Transcript of Howie interview on 93 ZOO FM

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Mar 17, 2000 Source: 93 ZOO FM Submitted By: Maren Murphy Howie: Hello? DJ: Who's this? Howie: Howie D. DJ: No, not Howie D. Howie: Howie De one and only (majorly cheesy!!) DJ: Howie D. from the Backstreet Boys! Incredible! Thank-you for the call. I don't know if you remember or not, but we actually talked to the whole group of Backstreet Boys when the last came out. Right when you guys were just making it big. Howie: Totally remember it. Totally, totally remember it. DJ: You guys sang and "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" had just come out and it was so cool and it's so nice that you called back! Two ten times platinum records in one year...HELLO! Howie: It's unbelieveable. A lot has changed since last time we saw each other. DJ: Yeah exactly. You guys have sold like, a, 20 million albums since I last talked to you. Howie: It's been unbelievable. I knock on wood every day. DJ: We're gunna talk about a couple diffent things, but first I gotta know, is that making you some money? Howie: Ah...we're making a little more then a couple years ago. DJ: You're wearing nicer underwear now, aren't ya? Howie: Yeah, C.K. instead of Fruit of the Looms DJ: There ya go! BSB wearing C.K.! (They go on to talk about underwear for like twenty minutes....not too interesting, so I'll leave it out!) DJ: A couple guys in the band are tying the knot. Tell me a little about that, you know it's coming up. Howie: Yeah, those poor guys are taking the handcuffs. They're walking the plank! DJ: (laughs) Well, who are they, whats the story, what are their girlfriends names? Take down the info! You got the inside. Howie: Well, oh boy (clears throat). Well, it's public now, so I think I can go and tell ya. It's a Kevin and Brian, and they are actually getting married to two lovely finances, Brian is getting married to a girl named Leigh Ann Wallace and Kevin's getting married to Kristen.....Wilson I believe. DJ: Yes, I think I heard that on Inside Edition! It's not like we get the scoop up hear, so it's nice to hear it from Backstreet Boy. So, do they have dates yet? Howie: Not yet, I mean, we're trying to figure out our whole schedule and everything that's going on here still so they're trying to work around the schedule and everything. DJ: Well, that's cool! Number one song in the country! Howie: Well thank-you! I know, it's unbelievable (yes, we know by now!)! DJ: Man, you guys are at the height now, it's incredible. Ah...you recently got a new, well lets say your record company signed the new act to your record label. Jive records just signed 'N Sync. What's that like? Howie: Um...it's quite interesting. DJ: Did that piss you off? C'mon, be honest with me! Howie: Them signing 'N Sync to our record label? Um, I wouldn't say it so much pissed us off, I mean, I think we're constantly trying to set our own stands or creating new trends, it just seems like every time, ya know, something new comes out, a bunch of record companies wanna constantly copy it and make another group just like it. DJ: Oh! Look, that's working! Hey, lets see if we can do that! Howie: Exactly! So we don't mind competition ya know, so we think it's all friendly competition, but when it's coming from our backyard, it's a little awkward feeling. DJ: Right, I mean you guys were like the pristine thing going on, as far as the boy band thing, and by the way I hate that term... Howie: (laughs) You too? DJ: Yeah...you too? But I mean you guys were the pristine, the inovaters, the starters, for the 90's anyway, for the boy band thing and then ya know, of course, you got Britney on your label as well, and it's like then they go and say, oh wait, here's these guys and they're running a close second, we're gunna go ahead and sign 'N Sync. I mean that's gotta, that's gotta be, it's kind of like taking a little bit of the glory, especially from people on your own team. Howie: Right, I mean, it's just kind of, ya know, you're trying to set your own plans or what you plan on doing, ya know, and when asked to do something, and if say, well we don't really feel exactly doing the stuff at this point, then there's always this fear, that okay well, it's going to go to this person instead. And I think also, a lot of people don't really know the whole background about 'N Sync with us and our previous management and our previous record label over in Europe and ya know, just constantly following a lot of the stuff we do, I mean like I say, I think the guys are great, I wish them the best of luck, I actually went to school with one of them, Chris. I actually got him involved in the business and everything, and I wish them the best of luck, but at the end of the day it's just... DJ: A Doug E. Doug world (what...???) Howie: Exactly. DJ: Alright, alright. I know you gotta go pretty soon so I just wanted to hit a couple more things really quick...ah, are you guys going to go into the studio real soon for another album? What's going on? Jeez, you sold 10 million! Howie: Yeah, well believe it or not, we wanna go do some more recording and hopefully sell a couple more records. DJ: Right are you tour any time soon? Howie: Well, we're just finishing up this second leg of the tour here... DJ: Right, so are you going to continue the Millennium tour through-out 2000 and then go back in the studio, or are you going to hit the studio before summer's over? Howie: Well, it's kinda wierd. I think we're, I mean, we've pretty much toured all over America and a little bit of Canada, and if anything, we were talking about taking the tour over to South East Asia and South America. But it's kind of wierd because we're in the round and most places over there like arena's and stadiums and you really can't...if you've seen the show we fly in and everything and we can't do all the stuff we normally do on this show. So we're talking about possibly going into the studio, recording another album, and then going back out and touring, maybe, after the release of the album...September, October, November-ish... DJ: Now with a couple of the guys getting married I mean is that going to break up the group? That's what a lot of the girls and a lot of the guys that are fans are worried about. Jeez, well, Backstreet Boys are going to break up because one of the guys are getting married and the next thing you know their going to have kids and blah blah blah blah blah! What's gunna happen? Howie: No, no. Ya know what, it's one of those kind of things ya know, I mean, we all have our own lives, ya know outside of the Backstreet Boys as well, and um, we all wanna help each other, support each other, I mean, besides even, ya know, private lives and social lives, a couple of us wanna do some more entertainment. Like I'm trying now to start getting back into acting, which I used to do before the Backstreet Boys kind of came along, and AJ's doing some charity shows and he's doing his Johnny Suede. So we're all very supportive as long as it doesn't take away from the Backstreet group and everything, ya know, we're all very helpful to each other and making sure that each other enjoys their life during all this time instead of regretting it later on and saying I missed out on doing this or I missed out on doing that. DJ: Cool...so what's your favorite song from Millennium? Howie: Um, my favorite song is probably, ahhhh, it's a toss between Spanish Eyes and Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely DJ: Ya know what? How bout, okay, number one song in the nation right now SMTMOBL, Backstreet Boys, we're going to play that one in just a minute, but you said Spanish Eyes...that one has never been played on the radio, we're going to do that one right now! Howie: Sounds good. DJ: Howie D. from the Backstreet Boys! Give it up...yeah! (clapping) (Play SMTMOBL instead of Spanish Eyes) Howie: Thanks Paul and thanks 93 ZOO FM for all your support! DJ: Yeah baby! Howie: The Backstreet Boys! 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