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Transcript of Y101 Interview with Kevin and Howie
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Date: Jan 26, 2001 Kenny: We have these guys here and couldn't stop the girls from screaming.. the backstreet boys everybody! Howie: We got a couple hours of sleep Kenny: I know has it been.. and you've just been getting started on this tour. This tour is gonna be 36 six shows, in 24 cities in like a month or so.. it is going to be crazy. Now I havn't seen the show but i'm going to see it tonight, but people are telling me.. lets get started with this.. i wanna ask you about this first howie.. people are telling me that you guys are getting a little bit dangerous on stage with some of these stunts.. tell me about that. Howie: Yeah We're doing our own stunts nowadays.. on the stage .. we're doing the pyro ourselves and we're doing the.. uh.. akrobats and everything.. naw, we're just popping up and down off the stage here and there. Kenny: Now, I saw the video.. the video to um.. the call Howie: Yeah it was me, actually, that did that stunt there.. Kenny: With the.. with the danging from the poll.. that was you? Howie: No I was the one that flew outta the car.. Kenny: Ok cuz there was a moving car that was jumping from the window... that really uh.. what do you have a death wish, now? Do you wanna die .. with the fans and uh.. what's that all about??!! Howie: We just wanna cash in on our insurance *everyone laughs* Kenny: Kevin.. what's wrong with this guy?? I mean are you cool with all these stunts???! What's the story on that i mean, is it nuts? Going on stage and doing all that stuff?? Kevin: Well I just had my re-constructive surgery on my knee.. i tore my ACL over the break riding dirt bikes over in kentucky with mah boys.. so uh.. i just had re-constructive knee surgery over three months ago and I'm, you know, I'm makin' it through the shows and i got a knee brace on and I got a chyropractor doctor out with me doing ultrasound on my knee every night.. and.. Howie: You're getting old *you can hear Howie patting Kev on the back in the background* Kenny: You guys are getting old.. haha.. you guys i mean, it's a brutal tour, it's a brutal tour, but you guys are dancing, you're singing. And I just read this that Rolling Stones was the number one live band but the "Black and Blue Tour" is gonna top that.. this is going to be the number one tour of all time!!! i mean.. Howie: WOW!!! Kevin: Really?? Kenny: YEAH!! you guys are gonna be number one Kevin: Cool!! Kenny: See you come on the show you come to Y-100 and it's not only fun but it's educational.. you pick up a couple of things Howie: Yeah. It's good! Kevin: Exactly! I did not know that.. Kenny: You know I wanna ask you guys.. what's the feeling about all these bands that are following you in your footsteps.. i mean, here you guys are the trail blazers of all the.. of all the, quote, the "boy bands". But what do you feel about all those bands that are following you?? Howie: I think it's very flattering i mean, uh, just to, to feel like we were the pioneers to bring back the sound and, you know, the type of group that we are.. and to have other groups coming after us.. kinda like you know, following quote, unquote, you know.. "in our footsteps". you know it's very flattering you know for them to come up especially for them to give us props and stuff like that, and realize that we were the.. kinda the.. trendsetters.. you know, and got the whole sound out there. You know to me it's like, i feel there's enough room out there for all of us, so it's not a competition thing at all. it's all good.. Kenny: Well backstage.. Kevin: As long as they're real i mean.. Howie: yeah.. Kevin: There's a lot of uh.. deluded groups coming out and it's like.. as long as they're real and they're vocals groups and they're singin' and.. it's all good but.. Kenny: Now i know some of the press is trying to drum up controversy about you guys now backstage at the AMA's and someone pointed at you and asked you about the controversy and is there's rivalries and you were talking about some of your friends and some of the guys in the other bands and how you've been to college with some of the guys Howie: Yeah, i was actually uh.. I went to college with Chris.. we were actually in a choir together, believe it or