Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of Page #6

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NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

IT'S LIKE, IF WE GOT TIRED

AND DIDN'T WANT TO TOUR,

DIDN'T WANT TO DO A CERTAIN

TV SHOW OR WHATEVER,

BOOM, N-SYNC WAS RIGHT THERE

PICKING UP THE PIECES.

THEN, NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

JIVE RECORDS SIGNED N-SYNC.

LOU BASICALLY CREATED

OUR COMPETITION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR ALLOWING ME AND THE FELLAS

TO REMAIN AT NUMBER ONE.

BY 1998, WE'D SOLD

MILLIONS OF ALBUMS.

WE'D BEEN TOURING NONSTOP.

WE'D BEEN PLAYING

IN STADIUMS,

YET, OUR BANK ACCOUNTS

DIDN'T...

MAKE SENSE.

LOU'S EXCUSES WERE,

"I SPENT A MILLION DOLLARS

TO BREAK YOU GUYS.

I HAVE TO RECOUP THAT."

OKAY.

"I AM YOUR MANAGER.

I GET A MANAGEMENT COMMISSION."

OKAY.

"I'M A ONE-SIXTH MEMBER

OF THE GROUP,

SO I GET ONE-SIXTH

OF WHATEVER YOU MAKE."

IT'S ILLEGAL.

YOU CAN'T DO IT AS A MANAGER.

THERE WAS A DEFINITE

FOG SCREEN THAT,

ONCE IT LIFTED,

I THINK THAT'S WHEN EVERYBODY

RAISED THE EYEBROW, LIKE,

"WHAT THE HELL'S

BEEN GOING ON?"

THERE'S A LOT OF MEMORIES

IN THIS ONE PARTICULAR AREA.

LOU'S HOUSE IS UP HERE.

WE HAD A.J.'S BIRTHDAY

PARTY THERE.

MY BIRTHDAY PARTY, TOO,

MY 21ST THERE.

- TO THE RIGHT--

WE'RE GOING

TO THE RIGHT.

I WENT TO HIM AFTER

REHEARSALS ONE NIGHT,

AND I-- I MEAN,

I BEGGED HIM,

I BASICALLY BEGGED HIM

TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

WE WERE BEING TAKEN

ADVANTAGE OF,

AND, YOU KNOW, NOBODY

WAS LOOKING OUT FOR US.

NOTHING WAS THE SAME

AFTER THAT MEETING.

FOR ANY OF US.

WE FILED THE LAWSUI AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING

OF THE END OF OUR RELATIONSHIP

WITH LOU.

IN 2007,

LOU WAS ARRESTED

FOR RUNNING A BIG

INVESTMENT SCHEME,

ONE OF THE BIGGEST PONZI

SCHEMES IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

AND TO FIND OUT HE'S BEEN

A CON MAN THIS WHOLE TIME,

MAKES YOU THINK,

WAS ANYTHING EVER TRUE?

ANYTHING YOU EVER SAID

TO US OR DID FOR US

WAS EVER-- WAS IT ALL

REALLY TRUE:

OR WAS IT HALF AND HALF

OR WAS IT ALL BULLSHIT?

THIS IS WHERE LOU LIVED

WHEN HE WENT TO PRISON.

WHEN THE BANK POSSESSED

THE PROPERTY:

THEY SOLD EVERYTHING IN HERE

PROBABLY TO PAY BACK--

I MEAN, $300 MILLION

I THINK HE OWED,

HE STOLE OR WAS MISSING.

SO I'M SURE

THEY TRIED TO SELL

AND SCRAPE UP ANYTHING

THEY COULD.

YEAH.

SO ANYWAY, THIS IS WHERE

THE OLD BASTARD LIVED.

- YEAH.

- RIGHT BEFORE

HE WENT TO PRISON.

NOW HE'S IN A WHAT,

4x6 WHATEVER THEY HAVE IN JAIL?

