yeah I mean I just bounced around here and there.. did
some stuff with
Aaron but right now he's on tour by himself.
Cubby: Right
Nick: And I'm getting ready to release the single..
Cubby: That is why you are here.
(Nick laughs)
Cubby: Uh here's what we're going to do folks. We're going
to take a short
break and then world premiere your brand new song called
"Help me." I want
to to talk about it, the video and everything about it. You
know what ? I
can't call you pork chop anymore.
Nick: No
Cubby: You've lost weight.
Nick (laughs): I've lost too much weight.
Cubby: How much did you lose?
Nick: I lost like uh.. 20 pounds in 2 months or something
like that.
Cubby: Well did you do the Atkin plan?
Nick: 20 pounds in a month. I don't even know. I just
started eating
properly (laughs)
Cubby: Yeah because you were a junk food junkie..
Nick: No.. yeah I was big time.
Cubby: But everyone on the plane.. We went around the world
together on the
plane.. They were all calling you pork chop.
Nick: Yeah they were..
Cubby: And Kevin was like "Hey man.. just say pork chop
to him" and you got
all mad at me.
Nick (laughs): Yeah.. I'm not.. I'm not. I'm feeling better
now.
Cubby: He's skinny chop now.
Nick: Yeah.
Cubby: Nick Carter.. hang on okay? We'll be back in 4
minutes and we will
talk more with Nick. Z100.. We are live.
Cubby: It's Cubby and we're hanging out with the very thin
Nick Carter.
Welcome to Z100 man.
Nick: You're looking good yourself.
Cubby: Thank you very much.
Nick: You are..
Cubby: We got to get you a cot in here because you are up
here all the time.
Seriously you've been a lot here in the past 2 years. We
appreciate it.
Nick: Yeah we have.. I was just here recently.
Cubby: So what's going on man? You have a brand new song.
It's solo time.
Nick: Yeah.
Cubby: How long have you been working on this?
Nick: For the past.. well since February. I've been working
my butt off. I
recorded 37 songs and we had to decide from those 37 songs
what would be the
first single. I've been working really hard on it and it's
been a really fun
experience because I get to get a lot of stuff out that I've
been holding in
since I was a little kid.. You know touring around the world
and things like
that. I'm actually starting to write and figure out myself
and kind find
myself in a way. It's been an exp.. well that's how it's
been for me.
Cubby: It's weird talking to you without Brian or somebody
chiming in..
Nick (laughs): It's weird huh?
Cubby: Is this your first interview without the guys?
Nick: Well yeah oh radio..
Cubby: That's pretty cool right?
Nick: Yep. First time for everything..
Cubby: Now what's up with Backstreet Boys? You guys are fine
right?
Nick: Yeah..
Cubby: Let's clear up any rumors. You guys aren't breaking
up?
Nick: No everything is fine. I mean it's just taking a lot
longer to work on
an album for them so right now I'm going to be releasing
some stuff for
myself.
Cubby: Are you doing both?
Nick: Yeah.. I wanna definately do both.
Cubby: So do you have time for a personal life? Or are you
just pretty much
writing, doing your thing and BSB stuff and your thing ?
Nick: Well right now at this particular point.. I'm really
concentrating on
the stuff I wanted to do for so long by myself and that's
what we've been
doing.
Cubby: I want to talk to some die hard fans that have been
on hold forever.
This is Hailey.. Hi Hailey.
Harley: It's Harley.
Cubby: No I'm sorry Harley like the motorcycle.
Harley: Yeah something like that
Cubby: Harley..
back up
Harley: What?
Cubby: You are on with Nick
Harley: Hi!
Nick: Hi Harley (he said it like Howie)
Harley: Oh my god. How are you?
Nick: I'm really good.
Harley: I just want to tell you I'm going to be 27 next
week..
Nick: Mmm hmm.
Harley: I drag friends to concerts. We do everything and I
get made fun of!
