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On
the Rise: Nick Carter
back up
Source: CDNow
Nick Carter: Hopefully, It's Now Backstreet
Boy-turned-solo-artist Nick Carter talks about his bandmates,
his rivals (this means you, Justin), and his surprising love
of Bon Jovi.
By Allison Stewart, CDNOW Senior Editor, Pop Who: Sometime
Backstreet Boy-turned-solo-artist Nick Carter.
What: Now or Never, his solo debut.
Why he might sound familiar: Hello? He's a Backstreet Boy.
You'll like him if: You like Bryan Adams-style pop-rock. Yes,
we said Bryan Adams. Carter's solo debut draws more from
guitar-oriented rock than pop.
His story in a nutshell: With the Back Street Boys on hiatus,
Carter, who claims he was always a closet rocker, figured it
was time to indulge his inner Bon Jovi. "I grew up on
Bruce and Bon Jovi, and Bryan Adams," he says.
What teen pop fans might think of Nick Carter, V. 2.0:
"There is still a pop feel to the album -- it's not a
total departure," Carter says. "I think it's gonna
be cool for them to see me [this way]. I don't like to stay
the same. I want to come off different to people."
Putting his act together and taking it on the road: Carter
says a tour is in the offing. "We've been
rehearsing," he explains. "I've been playing guitar,
but I don't have any tour planned yet. Right now I'm waiting
to see how the album's gonna do. I want to play really small
places, like 1,000 or 2,000 seaters. I would rather do it that
way, and get some respect."
"I don't want people to necessarily like me in the
beginning. I like being the underdog."
Justin Timberlake has a solo album out at the same time. How
mad are you? "Not at all," Carter insists. "I
think, honestly, he wants to do R&B, and I want to do
rock. We both have something to prove. He's got more going for
him at the moment, but that's OK."
No. Seriously. How mad are you? Carter knows he won't beat
Timberlake's album out of the box, and, he says, he might not
even want to. "I want to sweat. I don't want it to be
easy. I don't want people to necessarily like me in the
beginning," he says. "I like being the underdog ...
It definitely is scary [being on your own]. There's a lot
riding on me, but I figure you either like me, or you
don't."
On a possible new Backstreet Boys album: "We'll probably
record it late next year, or maybe the middle of next
year," Carter says. "I feel like I'm gonna have more
to offer the band [now]. I can bring some new skills. I want
to make another solo album, too. I feel like this is the tip
of the iceberg. But at the end of the day, I've still got a
lot to learn."
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Another
CDNow Review - Nick Carter: Hopefully, It's Now
back up
Source: CDNow
Backstreet Boy-turned-solo-artist Nick Carter talks about
his bandmates, his rivals (this means you, Justin), and his
surprising love of Bon Jovi.
By: Allison Stewart, CDNOW Senior Editor, Pop
Who: Sometime Backstreet Boy-turned-solo-artist Nick Carter.
What: Now or Never, his solo debut.
Why he might sound familiar: Hello? He's a Backstreet Boy.
You'll like him if: You like Bryan Adams-style pop-rock. Yes,
we said Bryan Adams. Carter's solo debut draws more from
guitar-oriented rock than pop.
His story in a nutshell: With the Back Street Boys on hiatus,
Carter, who claims he was always a closet rocker, figured it
was time to indulge his inner Bon Jovi. "I grew up on
Bruce and Bon Jovi, and Bryan Adams," he says.
What teen pop fans might think of Nick Carter, V. 2.0:
"There is still a pop feel to the album -- it's not a
total departure," Carter says. "I think it's gonna
be cool for them to see me [this way]. I don't like to stay
the same. I want to come off different to people."
Putting his act together and taking it on the road: Carter
says a tour is in the offing. "We've been
rehearsing," he explains. "I've been playing guitar,
but I don't have any tour planned yet. Right now I'm waiting
to see how the album's gonna do. I want to play really small
places, like 1,000 or 2,000 seaters. I would rather do it that
way, and get some respect."
Justin Timberlake has a solo album out at the same time. How
mad are you? "Not at all," Carter insists. "I
think, honestly, he wants to do R&B, and I want to do
rock. We both have something to prove. He's got more going for
him at the moment, but that's OK."
No. Seriously. How mad are you? Carter knows he won't beat
Timberlake's album out of the box, and, he says, he might not
even want to. "I want to sweat. I don't want it to be
easy. I don't want people to necessarily like me in the
beginning," he says. "I like being the underdog ...