not, in a community college in Orlando, Florida Kenny: Is that right? You and Chris Kirkpatrick hanging together.. you know, you all fellas so there's no rivalry.. Howie: Naw, if anything it's a friendly competition.. like i said there's room out there for everybody and we want to see everybody enjoy what they're doing and give eachother props Kevin: It's not a personal thing with us and uh.. the guys from *N Stync.. i mean.. *N Sync.. but uh it's uh.. it's just how they came to be.. i mean, our management company that we used to be with and how the whole thing developed after we became successful and BOOM they've created something else and.. so that's the whole issue.. that was the whole issue.. it wasn't anything personal against the guys... they're talanted guys, they're nice guys.. so that's it. Kenny: what's the perspective of all the success.. i mean is this good? is this bad?? are you guys happy? was it was you expected? I mean.. how do you feel?? Howie: I'm very happy!! What guy wouldn't wanna have the chance and travel around the world and have screaming ladies all around the place i mean.. it's fun! Kenny: Yeah I'd like to try that actually, it might be kinda fun! Howie: It's a hard job but somebody's gotta do it. Kevin: It's incredible. We're very blessed! Very blessed. Kenny: What's the best thing about stardom? if you had to pick one thing, what's the best thing about it? Kevin: Well.. lets see.. i mean, i mean, there ARE, there are like.. privacy issues.. you don't have any privacy or anything, but i think that the pros definitely outweigh the cons.. i mean, you get to go to other concerts from other artists.. meet other artists that you idolize i mean, we got to perform with sting and elton john.. Howie: And shania.. Kevin: Yeah and we got to hang out with Steven Tyler in Barcelona.. like.. we were just chillin'.. Kenny: So what you're saying is that even though you're big celebrities and big stars, you guys are just like the rest of us when you meet a celebrity or a big star.. you get to.. i mean, do you still go 'wow that's sting'? Kevin: Yeah i think that.. once you're in the business and you're surrounded by all these other artists.. when you see another artist it's like a mutual respect.. i don't, i don't really get tongue tied or tongue twisted.. i havn't yet.. when i meet an artist, but i havn't met madonna yet.. so.. Kenny: So you can fall apart when that happens Kevin: haha right Kenny: So when you meet these people, are they cool to you?? Howie: Very cool! I was actually on the plane from orlando to LA sitting next to Steven Tyler and.. up in first class there we were having a couple of drinks together.. he's a really cool guy.. reeeeeeally really cool guy Kenny: He's probably telling everybody right now "i was hanging out with howie d!!!!" Howie: hahaha Kevin: We see those guys all over the place.. we were in barcelona, spain on the millennium tour and uh.. metallica, and aeroesmith, and the Backstreet Boys were all in the same hotel and it was pretty cool.. we were all.. after one of the shows we went down to the bar and hang out with James from Metallica and Lars.. and.. Howie: And they came to our show Kevin: They came to our show.. wow we had Aeroesmith and Metallica at our show Howie: at a Backstreet Boys concert.. that's pretty cool.. Kevin: at barcelona.. it was cool.. and i asked james afterwards, I was like "So uh.. what did you think??" and he was like.. "You guys put on a show.. but it wasn't loud enough for me, man... you gotta crank that PA up..". *everyone laughs* Kenny: Is it wierd when you're doing a show and you look out in the crowd and you see all these celebrities.. you know how celebrities.. especially down here... this is the vacation capital of the world the whole world is gonna be.. and when you look out and you see someone and you're playing, and i mean, does that make you nervious or are you guys over that? Kevin: What do you mean another artist? Kenny: Yeah.. someone special out there in the audiance.. Kevin: it was cool cuz Dan Marino was at the show with his kids the other night and i looked down in the audiance and I actually caught a glimps and he was kinda just chillin like this.. sitting down.. and his kids were all.. standing on the seats and stuff and he was kinda like.. chillin'.. Kenny: Did you get to meet him? Kevin: