StarShine writer and Mom, Denise Solis along with her son, Backstreet Boy Alex “AJ” McLean interview each other on their relationship in this Mother’s Day special!
DENISE to AJ
What is a childhood memory that sticks in your mind?
When I was about 7 years old we were driving home from a theatre group rehearsal and it was dark and raining. All of a sudden Mom ran through a group of orange cone barricades and they flew over the car one by one. I was so scared that I sunk down into the seat and covered my eyes. When she finally stopped all I remember her saying was “I don’t remember those being there when we came this way this afternoon???”
Describe me as a mother in one sentence.
The greatest Mother in the world!
Do you have any regrets being raised by a single Mom and your Grandma?
Not at all! I always felt that I was raised as well as I could have been. I had a wonderful childhood.
Do you have any advice for kids being raised by single Moms?
Here goes: First, Mom is always right. Second, Be patient. Third, Moms can be Dads too, like throwing a baseball around. Four, Love them twice as much because they are doing two jobs.
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The progenitors of the entire boy band craze of the 1990s, the Backstreet Boys amassed sales of nearly 200 million albums worldwide while scoring 13 Top 40 hits, making them the No. 1 act in both concert and album sales between 1997 and 2005.
Joe Leary spent 24 seconds with Nick Carter and AJ McLean.
24: Do you ever try to put a number on how many times you’ve faced the cameras and microphones in interviews?
NC: We lost count a long time ago. We could guess, but I really don’t even know where to start.
AJ: It’s a lot … I mean whether it’s between print interviews or TV, photo shoots, radio interviews … thousands!
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HOUSTON — There’s no doubt the Backstreet Boys are one of the most successful boy bands during the pop era of the late 90’s and early 00’s.
During their thus far 15-year career, two of the Boys’ six albums–Backstreet Boys and Millennium– remain charted among the Top 40 most popular records ever produced, according to Amazon.com.
And even though the group’s popularity has dwindled since the 2001 release of Black and Blue, devoted fans from all over the world still swooned as the now-quartet took the stage Saturday night at the Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms hotel in Las Vegas.
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Kevin Richardson joins former bandmates for scream-filled ‘Shape of My Heart
For the first time since leaving the group in 2006, former Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson joined the rest of the group onstage in Los Angeles Sunday night, on the last stop of their Unbreakable tour at the Palladium in Hollywood.
In a fan-made video that’s surfaced online, the audience erupts into deafening screams when Richardson emerges onstage to join the group for “Shape of My Heart,” from the group’s Black and Blue album. He’s seen goofing around with his former bandmates, and at one point even lifts Nick Carter’s shirt. The five are very chummy in the clip and seem to be feeding off of the audience’s energy; the screams render the first minute of the song completely inaudible in the clip.
A comment by the person who posted the video says: “There was not a dry eye on the audience. We all bawled our eyes out. I couldn’t believe right in front of my very eyes I was seeing this.”
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Who knew so many Saskatoon women spoke scream fluently? At Thursday’s Backstreet Boys concert tongues were wagging and shrieking as the group’s four members sang, danced and entertained the hell out of a predominantly female audience.
The last time the pop group came to Saskatoon they had yet to make it huge in the U.S., Nick Carter still hadn’t dated Paris Hilton and their fans were predominantly ages nine through 17. But 10 years later, if their concert at Credit Union Centre proved anything, the appetite for their catchy hits and synchronized dance moves hasn’t waned.
The fans are older but still overwhelmingly enthusiastic, wearing concerts T-shirts and holding up signs. One read: “I’m old enough now.”
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Man-boy band still has strong vocal chemistry
There’s an oft-repeated bit of Scripture — usually reserved for commencement addresses and weddings — that speaks of putting away childish things once you become a man.
And while we certainly don’t want to tell the Backstreet Boys how to do their jobs, the Florida foursome — who brought their Unbreakable tour to MTS Centre last night — might want to consider giving the passage a look-see.
Obviously, it’s been some time since any of the Boys were really boys: Youngest member Nick Carter turns 29 in January, while eldest Howie Dorough just turned 35.
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Must… resist… the urge.
Can’t resist. Too weak. Here we go. Backstreet’s ba…
All right.
Now that that’s over — hey! Guess what? Multi-platinum (and famously manufactured) pop outfit The Backstreet Boys came back to the MTS Centre last night for, like, the first time since 2005.
This time, they’re down a Boy (”quiet one” Kevin Richardson bowed out in 2006) and confronting the harsh truth that nobody cares about their new music. Their latest, 2007’s Unbreakable, slid off the charts after two weeks.
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First, they played around at being lords of the ring.
Later, they delivered the one-two knockout punch.
Former teen-pop sensations the Backstreet Boys had the gloves on at the John Labatt Centre last night, earning the screams of 5,200 fans by hitting the stage in boxing attire, complete with silky robes and leathery mitts.
The knockout arrived at the end of the 100-minute, hardworking show with a thunderous Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) — the band’s one true classic — as the main set finale. A sweet encore with a visit to Shape of My Heart produced quieter, but still pretty deafening screams.
BSB is now the foursome of Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter and A.J. McLean after Littrell’s cousin, Kevin Richardson, bowed out in 2006. A little older and a little slower, those four still pack a pop vocal punch. They can still move around the stage, even if their choreography was smoother when they were the prototype boy band.
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Backstreet Boys bring comeback tour to Grande Prairie’s Crystal Centre Nov. 15
The Backstreet Boys hope to come back from the musical wasteland with the help of the Unbreakable World Tour.
So far, with near sold-out shows in Europe, Asia and North America, the boys are faring pretty well. Concertgoers could almost close their eyes and pretend it was the 1990s again. Well almost.
Still, with gigs such as singing the national anthem at the 2008 World Series, it is not easy to ignore the fact the group has once more stepped into the spotlight.
Furthermore, if the Nov. 15 Grande Prairie concert lives up to Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter’s fervent billing, attendees are in for a fantastic evening.
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Ever get that feeling of nostalgia when you hear a song you were once obsessed with? You know, maybe something you used to rock out to whilst wearing your Barney glow in the dark pajamas or scruncie from Limited Too. For thousands of fans in Wilks-Barre, Pa. the Backstreet Boys brought that nostalgiac feeling.
Brian Litrell, Howie Dorough, A.J. McClean and Nick Carter have been touring since February to promote their latest CD, “Unbreakable.”
One of their final tour dates was played on Nov. 2 at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre.
“I’ve been waiting years to see the boys, I grew up listening to them,” Lindsay Buckley, junior education major, said. “I’m a sucker for boy bands.”
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