SO HOW DID THIS:

ALL GO DOWN?

DID THE COPS JUST SHOW UP

UNANNOUNCED:

AND JUST TAKE HIM STRAIGH FROM HERE OR WHAT?

NO, THEY DIDN'T GE HIM FROM HERE.

THEY FOUND HIM IN FREAKIN'

INDONESIA SOMEWHERE.

I DON'T REALLY

WANT TO GO IN.

HI, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY.

HOWIE,

GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, BRIAN,

COME ON.

WANT TO GO UPSTAIRS?

- WANT TO?

- YEAH.

WHICH WAY, THIS WAY?

HEY, LOU, ARE YOU HERE?

WE'RE HERE, LOU.

WHERE'S OUR MONEY?

WOW.

I HATE IT.

I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I DON'T LIKE THIS PLACE.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

I MEAN, HOW CAN IT HUR BUT THEN YOU STILL FEEL SORRY

AT THE SAME TIME,

IT DOESN'T--

YOU FEEL SORRY:

FOR THE GUY,

BUT HE HAD EVERY OPPORTUNITY

TO MAKE IT RIGHT...

AND HE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW?

HE DIDN'T DO THAT.

THAT'S... THAT'S PROBABLY

WHAT HURTS THE MOST.

YOU'VE CREATED A CIRCLE

OF PEOPLE YOU BELIEVE

IS GONNA PROTECT YOU

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN

IT COMES CRASHING DOWN

AND YOU'RE LIKE,

WHO CAN I TRUST?

THE REALITY'S

SAYING DRAW THE LINE.

PERSONAL BUSINESS,

THAT'S WHEN WE LEARNED.

WE EVENTUALLY BOUGHT HIM OUT.

IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE

27 MILLION DOLLARS

THAT WE HAD TO PAY HIM,

BUT TO BE RID OF HIM

AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE

WHAT WE HAVE NOW

AND THAT FREEDOM AND TO NOT HAVE

POTENTIALLY LOST EVERYTHING,

WAS IT WORTH IT?

YES, IT WAS WORTH IT.

BACKSTREET BOYS RELEASED

THEIR SECOND ALBUM

"MILLENNIUM" TODAY.

AND, MY, OH MY,

THIS IS CRAZY.

THE DAY THAT WE RELEASED

"MILLENNIUM"

WAS A MIND-BOGGLING DAY

FOR US IN HISTORY.

THEY SHUT DOWN TIMES SQUARE

5,000, 6,000 KIDS

OUT IN FRONT OF "TRL."

IT WAS NUTS.

INCREDIBLE.

AMAZING.

THAT ALBUM WAS HUGE

FOR US.

AT THE TIME,

IT SOLD 24 MILLION

COPIES WORLDWIDE.

WE WERE ON FIRE.

RECORD-BREAKING

ONE MILLION-PLUS SOLD

THE FIRST WEEK OUT.

THE NORTH AMERICAN LEG

OF THE TOUR:

BROKE EVEN MORE RECORDS.

ALL THE TICKETS WENT ON SALE

THE SAME DAY:

AND QUICKLY RAN UP

A COOL $30 MILLION.

ARE YOU READY TO PARTY?

WHOO, YEAH, BABY!

IT WAS OFF THE ROCK.

I MEAN, WE WERE GODS

IN A TWISTED WAY.

AS A 17 YEAR OLD,

I WAS JUST LIKE,

"THIS IS DOPE.

THIS IS GREAT."

I CAN GET ANY GIRL I WANT.

THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.

I CAN GET ANY GIRL I WANT.

I WAS JUST ENJOYING

THIS MOMENTUM.

I WAS ENJOYING:

THIS EUPHORIA.

I MEAN, IT WAS-- IT WAS UNLIKE

ANYTHING WE HAD EVER FELT.

EVERYTHING:

WAS GOING SO FAST.

IT WAS KIND OF LIKE

A BLUR.