Yeah! Howie: It's very flattering.. we had John Secada last night and Enrique Iglesias came by the concert Kevin: Super cool guys. Howie: Really really cool people Kevin: It makes you uh.. i dunno i think it makes you.. when you know that there are other artists in the audiance it kinda makes you step it up a little bit.. Kenny: Do you do that?? Do you step it up?? Howie: I try to actually forget because I personally get a little nervious.. you know and uh.. and i kinda uh, every once in a while flub up on my dance steps.. Kevin: When my mom and my brothers come to the show.. i get more nervious.. it's wierd.. my big brother.. i played football and he played football and i was always trying to outdo him and when he's sitting out in the audiance and get a little intimidated. Kenny: Yah i get that way on the radio and my family is like "hey i'm in town and i'm gonna listen" and I act like a goon and go aahh man... that's really cool that you get to.. it's been an incredible ride but you guys ARE cool.. you're nice to people, you're friendly to people... we talk to a lot of the people.. toni and joe, micheal.. a lot of the folks go back at the shows. and you guys got a great reputation. Why is it that you're so nice to people?? Cuz a lot of celebrities.. i mean, you know the deal.. you've been around but a lot of stars and a lot of artists don't have any time for regular people. What makes you guys so cool, so friendly, so approachable. Kevin: we just treat people how we want to be treated. Howie: we're regular people ourselves, too.. Kevin: we just... we're just artists.. we got a shot and we're here and we got an opportunity and the opportunity came and we're prepared and here we are.. Howie: thank god we have good familys to keep us level headed and our feet on the ground. Kenny: busy guys.. and very soon "Who wants to be a millionare!!".. you're gonna be on that puppy.. Kevin's gonna be there with ya and you're gonna be.. and i read that Gene Simmons from Kiss is gonna be and Lars from Metallica and you got Sisqo and you got Mark Magrath who I saw on Jeapordy one day.. Kevin: Oh Musical Jeapordy man?? Mark tore it UP! He's like a musical frikken encyclopedia Kenny: and it was like this.. he got em all right Kevin: He's a nice fella too.. Kenny: You gonna win some cash? Kevin: I hope so it's for the foundation.. Howie: I'm hoping actually.. me and kevin are in the hot seat and the rest of the guys are sitting in the audiance helping us out but i gotta say.. i feel kinda stupid.. but i've never seen an episode of this show yet so I gotta get the little trivia board game.. Kevin: I've been playing Trivial Persuit to get in the mood for it and playin' the.. home computer version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionare" .. to train.. Howie: We all picked uh.. we didn't have straws so we picked Kevin: French Fries Howie: We drew french fries and cutips to see who's gonna be in the hot seats and.. Kevin: we got the shortest one.. Kenny: That'll be cool. and you're guaranteed 32 thousand towards charity.. did you pick one out?? Howie: We all have our own charities.. i have a lupus foundation I set up and Kevin has a new foundation that he set up here just recently Kevin: called Just Within Reach.. it's an environmental foundation.. I took my fathers initials, Jerald Wayne Richardson, and made a foundation in my father's name Kenny: You're all involved in all of that.. you know it's been a tough couple of years for the backstreet boys.. we've got Brian with the heart surgery and all the things you guys have been through but a lot of people said these guys arn't gonna weather it.. it's not gonna happen.. and you just said "forget it".. 83 weeks on the chart with Millennium?? You guys are bullet proof man.. you are tough guys.. Kevin: Knock on wood, man.. just trying to work hard and make it happen.. Kenny: It's been crazy. What um.. you guys are more involved in "Black and Blue" i heard, you guys were into it and everything.. every part of it you guys.. how do you feel about it? Do you think it's your best work yet?? Howie: I feel it is.. i mean i definitely think it's a growth for us as uh.. you know.. musicians as well. We did a lot of writing.. and did a lot of co-producing on it and um.. we actually have about 5 tracks on the album.. 