After the Backstreet Boys returned from their whirlwind tour around the world to promote Black and Blue,J-14 caught up with the guys and asked them the questions that have been on everyone's minds.You won't belive what they said!
Q:What will the concerts be like?
Brian:We're hoping to have Black and Blue flags high on tour!
Q:Will you ever change the band's name to the Backstreet Men?
Q:How do you like being compared to the Beatles?
Q:What was it like having fans help promote your album?
Q:Is it hard to go out now that you're so recognizable?
Q:What was it like flying in you private plane?
Howie:We're going to do mostly arenas in the first leg.During the second leg,when we come back in the summer,we will do stadiums.The song selection will be mostly new stuff from the album,plus the greatest hits from the last couple of albums.
Howie:We will always be the Backstreet Boys,because "boys" for us is just slang for "friends." There's the Beach Boys,the Pet Shop Boys-they never changed their names to the Beach Men or the Pet Shop Men.We'll always be Boys!
Kevin:I don't think we feel worthy of a comparison to the Beatles.There are some similarities between the two bands because the Beatles had quite a following-and a quite a young following-but to be compared musically to legends such as the Beatles is a nice compliment.
Kevin:Having an army of fans working for you is pretty incredible because they're more passionate than anybody.We thought it was a great idea and we jumped at the chance to make it happen,and we want to thank our street team and we hope that they had a good time.Thanks,you guys!
Kevin:
We try not to go where we might get jumped.you just have to call the restaurant ahead of time and say, "I'm coming there with my family,can you give me a private room?' or call movie theaters.We almost have to do our own advance work,just to make sure.You can also go shopping like Brian and I do-at three in the morning!
Nick:I got to run around in my boxers a lot!