THE WINNER IS--

- THE BACKSTREET BOYS!

- THE BACKSTREET BOYS.

- THE BACKSTREET BOYS.

BACKSTREET BOYS.

"MILLENNIUM"

WAS HIT AFTER HIT AFTER HIT.

WE WERE UNSTOPPABLE.

WE JUST BROKE:

EVERY RECORD IN THE WORLD,

PRACTICALLY FOR ALBUM SALES

AND TOUR SALES:

AND TOURING AND THE RECORD

LABEL KNOWS:

THAT A YOUNG TEENAGE FEMALE CAN

CHANGE HER MIND PRETTY QUICK.

THEY WANTED TO STRIKE

WHILE THE IRON WAS HO AND, YOU KNOW, SELL ANOTHER

20 SOMETHING MILLION ALBUMS

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE CAME STRAIGH OFF THE ROAD

AND THEN WE WERE RIGH BACK IN THE STUDIO

FOR OUR NEXT ALBUM.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.

WE SHOULD HAVE:

STEPPED BACK, RECHARGED,

GOT SOME PERSPECTIVE,

GOT SOME INSPIRATION,

AND THEN GONE:

INTO THE STUDIO.

IN OUR RISE TO FAME

I HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY

AT 23 YEARS OLD,

YOU KNOW, IN 1998.

WE-- WE DIDN'T EVEN,

LIKE, CANCEL TOURS.

IT WASN'T ABOUT ME

AS A PERSON IN MY HEALTH.

IT DIDN'T MATTER

WHAT I DID.

IT DIDN'T MATTER

WHICH VERSE I SANG.

NOW WITH YOUR EYES

ONLY COME UP TO ME.

YEAH, CRAWL ON UP...

WE WERE A BIG STACK

OF CASH.

THAT THEY WERE GONNA

HAVE A PIECE OF:

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

AND GO DO IT.

WE'RE GOING ON A PLANE.

THIS IS THE PLANE.

WE LOVE THE PLANE.

WE DID THIS:

AROUND THE WORLD TRIP

IN 100 HOURS.

NICK, I LOVE YOU!

AS A $4 MILLION

PROMOTIONAL THING,

IT WAS BRILLIANT,

BUT, YOU KNOW,

THERE WAS A LO OF MONEY BEING SPENT.

I REMEMBER FEELING

A LITTLE OVERWHELMED,

LIKE, HOW LONG

CAN THIS LAST?

IS THE BOTTOM GONNA FALL OUT?

O-O-O-H MY GOD!

FOR "BLACK AND BLUE,"

WE GOT AN OFFER,

A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SHOWS,

$100 MILLION.

I MEAN, WE WERE ALL LIKE,

"HOLY SH*T!"

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

IT WAS SO EXTRAORDINARY

AND SO OVER-THE-TOP

THAT I DON'T KNOW I COULD

REALLY COMPREHEND IT STILL,

TO THIS DAY.

FROM LIKE '94

TO ABOUT 2002 WAS JUST NONSTOP,

ALBUM AFTER ALBUM

TOUR AFTER TOUR--

THAT WAS NINE YEARS

STRAIGHT OF TOURING.

WE WERE DONE.

ONE, TWO,

THREE, FOUR...

- OH!

- THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

THANK YOU.

'99 TO 2000,

THIS WAS MY HAVEN.

BECAUSE I COULD DO

WHATEVER I WANTED,

'CAUSE WE PRETTY MUCH

RAN ORLANDO.

EVERYTHING WAS COMPED,

COMPED EVERYWHERE WE WENT.

YEAH. I MEAN, FREE LIQUORS,

FREE EVERYTHING.

- WE'VE BEEN BEST FRIENDS

NOW FOR WHAT, 15 YEARS?

- YEAH, 15.

THIS HAS GOT A LOT OF HISTORY

FOR ME, GOOD AND BAD...

- YEAH.

- WITH YOU.

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