Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of Page #3

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WHO THE EFF WE WERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAKES SENSE

BUT WE'RE GONNA GO OUT THERE

AND GIVE IT A BIG SHOT.

WE WEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY--

ARIZONA, PENNSYLVANIA,

TEXAS, NEBRASKA.

I'LL NEVER FORGE WE DID A SHOW IN A SCHOOL

THAT WAS 75% BLACK,

20% HISPANIC, 5% WHITE.

IT WAS LIKE A REAL

INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL.

HERE WE COME,

A BUNCH OF CORN FED, LIKE,

MIDDLE AMERICA,

STRAIGHT OFF THE FARM BOYS.

AND OUR DAMN P.A. WENT OUT.

MUSIC IS LIKE...

WE HAD NO MUSIC:

AND IT GOT OUT OF HAND.

I'LL NEVER FORGE THERE WAS A GROUP OF GUYS

IN THE FAR BACK.

THEY STARTED BOOING US.

"GET OFF THE STAGE,

WHITE BOYS."

YOU KNOW,

THROWING STUFF AT US.

BOO!

UH, NEW KIDS, WANNABES,

NEW KID WANNABES.

AND WE'RE UP THERE

ON STAGE, LIKE,

NOW WHAT THE F***

DO WE DO?

AND BRIAN WAS LIKE,

"ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE SHUT UP!

SHUT UP, SHUT UP!

AND LET US JUST DO

WHAT WE CAME TO DO,

THAT'S SING FOR YOU."

I TURNED AROUND,

LOOK AT THE GUYS,

AND THEY WERE GIVING ME THA LOOK LIKE DEER IN HEADLIGHTS.

LIKE, HOLY-- BOOP!

WE DID EVERY A CAPPELA RENDITION

OF EVERY SONG THAT WE KNEW.

THOSE GUYS SHUT UP.

THE GIRLS WERE KIND

OF GOING CRAZY,

WHICH WAS KIND OF COOL,

I THOUGHT.

I WAS LIKE, "WOW,

THIS IS KIND OF INTERESTING."

AND EVEN A BUNCH OF GUYS

WERE LIKE--

"YO, MAN THA WAS A GREAT JOB, MAN.

LOU, MUCH RESPECT."

AND I WAS LIKE,

"WOW!"

YOU KNOW,

WE DID OUR JOB.

WE ARE A VOCAL HARMONY

GROUP.

WE CAN SING WITHOUT MUSIC

AT THE DROP OF A HAT.

WE'RE THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS.

HEY, WHERE'S-- DO WE HAVE ANY

PUBLICITY PICTURES?

- YEAH.

- GO GET SOME.

I WANT YOU TO:

GO SING SOMETHING.

WHAT ARE:

YOU GONNA SING?

DON'T ASK ME.

FIVE, SIX, TWELVE,

ELEVEN,

WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?

BACKSTREET BOYS--

I ATE A MUFFIN:

AND I GOT HEARTBURN.

IT WAS AN UNSPOKEN BOND

THAT WAS CREATED

BECAUSE OF LOU.

YOU KNOW, NICK AND BRIAN,

BACK IN THE DAY WERE

INSEPARABLE.

I MEAN, THEY WERE LIKE

THE BOPSY TWINS:

WHEN IT CAME TO, LIKE,

HARMONY AND JUST BEING CLOWNS

AND PRANKSTERS.

I FELT LIKE NICK

WAS THE LITTLE BROTHER

THAT, YOU KNOW,

I NEVER HAD.

WE'D ALWAYS BE ON

THE BASKETBALL FLOOR.

WE'D ALWAYS LOSE

'CAUSE WE WERE SHORT,

BUT YOU'D ALWAYS FIND

ME AND NICK:

ON THE BASKETBALL COURT,

THAT'S JUST WHERE WE WERE.

21 TO 13,

THAT'S A BIG GAP THERE.