Nick: Why?
Harley: Because they say I'm 27 and I shouldn't be..
Nick: Oh my god..
Harley: It's alright though. You know what. I stand my
ground.
Nick: Don't listen to them.
Harley: I will love you guys forever.
Nick: You can do whatever you want to do.
Cubby: Exactly. You have a question for Nick?
Harley: Yeah.. what was it like recording without them?
Nick: What was it like .. that's a good question. Just it
was..
Cubby: Lonely?
Nick: Well it was little different because of course you
don't have 4 other
different opinions and different things and when you are in
group.. You have
to kind of give a little and take a little and it's not all
you. You know?
That's what makes a group but when it's by yourself, you can
almost throw
everything out at the table and see how it's going to be and
it's kind of
very experimental. That was the fun part because I have
always been very big
rock influenced all my life. Old rock n roll.. New rock n
roll and so I
wanted to add that element to the new music like to the pop
and make it kind
of like a pop rock type of element and it's a little new and
different and
fresh. So it's been really good to create and kind of come
up with something
different.
Harley: Yea when is it gonna be available?
Nick: I think October 29 is the release date right now for
the album.
Harley: Cool.
Cubby: Thanks a lot Harley. So album in October.. Will
people buy a single ?
Will you put a single out?
Nick: I don't believe so in the US. I don't think so..
Outside of the US
there will probably be a.. I don't know if it's commercial
single.. yeah
commercial single.
Cubby: I'll tell you what. You want to play it?
Nick: Let's do it.
Cubby: Are you nervous?
Nick: Yes (laughs) Don't do it . Wait hold on..
Cubby: Is this your first time..
Nick (laughing): Don't hit the button yet!
Cubby: Is this your first time hearing it on the radio?
Nick: Yes it is..
(Sound of a drum roll)
Nick: Oh my god. Drum roll and everything.
Cubby: Z100 world premiere music.. Nick Carter..
(Nick starts snickering)
Cubby: This is called "Help me."
(Nick starts laughing)
Cubby: What are you laughing at?
Nick (still laughing): Cause it's funny!!
Cubby: This is a big deal.
Nick (laughing): It's funny though.
Cubby: Nick Carter by himself!
Nick: I can't believe it.
Cubby: "Help me"
Music starts playing..
Nick: You're killing me.
Song ends..
Cubby: Z100 world premiere music right there. Nick Carter
"Help me." You
were getting misty eyed.
Nick: Yes I am. I'm about to start crying (busts out
laughing).
Cubby: It this how you felt when "Quit playing
games" when you first heard
it that on the radio. Actually further back than that I
guess.
Nick: Yeah.. "We've got it going on."
Cubby: Probably in Florida or something..
Nick: It's exciting. It's really exciting. I feel like..
Words can't
explain..
Cubby: It was really cool to see you . Seriously. We were
just playing it..
you were jumping around the studio. It's like you found out
your wife had a
baby or something. You were like "It's a boy! It's a
boy"!!
(Nick laughing)
Cubby: Hey uh we got to get ready to pull the 5 o'clock
whistle here in a
second but people are holding.. Tina??
Tina: Hi
Cubby: What did you think of that brand new song and how
amazing was it?
Tiina: I loved it. It was amazing. Congratulations Nick.
Nick: Thank you (laughing). I can't stop laughing.
Tina: Basically I just wanted to thank you for putting out
such good music
cause I've been a fan since 1997 and since then I've gone
through a lot of
hard obstacles.. I've had to overcome and your music just
like helped.. You
know how you did Bravo All Stars "Let the music heal
your soul?"
Nick: Mmm hmm
Tina: Basically that's how it is... And it just puts me in
such a good mood
everyday and no matter how bad of a day I'm having.. It's
amazing. It just
like makes me forget about everything.
Nick: That's the reason . You are the reason why I like to
make music.
People like you..
Tina: Awww
Nick: Definitely
Tina: Why thank you.