2 of them we co-wrote together.. one of them actually called "Time" we are actually very fortunate to have Babyface produce.. and uh.. we have 3 other ones we did individually without the writers Kenny: See you're doing the name dropping again.. babyface.. there's big stars hanging out with you guys.. Howie: yeah.. Kevin: It was great to work with him.. a song that we wrote and he produced it and he's actually singing.. it's like 6 part harmony, and he's singing in the middle.. he's singing the middle harmony.. we're like "We wanna get you on this track! You've been on tracks with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Madonna and we wanna get you on this track" Kenny: If i'm in your car.. we're going for a ride.. what cds and what tapes would i find rolling around in the back seat of your car?? what do you guys listen to when you're banging around at home? Howie: I listen to alot of Joe, Maxwell.. a lot of sentual soul music Kenny: That romantic side of you.. Howie: depending who I am with in the car.. Kenny: I'm sure you don't spend TOO much time alone in the car.. Kevin: When you're with me you wouldn't put on the LOVE music on when you were in the car.. Kenny: I hope not. "howie, can you turn that off??" *everyone laughs* Kenny: and with the show.. when you're doing the show you're doing a 90 minute show.. it's no 20 minute show.. uh.. the last show you did here you did 90 minutes, 21 songs.. how many woredrobe changes did you guys have? Everyone was talking about that. Kevin: *feminine voice* we're famous for our woredrobe changes Kenny: It's like a whole Diana Ross thing going on.. Kevin: *feminine voice* yes.. it's fabulous.. Um.. think we're doing 4 or 5 woredrobe changes. Kenny: who gets the... do you guys have say in what you're wearing and all that?? Do you have woredrobe people say 'you gotta wear this' Kevin: No we meet with Designers and tell them what kind of vibe you want and they come up with.. they've done a great job on this tour especially.. but uh.. yah we meet with designers and tell them what kind of vibe we want and it's like... for an up-tempo, you want something kinda funky and that you can move and dance in and something kinda hard, but for the ballads you wanna kinda wear a suit... so that's why we gotta change so much cuz.. we got like the beginning of the show which is like HARD coming out, in your face.. and then in the middle it's kinda mid-tempo/ballad, and at the end we're kicking your butt on the way out.. so.. Kenny: Does the same deal go with the videos?? you guys get to pick? You guys talk to your people Howie: yeah Kenny: you like making your videos? Like the last one for the call i mean.. that's nuts wow.. did you enjoy that?? Kevin: Heck yeah. Francis Lawrence.. we told him we wanted like a "Seven" meets "The matrix" meets "The Game" type of vibe.. like a movie.. and he came up with this treatment and it was incredible.. as soon as we read it we were like 'oh yeah!!!' Kenny: because when you watch that it looks like you're having fun.. it's like "that's gotta be fun".. jumping outta the car.. Kevin: it was like shooting a movie, man!!! Howie: It wasn't cool that i had to take it for the team to be the girl.. that wasn't cool.. *everyone laughs* Kenny: Give it up for Howie *everyone applauds*.. man enough to be a woman.. Howie: *talks in a deep voice* I'm comfortable with my sexuality.. it's all good!! *everyone laughs* Kevin: I was on the internet checkin' out.. right when the video premiered i wanted to get some opinions from our fans.. so I go on sneak into these chat rooms. and find out what they're talking about.. and they're like.. "Well Howie didn't get his own vinyet AGAIN! he always has to share with one of the other guys" so.. Howie: It's sad *sobs*.. it's okay Kevin: I'm sorry.. Howie: need tissues.. Kenny: Anybody got a cleenex for this guy cuz he's sad.. hey lets do this.. lets play a song from you guys and we'll.. we'll open the phones for 550-Y100 and we'll take a couple of calls before you guys get back.. i know you guys gotta get ready.. but you gave us a COOL version here.. this is a world premiere of the call.. tell me about this? What's this?? Is this some special mix? Is that was this remix... Kevin: Yeah this is the Neptunes .. we sent.. for the call we wanted to do a maxi single with a bunch of remixes on it.. for the stores.. we havn't put out a