YOU KNOW,

I WAS ALWAYS THE LITTLE BROTHER

IN MY FAMILY,

AND NOW I HAD FOUR.

IT WAS LIKE A CONTINUOUS

SUMMER CAMP.

IT WAS JUST FUN.

IT REALLY WAS FUN.

MAKE SOME NOISE:

FOR THE BACKSTREET BO-O-O-YS!

WE THOUGH WE WERE SUPERSTARS.

YOU KNOW, THERE WERE PEOPLE

AT OUR SHOWS?

WELL, THEY WEREN'T EVEN

PAID SHOWS,

THEY WERE JUST FREE SHOWS.

BUT, AGAIN, WE THOUGHT--

WE THOUGHT WE WERE STARS.

LET'S GO.

YO, LET'S GO.

LET'S GO.

THEY'RE WAITING.

WE'LL CATCH UP.

LET'S GO.

WELCOME TO TATE'S CREEK!

- KEEP IT DOWN, HOWIE.

- OKAY, SORRY.

WELCOME TO KENTUCKY.

WHEN I WAS DOING WRESTLING,

WE'D HAVE PRACTICE RIGHT HERE.

MY TEAMMATE:

HE WAS ON MY BACK,

WE HAD TO RUN THESE HILLS HERE,

AND IT SUCKED, MAN.

YOU'D GET SICK

AND YOU'D VOMIT.

YOU'D BE LIKE...

HOW DO YOU RUN DOWN THE HILL

WITH SOMEBODY ON YOUR BACK

AS STEEP AS IT IS

WITHOUT FALLING FORWARD?

YOU HAVE TO SIT--

YOU HAVE TO SIT--

I COULD SEE GOING THIS WAY,

BUT THAT WAY?

- LET'S TRY.

OH, DEAR, GOD.

NOT WITH YOU.

HE ALREADY BLEW IT OUT ONCE.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THA RIGHT NOW.

A.J., DUDE, YOU'RE GONNA

BLOW YOUR KNEES OUT.

YEE-HA!

NOW WAIT... AND NOW I'M GONNA

TURN AROUND GO BACK UP.

- MY UNDERWEAR.

- COME ON!

- AND THE BEST PART--

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER

ABOUT PERFORMING HERE, THOUGH?

'CAUSE IT-- REMEMBER

OUR SUITS?

I REMEMBER:

YOU HAD A BURGUNDY SUIT,

GREEN SUIT, BLACK SUIT,

GOLD SUIT, PURPLE SUIT.

AND I HAD A HORRIBLE

CAESAR HAIRCUT.

YEP, YOU DID.

- Brian:
AND CURLS.

- YOU DID.

- IT WAS BAD, DUDE.

WE HAD A LO OF GOOD MEMORIES HERE.

IT WAS FUN.

I SAY,

THAT'S REALLY NICE.

OH, OKAY. GOOD SHIRT.

HOW MUCH ARE THEY?

- $7

$7. ALL RIGHT.

HOW YOU DOING, SIR?

- I'M GOOD.

- IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- YOU DOIN' ALL RIGHT?

- I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD.

COME... ALL THIS WAS OUTSIDE.

OH, OKAY.

IT WAS SEVENTH GRADE--

THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY,

I REMEMBER, THAT YOU AND ME

GOT A CHANCE TO MEET.

IT WAS DAY ONE.

HE HITS A NOTE ON THE PIANO.

HE JUST TELLS EVERYBODY

TO START SINGING SO WE DO THAT,

AND THEN HE SAID, "OKAY,

I WANT Y'ALL TO STOP SINGING.

AND HE JUST KEP WHITTLING THROUGH EVERYBODY

UNTIL HE GOT TO MYSELF AND THREE

OR FOUR OTHER YOUNG LADIES,

'CAUSE I WAS SITTING

IN THE SOPRANO OR ALTO--

- ALTO SECTION.

- ALTO SECTION.

SO I WAS--

ME, ME, ME, ME.

