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Date: Jan 13, 2001 We chat to Kevin, Howie and Nick about ‘Black & Blue’, solo careers and stolen dogs... You haven’t used Max Martin and the Cheiron team quite so much for the new album – are you trying to get away from the sounds that Britney and *Nsync are now using? Kevin: We’re not trying to get away from it – we’re just trying to grow. The sound that we created with Max Martin and Denniz Pop in ’94 has become a very popular sound. We are conscience of that. So on this album we’re trying to stay versatile and expand, grow and experiment with new sounds. Howie: If people are expecting this to be ‘Millennium 2’, they’re in for something else. All five of us have gotten involved on the writing side. It’s definitely more hands on than ‘Millennium’, so more personal to us. You’ve written or co-written on seven tracks on ‘Black & Blue’ – how do you rate yourselves as song writers? Howie: I think we’re still learning, I don’t see us on the same realm as song writing legends like Babyface or Diane Warren. But I think we’ve got a good grasp. Each album, little by little, we’re getting more songs on there. The last album, Kevin and Brian both had a song. The one before that, Brian had a song. This album, we’re on seven songs...two of which the five of us wrote on our own. We definitely didn’t want to take it all into our laps, because we think we’re all high and mighty. We have learnt a bit so now we’re stepping up to the plate to develop more as song writers. You haven’t put your picture on the cover of ‘Black & Blue’ – is that an attempt to get away from your image? Howie: It wasn’t so much to try and get away from it - we just felt that this album didn’t need a picture on it. It’s titled ‘Black & Blue’ so we’ve gone with that image. There’s alot of symbolism behind it. But there’s a picture of the back of the album. It’s not just to strike away from the whole stereotype as a boyband, but we are growing and we have creative ideas of our own now. Are you worried that this decision might affect sales, because your image is so well known? Kevin: If it effects sales, that’s pretty sad. Our record company was battling with us on that. The artwork for the album inside has pictures. The album cover doesn’t have to have a picture. Our fans know our music. And I think our fans want to hear the music. Is it true you are going to do some song writing in the future with Elton John? Kevin: I planned on hooking up with him for this album but we never got to do it. In the future I’m definitely going to write with him. I asked him and he extended that invitation. So I’m definitely going to take him up on it. Will you be like the Spice Girls, who all do successful solo stuff, but come back together to release albums? Howie: I hope so. That’s how you grow as individual people. We came from individual backgrounds. So none of us want to hinder the others from doing side things. It just makes the group stronger and we’ve always allowed each other to do stuff on the side as long as it doesn’t affect the Backstreet Boys. As long as they know Backstreet Boys is the mail goal. I think it benefits the whole group. If you did solo stuff in the future, how would it differ from the BSB style? Nick: If I did solo stuff...I haven’t really sat back and thought what I would do, because I’m concentrating on this group right here. But it would probably be a more rock/pop thing, because we do pop/R&B music. So going straight rock alternative would be a little crazy! Nick, tell us about the band you’re managing? Nick: The rock band I’m managing is Born Into Kaos. It’s one of my dreams, I’ve always wanted to do rock music. One of my good friends is in the group – he’s a guitarist and we’re looking around trying to get them a deal right now. I’m writing and producing songs with them right now. It’s a dream come true. I’ve loved rock music for so long. Brian’s dogs were kidnapped recently – did it shake you up to know that no matter how tight your security is, these things still happen? Howie: We all knew when we were getting into this that the recognition meant we might lose privacy and carry security with us. It comes with the territory. But unless you go live in a bomb shelter and don’t face the world, everywhere you go is a possible risk. Anything could happen, but you’ve got to live your life. It got recognition just because Brian was an artist. But that probably happens all the time. Kevin: I live in LA and it’s all good out there. I’ve had people come to my house. But it’s ok. You’re brining the ‘Black & Blue’ tour to Australia – how will it top the ‘Millennium’ tour, on which you performed on a circular stage in the centre of the arenas? Kevin: We’re going to perform on an end stage, like they normally are...which will give us more versatility as far as changing sets. Because with ‘Millennium’ it was very, very challenging to change the look of the stage, because there was no backstage area. We’ll experiment with the set. We’re designing it now to try and make it a dope stage. We’re going to make it more theatrical. We really want the tour to have more of a storyline.
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