commercial single in a LONG time.. so uh.. we got Outkast involved, we got Neptunes involved.. me and a couple of my buddies did a remix that is gonna be on.. Kenny: ok that's ms jackson.. that's a cool song.. those guys are tough Kevin: this is the neptunes.. so check it out.. Kenny: here it is.. *they play the call remix* Kenny: Y-100.. the hit music channel.. that's a cool mix there.. who put that together?? Howie: that was neptunes the guys that did Mystical's stuff. Kenny: See you're hanging out with all the big stars now.. we remember you when you were just regular guys. Now there's 75 police officers on horseback Kevin: Naw we're still just regular guys Kenny: They roll those out for just the president, and the Backstreet Boys that's all that happens.. Here's what we're gonna do. What were gonna do is.. we've got some seats that you guys have signed.. they're directors seats.. and they're gonna be for tonight's show.. they're gonna be right next to the soundbooth which, i guess, soundwise, is the best place to be for the sound of the show.. we're gonna take.. lets just take caller #25 right now.. so we can have um.. i'll have Michelle grab caller 25.. Kevin: Caller 25 Howie: Caller 25?? Kenny: Caller #25 at 550-Y100 Kevin: 550-Y100 Kenny: I'm still blown away by this tour that you guys are doing.. i mean you did um.. you did the last tour.. you guys just busted on that! you were outta control. But THIS ONE.. i mean, to do 36 shows in 24 cities.. how do you guys keep up the energy? Are you guys working out? Are you eating special diets?? Kevin: We're actually outta shape.. and we're getting back in shape, vocally and physically by being in rehearsals and getting the kinks out on the first week of the tour.. we're not up to 100% yet.. but we're working on it. Kenny: You guys look good. Do you think you have something to prove in this business?? cuz you got.. you got critics writing about you.. you do a show out there, you're busting your butt on stage, you're singing like crazy, fans are going nuts.. and then some critic will write some stupid thing in the paper.. do you ever think you've got something to prove?? Kevin: Critics are just frustrated musicians who never got a record deal.. so.. i don't listen to them.. *everyone in the studio laughs* Howie: and they always send rock and roll critics out to our shows.. it's like HELLO?? We're the backstreet boys! Kenny: Yeah what's up with that??! Do you read em?? Howie: Yeah Kevin: Yeah we read em.. Howie: they're kinda funny sometimes Kevin: Yeah they're funny. Kenny: Do you ever wanna call the guy up and be like "Hey loser what's you're problem??" Kevin: Yeah. Kenny: Cuz I'll do that for you!! We'll do a candid phone ... i'll scam the guy for ya.. Kevin: Like.. who... like.. well i don't wanna say that on the air Kenny: well lets grab a phone call.. Kevin: like.. Who wizzed in your cherios this morning, man?? Howie: What?? *everyone laughs* Kenny: Horrible hateful people.. well let me grab a phone line.. lets see what we get here.. Y-100 um.. you are on the radio here at Y-100.. what's your name please?? Girl: Jennifer.. Kenny: Jennifer where are you calling us from?? Jennifer: Pembroke Pines, Florida Kenny: Jennifer say hello to Howie and Kevin Jennifer: Oh my god hello! Kev & Howie: Hey how you doin?? Jennifer: Oh my god i love you guys so much!! Kenny: You got any plans for tonight??? Jennifer: hopefully *kevin laughs* Kenny: well yah.. well here's what we got for you. We got a couple of autographed directors chairs from the backstreet boys, signed by all the backstreet boys.. we will park you and a friend's booty in those seats right next to the soundbooth for tonight.. is that cool?? *jennifer sounds like she's hyperventalating .. lol.. she sounds so cute* Jennifer: Omg!! OMG!! hold on! *kevin laughs* Jennifer: I'm like shaking here. Howie: Cool.. very cool.. Kenny: this is your once in a lifetime chance to say hello to howie and kevin Kevin: Where are you calling from?? Jennifer: Pembroke Pines.. Kevin: I know, but where? Your house?? Jennifer: Yeah.. Omg Kevin: oh Jennifer: I have a quick question for you. Howie & Kev: OK Jennifer: My friend, sabrina, had recently made a scrapbook for you guys.. and she took a while making it, and um.. she gave it to these people in the front row... in your first concert.. in the one that