AND HE SAYS, "OKAY, LADIES,

I WANT YOU ALL TO BE QUIET."

AND THEN HE SAID,

"YOU, SIR, YOU KNOW, GO!"

AND I SANG IT,

AND I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK,

AND HE LOOKS UP AT ME

AND HE SAID,

"YOU CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY

WITH THAT GIFT THAT YOU HAVE."

LIKE EMBRACE IT,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

'CAUSE YOU DON'T--

AS KIDS YOU DON'T KNOW--

YOU DON'T KNOW THE TALENTS

THAT YOU HAVE:

OR HOW YOU CAN TOUCH

PEOPLE'S LIVES

IF YOU DON'T HAVE

INSTRUMENTAL PEOPLE

THAT HELP SHAPE YOUR VISION

OF WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR LIFE,

AND YOU DID THA AND IN THAT ONE STATEMENT,

AND IT'S BEEN WITH ME

FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW,

TO BE WHERE I'M AT,

AND I APPRECIATE YOU.

IS THAT RIGHT?

IT WAS JUST A CLEAR,

VERY PURE HEAVENLY SOUND

THAT YOU DON'T HEAR THAT OFTEN

COMING OUT OF A YOUNGSTER,

BUT I KNEW HIS VOICE

WAS GONNA CHANGE,

AND I HAD TO BE EXTREMELY

CAREFUL ABOUT THE DIRECTION

THAT I WAS GONNA TAKE HIM IN,

SO IT WOULDN'T RUIN HIM

'CAUSE YOU CAN ACTUALLY

DESTROY THAT,

YOU KNOW, THAT SOUND.

SOMETIMES IT COMES OUT...

AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.

OUCH!

YOU DRAWERS JUST WENT DOWN.

I CAN'T THROW THA THAT FLAT BALL FAR!

WHY NOT?

YEAH, YOU CAN.

- OH, DEAR GOD.

- OH, THAT'S FOR--

YOU GOTTA GO, DUDE!

HERE YOU GO, READY?

REPEAT.

WELL, THAT WAS FUN.

OW.

IT IS VERY IMPORTAN YOU GUYS WORK THE STAGE,

CONNECTING WITH:

THE AUDIENCE,

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTAN FOR YOUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY

TOUR RIGHT?

I'M JUST SAYING,

COMMEND YOURSELVES

'CAUSE WE'RE WORKING HARD.

I MEAN, WE F***ING DID THA ROUTINE ALMOST 15 TIMES.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WE'RE WORKING IT.

WE'LL KEEP DOING IT.

YOU GOT TO REMEMBER

WHEN YOU GET OUT...

NICK FARTED,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

IT WAS HIM. IT WAS HIM.

HE DID IT!

THANKS, BRO.

GOD ALMIGHTY.

BRING THE SHOTGUN!

- YOU SEE YOU DON'T--

- YOU'RE ON THE OTHER NOTE.

THIS IS RICKY.

LISTEN TO THIS.

LISTEN TO THIS,

HOLD UP A SECOND,

DO IT AGAIN.

NICK, DON'T, DON'T,

YOU'RE NOT HELPING.

YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE.

THE MUSIC WE WERE MAKING

IN ORLANDO WAS SUB-PAR.

IT WAS NOT GOOD.

SO 1995 WE FINALLY GO A RECORD DEAL

WITH JIVE RECORDS.

THE VERY FIRST PRODUCERS

THEY SET US UP TO WORK WITH

WERE DENNIZ POP:

AND MAX MARTIN.

THEY HAD A LO OF SUCCESS IN EUROPE.

THEY PRODUCED AND WROTE

MOST OF THE ACE OF BASE ALBUM,

AND I HAD THAT PUMPING

IN MY CAR EVERY DAY.

IT WAS OUR FIRST TIME

OUT OF THE COUNTRY EVER.

I WAS ALMOST 18.

SO MY MOM WASN'T WITH ME.

I MEAN, IT WAS JUS THE COOLEST THING.

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