It definitely is scary [being on your own]. There's a lot
riding on me, but I figure you either like me, or you
don't."
On a possible new Back Street Boys album: "We'll probably
record it late next year, or maybe the middle of next
year," Carter says. "I feel like I'm gonna have more
to offer the band [now]. I can bring some new skills. I want
to make another solo album, too. I feel like this is the tip
of the iceberg. But at the end of the day, I've still got a
lot to learn."
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Teen
People Interview - Now, Meet Nick Carter
back up
Source: TeenPeople.com
Having grown up in a group, it's Nick's time for solo shine.
This is an exciting time for Nick Carter. As the Backstreet
Boys, the fivesome that made him famous, near their tenth year
together, he's just released his solo debut, Now Or Never.
TeenPeople.com talked to Nick about his solo prospects and
where he sees himself in the future...
Your new solo album has been a long time coming. Are you
happy with the result?
I'm very happy. I'm just starting. This is just the
beginning of stuff to come in the future. I talk with people,
like my producers and everybody, and they're like, "We
know that you're just starting to learn new things and really
come into your own." I'm not even sure what I'm capable
of. Everybody's going to be able to see a glimpse of what's to
come in the future.
The Backstreet Boys are heading into their tenth year
together. What have been the high points of that time for you?
We've had so much success with the Backstreet Boys. Beign
able to put out records and consistently sell a lot of them;
it's just a blessing in disguise, because a lot of people
don't get that kind of opportunity. We were able to be one of
those groups from that whole era, when it came to pop music,
who were hopefully very memorable to people.
Where do you see yourself in, say, five years?
Possibly producing stuff. Not necessarily my own stuff,
but I might do my sister Leslie's album. I really feel like I
could get in the studio, write her some good material and
produce her. because I was producing for a while and things
like that.
And hopefully, I'll be doing as well as I can on the solo
thing. I just want to grow as an entertainer, as a musician,
as an artist, and I know I'm not all the way there yet. I have
a lot more to learn, and that's fine.
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Shoeboxes
for Lupus
back up
Source: Fan Friends for BSB
Fan Friends for BSB presents:
Gift Boxes for the DLF Support Group for the Holidays!
Hello everyone!
Just when you thought you couldn't get enough, we are back
again! Kinda like Backstreet themselves! We are on to our next
Christmas project and are looking for people who may want to
contribute. We are putting together "Shoeboxes for
Lupus". And just what is a "Shoebox for Lupus"?
Well, you find a shoe box, and you put all kinds of things in
it that would make life a little more enjoyable and comfy for
someone who may be suffering. Like some nice shower gel, or a
Hershey's chocolate bar, or maybe a nice pair of thick, comfy
socks. Use your imagination....if someone gave you a box, what
would you like to find in it? (We have a little list below if
you need some ideas) You will have to mark on the outside of
the box somewhere if it is for a man, woman, or younger
person. We are not asking that you go into debt with your box,
just do what you can.
The boxes are to be sent to The Dorough Lupus Foundation and
they will be distributed to lupus patients through the Dorough
Lupus Foundation Support Group, which is a support group for
teens living with lupus.
You will need to include our little letter from Fanfriends, so
when your box is ready to go, please email one of us on the
committee so we can send you the letter.
You will have to print it out and put it in your box, and you
will also have to be willing to pay the postage to mail your
box.
On the outside, just put:
"Shoeboxes for Lupus"
The Dorough Lupus Foundation
4690 Lipscomb St. N.E. #5
Palm Bay, FL 32905
Gift for: (Fill in Man, Woman, young adult male or female)
The last day to mail your boxes off will be December 10, 2002.
The support group will be meeting on December 17th, so we want
to have them all to the DLF by then. So, let's get out there
and help some people feel the love from us during the
Holidays!!
Idea List:
~Word puzzle books and pencils
~Socks
~Slippers
~Toiletry Items
~Chocolate (yummmm)
~Stationary
~Gloves/Mittens
~Tea, Hot chocolate, Instant coffee drinks
~A nice mug (for above)
~cookies
~reading books
~Instant chicken soup (like a Cup of Soup)
~a magazine
~2003 calendar
~a special christmas ornament
~a small size picture frame
~a disposable camera
etc etc etc...
Thanks for all your support!
Janet, Peggy, Debbie, Cathy, Adel, Kim and Kriss
FanFriends for BSB
**Permission granted for this project by the Dorough Lupus
Foundation.
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