kicked off.. is it possible you have already gotten it? Howie: They may have given it to our securety already.. um.. Kevin: I did see a scrapbook with a bunch of pictures from.. Kenny: That might have been mine.. Howie: Ahh wait yeah.. my pictures from way back in the early days?? From long time ago? Kevin: What was her name?? Jennifer: Sabrina.. Kevin: Sabrina?? Well normally...who did she give it to?? Jennifer: She um.. was in section 103, and she gave it to these girls that were sitting in the front row.. section.. Kevin: And they gave it to one of our staff? Jennifer: i think the girls gave it to one of nick's friends that she claims.. Kevin: uh-oh.. Jennifer: well i'm hoping.. it was a 5 star notebook.. Kevin: well normally if you give it to one of our staff, they make sure it gets in our hands Kenny: yeah these guys are cool about that. Kevin: we'll be checking.. we'll be looking for it.. if she gave it to someone that says they were one of nick's *friends*, i dunno.. there are lots of Nick's *friends* out there Kenny: cuz i use that line all the time.. Alright listen darling.. congradulations!! why don't you hang on the line so you get all your information?? Kevin: We'll see you tonight!! Howie: We hope you enjoy the show Kevin: Yeah we'll see you tonight Jennifer: I love you!! Kevin: aww thank you we'll see you tonight. Kenny: Ok hold on sweet.. oh second, hold on.. you know i feel bad for caller #26.. Y-100 hi there who's this?? Woman: Elaine. Kenny: Elaine i feel bad because we already gave away the chairs.. Elaine: aww.. Kenny: I'm sorry but i'll tell you what.. where are you calling us from? Elaine: I'm calling from work. Kenny: do you have any kids that are fans Elaine: Yes i do and today is her birthday Kenny: what's your daughter's name?? Elaine: Jeniah Kenny: Everybody say hi to Jeniah Kev & Howie: Hey Jeniah! Happy birthday!! Kenny: I'll tell you what we'll do.. since i felt bad and you didn't win anything, Kevin and Howie just presented me with something.. Kevin just pulled this out of his back pocket so it's kind of wrinkled up.. so do you want a couple of front row seats to tonight's show?? Elaine: Omg yes!! oh yes thank you! You would make my daughter so happy and ME TOO!!! Howie: cool.. good birthday gift Kenny: Arn't these guys cool?? Elaine: Yes.. Are you KIDDING me?? Kenny: say hello to them.. this is your once in a lifetime chance to talk to Kevin and Howie Elaine: Definitely! And i'll see them up-close tonight too! Omg Thank you!!!!! Kevin: Where do you work? Elaine: I work for dade county school board Kevin: Oh cool Kenny: Give it up for the school board *everyone applauds* Kevin: Well we'll see ya tonight!! Elaine: Thank you! Thank you!! Kevin: The school board are probably not too happy with us right now.. cuz people are trying to skip school to come down to the radio station and check us out.. Elaine: My daughter's in school she don't even know she's gonna be so suprised tonight Kevin: Well good it will be a great b-day present Kenny: Well hold on.. hold on just a second.. Well thanks again! One more time give it up everybody for Howie and Kevin of the Backstreet Boys *everyone applaudes*. A pleasure having you guys come by tonight!! I can't wait to see you guys. Can you do me a favor before you take off.. and introduce me to a song.. i know Kevin was dying for me to play this song.. you see it's cool to see your favorite songs of all the stuff you've done Kevin: Well this song WAS suppose to be the single.. the last single of the Millennium album until Nick went on MTV on the telephone and told everybody to vote for "The One"... cuz we were letting our fans pick the next single off the millennium album.. "Don't Want You Back" was ahead.. way way way ahead and Nick got on the phone with Carson and was like *whining* "ahh I think my favorite.. i hope I'll be the one" so everyone voted.. so this is the song that wasn't a single that should have been .. check it out this is "Don't Want You Back" Kenny: One more time.. thank you very much.. Backstreet Boys *everybody applauds* Howie and Kevin, we'll see you guys tonight Howie: don't forget to come early guys, to watch our artist on our label.. Krystal Harris.. Kevin: She's dope Kenny: She's awesome!! thanks again! It's Y-100!!! *plays "Don't Want You Back"*
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