Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean Discusses Johnny No Name, Tour

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Mar 28, 2000 Source: CDNOW Submitted By: Gina March 27, 2000, 1:05 pm PT Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean held a press conference at the Hard Rock Café in Los Angeles on Monday (March 27) to discuss his alter-ego, Johnny No Name, and the nine-date tour he kicks off in L.A. on Monday evening (allstar, March 13). Originally called Johnny Suede (McLean had to change it due to a 1991 movie of the same name) and conceived from the label on a jacket McLean purchased in Nashville last May, McLean's alter-ego quickly took on a life of its own, sparking a one-off gig at the Hard Rock Café in Orlando earlier this year and now a full tour. Perhaps learning a lesson from Garth Brooks' miserable failure that was Chris Gaines, McLean at least talks about Johnny No Name in the third person. "Johnny is a kind of free-for-all, no inhibition -- just able to be the me that I can't be on stage as a Backstreet Boy," said McLean. "He can just be a little more free, flamboyant, crazy, just ridiculous -- not to mention he's British from Nashville." Backed by five of the six members in the Backstreet Boys' band, Johnny No Name is much more rock and alternative-edged than BSB. The set, consisting of mostly covers, will include tunes by Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, the Commodores, Tonic, Brian McKnight, Wild Cherry, as well as a few BSB covers for fun. "It's a wide range of every genre of music that I grew up listening to -- that has had some influence on my life. I'm not really blind-sided to one specific type of music. I listen to everything. Rock, to me, is more free than pop. Pop is more giddy and happy. Rock and roll has is been around for ages and will never die. Johnny is gonna do more of the rock thing." When asked if the tour would spark a Johnny No Name album, McLean hinted in the affirmative. "Could be," he said. "If there is, it will definitely be the same band, all live -- a true, live rock album which I'm looking forward to doing." McLean's Johnny No Name tour will benefit VH1's Save the Music Foundation, which the Backstreet Boys are heavily involved in. McLean also noted that the group would like to put together a giant, Live Aid-type charity concert to benefit the foundation as well. VH1 is also working on a Save the Music charity concert called Men Strike Back which will involve the BSB and Sting, among others, to air on April 18. For now, Johnny No Name will hit a city near you through April 9 in New York City, if he can stay out of trouble long enough. "He's on constant probation," reports McLean. "Every time he does a show, he gets out on his probation to do the show. At the end of the show, he has to go back to jail. He's constantly in trouble for doing something. I'm not, but he is! Just so you know, I'm the little angel, he's the little devil. I've never been handcuffed ... ever." Here are the dates for the Johnny No Name tour: March 27, Los Angeles, Wiltern Theater March 28, Las Vegas, The Joint April 1, Milwaukee, Modjaska Theater April 2, Minneapolis, The Quest April 4, Chicago, Rosemont Theater April 5, Detroit, State Theater April 7, Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club April 8, Atlantic City, Trump Taj Mahal Casino April 9, New York City, Irving Plaza -- Kevin Raub Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: johnansaz http://imrdsoacha.gov.co/silvitra-120mg-qrms Submitted by: johnansaz http://t-links.org/EZjAi12N real sex dating near you! Submitted by: RoyalCBD Hbs6CL I think other web-site proprietors should take this site as an model, very clean and fantastic user friendly style and design, let alone the content. You are an expert in this topic! Submitted by: RoyalCBD.com 23TMnH Thank you ever so for you article.Really looking forward to read more. Want more. Submitted by: canada salons Im grateful for the blog article.Thanks Again. Fantastic. Submitted by: canada salons Great blog.Really looking forward to read more. Great. Submitted by: smashing top seo yyuw7V I am so grateful for your blog article. Want more. Comment on this item. Next Item: Man Shot, Fans Stay In Line Prev Item: Backstreet Boy Says Solo Tour Could Lead To Album