Cubby: Group hug!
Tina: Awww. I wish I could hug you.
Cubby: Alright thanks for the call Tina. Alright Hilary?
Hilary: Hello?
Cubby: You are on with Nick.
Hilary (screams) : Oh my god! Nick!!
Cubby screams like a girl and Nick laughs..
Hilary: I'm so in love with you.
Cubby: How amazing is that brand new song "Help
me?"
Hilary: I love it. I love you so much. You sound so hot
singing it.
Nick (laughs): Thanks.
Cubby: What's your question?
Hilary: Will you be doing a signing when your cd comes out?
Nick: Will I be doing a signing?
Cubby: Yeah like at Virgin Megastore or something like that.
Nick: We might do that.
Hilary (screams): Oh my god. Then I can meet you again. I'm
so happy. I love
you.
Nick (laughs): Thanks for calling.
Hilary: Thank you so much. You made my life. Bye.
Cubby: Tiffany?
Tiffany (screams): Hey what's up??
Cubby: You are on with Nick.
Tiffany: Hey Nick!
Nick: Hi.
Tiffany: I'm downstairs Nick.
Nick: Oh you are?
Cubby: Oh god.. You just saw Nick and now you got to call?
There are people
who didn't even talk to him. We'll be down in a second
Tiffany.
Nick: We'll see ya. I'll send Cubby down. (laughs)
Tiffany: I'm a expecting a big hug Nick.
Nick: What's that?
Tiffany: I'm expecting a big hug when you come down.
Nick: Ok I owe it to ya.
back up
Cubby: We got 3 more phone calls and then we're blowing the
5 o'clock
whistle. Is this Carrie?
Carrie: Yeah hi. Oh my god Nick I love you.
Nick: Oh wow. Thank you.
(Cubby laughs)
Nick: I don't know what to say..
Carrie: Wow. I'm so nervous. Wow. Your song is awesome.
Nick: You like it?
Carrie: It's awesome. I want to know.. What can we expect
from you in the
future? Anything newer?
Nick: An album. The album is coming out..
Cubby: And a video?
Nick: Yea a video. Thanks for reminding me. I'm getting
ready to shoot the
video in like a couple of weeks and hopefully MTV will play
it.
Carrie: That's cool. And a tour or something?
Nick: Yeah.. maybe something like that..
Carrie: Oh that's awesome
Nick: I know I'm going to be doing.. I'm going to be going
around to
different places.
Carrie: That's awesome.
Cubby: If you just tuned in.. It's Z100. Nick Carter is
here. And we're
going to Carol. Carol, I hear you're calling long distance?
Carol: Yeah I am actually.
Cubby: Where about?
Carol: (says some city). It's about an hour north of
Syracuse. He should
remember. You did the state fair here one year.
Nick: Mmm hmm. That was a while back ago.
Carol: Yeah..
Cubby: You don't do state fairs anymore.
Nick: I might have to on this one!
Cubby: No I don't think you have to worry about that. Hey
Carol. What's your
question?
Carol: I wanted to know.. I haven't heard the album yet
obviously but I
wanted to know which of the songs on "Now or
Never" was like his favorite
and which one meant the most to him?
Nick: Uh well we haven't quite picked everyone yet but uhm..
There was this
one song that I wrote called "I stand for you" and
it's kind of like just a
very free spirited song.. very open and just..
Carol: Kind of like you..
Nick: Yeah.. free spirted and open and kind of just like to
do whatever I
want to do.
Carol: Well I just want to say on behalf of the Nick Carter
official support
team.. It's an E-group that we're on..
Nick: Mmm hmm
Carol: And I just wanted to say thay we just are totally
standing behind you
and supporting you and we are waiting with ? for that album
to come out. We
think that you are awesome.
Nick: Thank you so much.
Carol: We love you.
Nick (laughs): I love you too. Everybody out there.
Cubby: It's been all business up till this point.
