We've just gone from boys to men. Kevin:
We've learned a lot. We've learned a lot about the business. Before, it was "OK," everything he said, we didn't question. Now its like, we've traveled, we've been doing this for five years, we've traveled all over the world, we've talked to other artists, we've talked to other people, we've learned a lot, and now it's more of a team. It's what we want to do.
Brian: It's like [Kevin] said. It wasn't questioned. It's not that we question him now, but it's just that it's an opinion.
Howie: It's more involved with all of us.
Brian:
He's one sixth of the Backstreet Boys.
MusicMania: He says he's the sixth Backstreet Boy. Are you all in agreement here? Is that cool with you?
Howie: That he's the sixth Backstreet Boy? Yeah.
MusicMania: You all say, "Yeah, OK." Just to clarify and get it straight for the record there is no litigation pending in relation to Lou?
Howie: Nope.
MusicMania: And Donna and
Johnny? That's done?
Howie: Yep.
MusicMania: What do I do then? I hear other things.
Brian: There's nothing to talk about anymore!
Kevin:
You hear other things from where?
MusicMania: From those people who I speak with. From Donna...
Nick Carter: What!? You've got the facts!
Howie:
As of today, we've settled everything. The dots and i's and all the things have been crossed. We've settled everything with them. They know our position and we know their position.
A.J.:
Everything's cool.
Howie: We're just trying to move forward with everything.
Nick: Just sit back and relax.
Brian:
People would be shocked if we told you that it's been going on for the past year. The Backstreet Boys never stopped. We never stopped one minute. We did a world tour, a U.S. tour, a South American tour. It's like nothing has ever stopped.
Kevin: And it was hard for us.
Brian: Like Kevin said, it's been tough.
Kevin:
We'd love to just go out on stage and focus on pleasing the crowd and recording great songs and having a great career as an artist. We've grown up and we've seen some things that we weren't happy with, and we wanted to make changes and we did that, and thank God we did it successfully without compromising our music or our careers.
Howie:
Just like one of the guys from the Temptations said to us a long time ago - we've always had the same view with - this whole thing is called "Show Business." It's two words; you have to give equal amounts of time to both of them. And like he said, "Make sure when you're doing your show, that you're also watching your business. Cause someone else can be taking off with your business if you're not keeping on top of it." Now we're on top of it. If our business is going anywhere, it's because we want it to go somewhere.
