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NEWS
September
2002
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Transcript
of Nick on Hot30 in Australia
back up
Source: Hot30.com
Jackie (J): Hey Nick. How ya going?
Nick Carter (N): Oh, its good! Everything's going great!
J: Yeah? How's the new solo album going? I hear you've been working
hard on that.
N: Yeah, I'm busting my ass on it.
J: How long have you been working on it?
N: I've been working on it since February
J: And is it almost ready? You know, to be out?
N: It's like 95% there
J: OK, so whats the 5% that needs to be done on it?
N: Oh, probably like mixing, and the final pick of the songs.
J: Now its titled Now or Never, whats the meaning behind that?
N: It just felt like if I didn't do it now, I would never do it.
J: What was your involvement in the songwriting process with this
album?
N: Pretty much, I wrote a large portion of the album. I felt I had a
lot to say, I had a lot of things to get off my chest. And sure
enough, that's what happened.
J: OK, and its got a slightly rockier sound to that of the
Backstreet Boys. Is that your own personal style of music that you
like to listen to?
N: Oh, definitely. I'm a big rock fan. I always have been. I kind of
grew up to it.
J: And so, what are the Backstreet Boys gonna think of your new
album? Is it gonna be a huge departure from what they're used to
doing?
N: It's a huge departure. Its not BSB, but at the same time it does
have a bit of a BSB feel, because, I AM one of the Backstreet Boys.
J: Now the new song, Help Me, what made you release that as the
first single?
N: That song in particular, it's a song that wasn't written by me,
but the reason?.. I really like that song. And the reason I wanted
to record it, was because it hit home. The point of life where I'm
at right now, it tells about how I'm feeling right now. How I'm
trying to find myself, and who I am. Being in the group, and doing
this for so long, and being kind of sheltered. I haven't been able
to find myself, ya know? Because I've been in that environment for
so long. So I'm doing my best to try and find myself, and that song
explains exactly what I'm trying to say.
J: So after working on this solo album for months I guess, has it
helped you find yourself?
N: Oh Yes! So much! The thing about it, I was starting to go off the
deep end a little bit. And when I started recording, and really
concentrating on myself and everything, my self-esteem just went up,
I started feeling better about myself. And I started getting
healthier. I stopped partying and hanging out and going crazy. So
now, people can tell even by the way I look now.
J: So how are you going to feel? It sounds like you've really
enjoyed the whole process, working on your own, finding your own
style. How are you gonna be when you go back to the Backstreet Boys?
Is that something you're definitely gonna do?
N: Yes, I would love to go back to do the next album with them.
That's what I'm planning on doing.
J: So the Backstreet Boys are still definitely together? And you
guys are about to go into the recording studio aren't you?
N: Yea-ah!!
J: And how did they feel about you going solo?
N: Uh...Yeah. They've got their own opinions about things but...
J: It's something you had to do?
N: Yeah
J: What are they doing? Is anyone else from BSB going solo?
N: No, just lil ol me.
J: And when are you coming back to Australia? It's been so long
since we've seen you guys.
N: Well, I'm ready to get my butt over there soon, cos I just
started surfing, so, I want to get over there soon.
J: Oh, we've got very good surf over here.
N: Yeah, I want to check it out big time.
J: And would you be coming by yourself with your album? Or would you
be coming with the group?
N: Uh...who knows? Either or but I'd like to get over there
J: Cool! Now stick around Nick, cos I have to go through Kyle's [the
other dj] Minute of Power. You up for that?
N: Sure!
(Plays Help Me)
J: Now my co-host Kyle couldn't be here today, but he's given me a
list of questions, which we call the Minute of Power. You OK to do
that?
N: OK, that's fine.
J: OK, first question, Have you ever been with more than one woman
in the same night?
N: (Giggles) Hehe! Umm...No.
J: Have you ever broken the law anywhere in the world?
N: Hmm...(Giggles) ...Yes.
J: What can't you live without?
N: I can't live without...women.
J: Whats the first thing you wash when you're in the shower?
N: Hehe!! Umm...I can't answer that question.
J: OK, we'll pass on that question.
J: Do you fold or scrunch your toilet paper?
N: Uh...I dunno.
J: You're a scruncher aren't you?
N: Yeah.
J: What kind of car do you own?
N: It's a Cadillac Escalade
J: What celebrity would you like to have sex with?
N: HeHe!! (Giggles) You want me to be honest? First of all, I don't
do that stuff. Second of all...I'm just playing. What the heck is
her name...Um, she's from Australia. Dammit, she does that, like,
Kiss Kiss song.
J: Ah! Holly Valance! Cos she's been over in London. You would have
seen her over there?
N: Uh hum...Isn't she from Australia?
J: Yep, she's an actress in Australia, and she's just turned to
music. But she's got a boyfriend.
N: Oh Man!!
J: Sorry, everyone's taken!
N: What the hell, I've been single for a year and a half, and I'm
all lonely.
J: Oh no, we'll have to put in a good word with Holly, and who knows
what will happen there, hey?
J: Have you ever stolen anything from your parents?
N: Have I ever stolen anything from my parents, of course.
J: Like money and stuff?
N: Yeah, when I was younger.
J: Have you ever gotten yourself blind? And done something stupid?
N: Got myself BLIND???
J: Yeah, like drunk.
N: Umm...hehe...Yeah, I dunno.
J: At what age were you first with a girl sexually?