Nick: Yeah.
Cubby: Now the personal phone calls. Dawn what's your
question?
Dawn: What's up Nick? Well being as though the last caller
took my phone
call.. I'm going to ask a different question. Now that kaos
tattoo on your
back. Did that hurt?
Nick: Yeah.. It was down my spine.
Dawn: Oh god.
Nick: But the most recent one I got was.. because I have my
shark and my two
Japanese symbols and I got this whole collage thing done on
my whole entire
arm so it like really hurt.
Cubby: Now dude you're going to be 90.. You're going to have
that. You gonna
be happy?
Nick: Yeah well you never know actually. Hopefully my
grandchildren are
going to be like "What the hell did you do
grandpa??"
Cubby: Thanks for the call Dawn.
Dawn: I also wanted to tell him that he has a phenomenal
voice
Nick: Thanks.
Cubby: Yeah well it's evident in that brand new song. That's
for sure..
Nick: Thanks.
Dawn: Bye
Cubby: Alright I want you do something for me alright?
Nick: What's that?
5 o'clock whistle starts..
Cubby: It's Cubby looking for Gissel ______ from New York,
New York. Would
you say Gissel?
Nick: Gissel.
Cubby: Yeah Gissel from New York, New York. One hour to call
me and give me
the phrase that pays. Nick Carter since you are here.
Technically it's 4
after 5. It's 5:04. It's not really 5 o'clock.
Nick: Oh no we missed it!
Cubby: But if you could..
Nick: You want me to say it?
Cubby: Yeah I want you do the honors of doing something very
important here
at Z100.
Drum roll..
Cubby: Tell everybody what time it is.
Nick: It's 5 o'clock! It's the weekend! And it's quitting
time baby!!!
Cubby: Let's play it one more time!!
"Help me" starts playing again
Nick: I'm going to kill you..
Cubby: Yeah!! Nick Carter!
Cubby: Z100. Nick Carter. There it is again...world premiere
"Help me."
What's that song about Nick?
Nick: It's about I need some help. I have mental problems.
(laughs)
Cubby: I want you to say that in every interview you do.
"What's that song
about Nick?" It's about "I need help."
"Thanks a lot. Thanks for coming".
You wrote that song right?
Nick: No actually that was written by Matthew Girard.
Cubby: But you wrote lots of songs on the album right?
Nick: I wrote about 60% of the album.
Cubby: Wow.
Nick: 60.. 75.
Cubby: Well Nick Carter. I can't tell you what a day it's
been. I mean I had
no idea you were coming up here until about 2 hours ago and
we got the song
in our hands. You hand delivered it. You da man..
Nick: I can't.. I can't believe it's happening. I'm like
"Oh my god"
(pretends to cry)
Cubby: A message to the fans?
Nick: Message to the fans.. Uhm it's been since we've done
anything or me
personally or anything. Anybody who's been here and who's
been supporting
and stuck through it through all the hard times and all the
good times.
Thank you for still being here. Because I think the fans
deserve all the
respect. You know? Especially in my position.
Cubby: And go out and buy the cd..
Nick: Please. Please that would be cool. (laughs)
Cubby: And until it comes out.. request it. Nick Carter
"Help me." Nick
Carter.. thank you.
Nick: Thank you.
Cubby: Big round of applause. Thank you Nick Carter for
coming to Z100
Nick: See ya!!!
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Village
Voice Review - Good Old Boys
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Source: The
Village Voice
Good Old Boys
By: Christopher O'Connor
As the kiddies hit adolescence and the warm fuzzies of the
late '90s dissipate, days of five hunky men busting out mean
dance spins and belting lyrics about immortality are
numbered. The emphasis now is on the individual—it usually
is when times cry for a hero. Nick Carter and Justin
Timberlake, the youngest, prettiest members of the
Backstreet Boys and *NSync, must sense the arsenic in the
wind. Each has temporarily abandoned his "together
forever" crew and Gap Kids sweetheart image. Nick has a
forced head start, with his Boys in a brutal holding pattern
and their image in the public toilet. On Now or Never, he's
counting on sincerity to guarantee life on the other side.