N: Good Lord!!
J: Sorry, these are his questions, not mine.
N: I plead the Fifth.
J: OK, what type of aftershave do you use?
N: After what?
J: You know, cologne.
N: Oh my god, I thought you said "After SEX!!" Sorry,
aftershave? I don't wear aftershave.
J: OK, so do you wear boxers or full briefs?
N: I wear boxers
J: What was the last CD you bought?
N: I just bought the Weezers album.
J: Which celebrity would you kill if you had to?
N: Would I kill? Uh,I'd never kill anybody.
J: OK, so which celebrity would you punch, if you had to?
N: Umm, which celebrity would I punch? Uh,whoever wanted to fight!!
J: So there are no celebrities out there that annoy you?
N: No, not really. If anyone's got a problem with me, they should
tell me. I love a good fight!!
J: Well, there you go, Nick Carter your Minute of Power is up. Well
done!
N: All right!
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Closet
rocker back
up
Source: Toronto Sun
Nick Carter, in town promoting his solo debut, is a bona fide ...
By: KIERAN GRANT, TORONTO SUN
It may be a while before Backstreet's back.
But breakaway Backstreet Boy Nick Carter says his departure from
the group isn't permanent. Probably.
"I see myself going back," Carter said in an interview at
MuchMusic yesterday while he was in town to promote his upcoming
debut solo venture Now Or Never, due Oct. 29.
"I really enjoyed what we do as a group. The one thing
(Backstreet Boys) have is being able to sing together and create a
magic with five voices.
"I want to go back and do that. But right now I want to do what
I want to do."
And what that is, he said, is to release and tour his rock-tinged
new album. Now Or Never was recorded in various studios with a long
list of producers that includes Backstreet Boys mover Max Martin,
The Matrix, and Teddy Riley.
Carter, now 22, said he was a "rocker in the closet"
throughout his 10 years as the BSB's youngest song 'n' dance man. He
cited Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi as
influences.
"I'm excited," Carter said. "The easy route for me to
go would be to do another pop song and dance up on stage. Man, the
hell with that. I want to do it the hard way."
Carter's groupmates in the Backstreet Boys have appeared less
comfortable with their youngest compadre's solo venture. They were
reportedly riled by Carter's decision to stay with major U.S.
management company The Firm after the group itself was released from
its contract.
"Managers are managers," Carter said. "It doesn't
interfere with your relationship as a group. Solo wise, I had
reasons I stayed with The Firm, and it had nothing to do with their
reasons for leaving. They respected that."
That leaves things up in the air for now.
Is Carter under pressure to rejoin the Boys soon?
"Not really," he said. "In the beginning it was a
little bit difficult and odd for them. Now they're realizing it's
something I have to do. It's kind of like if one of the guys wanted
to get married or have a baby, anything personal, I'd have to
respect that. This is so personal to me. This is my dream."
As for his nightmares, one thing you won't see Carter attempting is
a ride into space like his 'NSYNC counterpart Lance Bass, who was
just ejected by the Russian space agency after missing the deadline
for the $20 million US fee.
"All I've got to say for him is 'Don't count your chickens
before they hatch, buddy,' " Carter said, laughing. "I
think what happened was that he really thought somebody was going to
bail him out with all the press around it.
"I'll get ridiculed crazy for saying it, but sometimes you do
weird stuff for certain reasons. You try to separate yourself from
your image.
"Personally, I'm happy with my feet on the ground. When I heard
about that whole thing with Lance, I had a nightmare that I went to
space and I was floating in a capsule by myself. I didn't know
nothin' about the controls, and I had to land the thing. I couldn't
do it."
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Baby
Backstreet
back up
Source: Yahoo Daily News
By: Marcus Errico
Get ready for the newest Backstreet Boy!!
Singer Brian Littrell's wife, actress Leighanne Wallace, has the
couple's baby on board. "We're expecting a baby boy at the end
of this year and we're very excited," the twosome said,
appropriately enough, in a pre-Labor Day statement.
The news comes almost exactly two years after Littrell, 27, and
Wallace, 33, wed. (They celebrated their second anniversary on
September 2.)
"The only thing we have to deal with now is our puppies being
jealous," the couple added. "We'd like to thank the fans
for all of their support and love."
Pending puppy problems notwithstanding, Littrell will become the
first BackStreeter with his very own brood.
His bandmate (and cousin) Kevin Richardson is the only other married
BackStreeter, tying the knot with dancer Kristin Willits just three
months before Littrell.
A third member, A.J. McLean, will tip the BackStreet balance from
bachelor- to hitched-heavy in January, when he's scheduled to walk
the aisle with his steady, singer Sarah Jo Martin. The two became
engaged last December.
Nick Carter and Howie Dorough are the remaining unbetrothed Boys.
As for Littrell and Wallace, the parents-to-be met while shooting
the band's 1997 video "As Long As You Love Me," in which
she was an extra.
She has also appeared in such TV series as Silk Stalkings and One
Life to Live. They became engaged in 1999 and reside in suburban
Atlanta.
Until recently, the band had been lying low (and, for Littrell at
least, making babies) since winding down their tumultuous 2001
concert tour, which was sidetracked while McLean completed rehab.
The BackStreeters are currently in the studio laying down tracks for
the follow-up to 2000's Black & Blue. Meanwhile, for those who
can't get enough BSB, Carter's solo debut, Now or Never, is slated
for release on October 29.
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