Justin, whose *NSync are still indisputably enormous, is
running mostly on ego. Consequently, though he may still
look athletic wearing a wifebeater T-shirt and earnest
crooning a Brian McKnight ballad, he's also the funky,
squealing icon of dance eras past—on Justified, he wants
to be Astaire, Elvis, and Michael all at once. He's wearing
black gloves, derbies, and wind-blown button-downs, and he's
aligned with the Neptunes and Timbaland in search of
black-music sainthood, coming close on single-of-the-year
candidates "Like I Love You" and "(And She
Said) Take Me Now." It's Timberlake's statement that
he, too, is important.
Nick Carter, on the other hand, just wants to be Nick. He's
dressing down and just making records. He appears on his Now
or Never album seated against a vintage car in T-shirt,
jeans, and beat-up sneakers. He's also less progressive than
Justin; Nick co-writes five songs, and he knows what he
likes—Max Martin drama, Brian Wilson sunniness, Def
Leppard bombast. The beautifully derivative "Girls in
the U.S.A." gives approval to the "California
Girls" reject list ("My Texas honey's always on
the run/Gives me lots of love at the Alamo"), and
employs the echoed drums and Viking chants of "Pour
Some Sugar on Me" simultaneously—with help from
dancehall toaster Mr. Vegas, no less.
Nick also honors his meal ticket—Max Martin contributes
three productions. This Martin, however, is not the
forlorned lover who wrote the all-time great tunes ("As
Long You Love Me," " . . . Baby One More
Time") that initially propelled teenpop. Rather, he
writes silly, up-tempo ditties that sound both like
end-credit fodder for The Karate Kid and like the Europes
and Warrants of yore. In "I Got You," Martin hides
the trademark Carter yelp—so well-meaning in
overcompensation it hurts—under a bed of harmony vocals,
so that even though this counts as a Nick emo gesture, it
might still work as a Backstreet hit.
In contrast, almost nothing on Justified could work as *NSync
fare. The Neptunes' funk tracks are so airtight that
anything other than a speak-singing Justin or his baby
falsetto would seem out of place. Likewise, Timbaland's
productions are their otherworldly selves, so wacky that
"Right for Me" squeezes Justin into awkwardness
and "Cry Me a River" limits him to a lousy Aaliyah
impression.
People who think of themselves as true stars, however, like
this kind of exercise—and with enough hard work, they pull
it off. If Michael Jackson reached out to Quincy Jones for a
few seminal grooves, why isn't Justin entitled to a few of
his own? "Like I Love You" is amazing, the most
delicious combination of funk, hooksmanship, moaning
sexuality (Justin coos, invites, and suggests throughout)
and avant-garde production (that little acoustic loop!) in
years. The song's coda, a James Brown coupling of snare drum
and nonsense talk, is damn near archetypal. Justin competes
admirably with himself on "(And She Said) Take Me
Now," where he and Janet Jackson tease back and forth
along Tim's exotic clavinet and metallic drums. The song
proves that the star is only as good as his collaborators,
but also that Justin has the balls to pursue the A-plus
list.
Certainly, Now and Never and Justified are as different as
ice cream cake and glazed duck, but so were the Backstreet
Boys and *NSync in their prime, really. The Boys conducted
themselves as clean messengers. They smiled, expressed the
lyrics, nailed the harmonies, and pleased the audience.
Their dance moves were lame, and their stage content rarely
offended. *NSync were much more self-absorbed. They sold
their sex appeal willingly and lathered on the production
values. They looked like autistic Tourette's sufferers when
they danced, dazzling with hard work over substance. With
star turns in rabid demand, the altar boy stands no chance
against the megalomaniac.
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