The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 67 of 75 Submitted by Amanda S. from Woodbridge Ontario Canada Date: Mon Aug 19 19:01:05 2002 Hey BSB Fans! I, also read the article and thought that it was very informative. But at the same time it made it sound like our boys are not happy with their lives and that they never get along anymore, and we all know that, that isn't true, i mean just because they argue and disagree sometimes doesn't mean that they are going to break up, that's just them being normal ppl, everyone does it all the time. They've always said that they will be together until they decide TOGETHER that its time to part, nowadays it seems as though they have to keep repeating themselves so that fans don't get the wrong idea, because the media and critics keep doubting them and keep making some wrong accusations. I also think that sometimes critics and media blow things way out of proportion, i know some ppl might disagree with me and say that I’m only saying this because i'm a BSB fan, but it happens to so many celebrities not just the Backstreet Boys and a lot of times it's unfair towards them and their fans. I hate the fact that even though Backstreet Boys have been in the music business for almost 10yrs, ppl still don't respect and appreciate them and what they stand for, i know they feel that they've accomplished so much, but every time they have that high the critics and the media just try pulling them down again, But then they do something that proves that their just as strong as anyone else. They've always tried their best to make us, the fans happy and we definitely appreciate, respect and love them for them. Certain comments that are made shouldn't be made sometimes because they hurt our boys' feelings, they the critics might not know it but it does. I'm glad that the guys never doubt themselves and that they never let ppl like the media put them down. I'm glad that they'll always be there for each other no matter if they are a group or not, it's not up to critics to decide whether they should be the Backstreet Boys, it's up too them and us fans, cos' as long as we support them and love them they can get through anything good or bad. As far, as their record company is concerned and past management, I think that they just did major bullshit in certain decision making, they obviously didn’t care what the guys thought and how they felt, they did it for the money and only the money, although they did do some really great things for the guys, they mess it up when they decided to do things with out BSB even agreeing. I think that for them everything happens for a reason, and they obviously have had there ups and downs, including Brian’s Heart Surgery, Howie’s sister dieing , AJ losing his grandmother, AJ admitting that he had a problem and getting help, and Nick’s arrest, and so on, but that stuff only makes them stronger. I think that if Nick wants to take this chance and release a solo project then he should do it, I mean I don’t agree with him staying with The Firm but, I do think that if he wants to do it, then he should be able to. I’d support any one of the other guys if they decided that they wanted to do a solo album. This album doesn’t mean that they are breaking up, Nick is a very talented guy. And as for the girl that said that Nick doesn’t have the greatest voice, then why the hell is he in the group?? Why the hell would they have picked him if they didn’t think he was good? They are all unique individuals and they bring their own style into what makes up the Backstreet Boys. There all doing their individual things with their charities, and probably when the time comes some of the other guys are going to want to started making solo albums and possibly even start acting and we shouldn’t be mad and think that they are over. As far, as Nstink is concerned they can just kiss BSB asses, cos’ they know they can never amount to anything and achieve what BSB has, the respect from certain well respected musical artist, the talent and obviously the millions and millions of fans from all over the world. I remember when Muchmusic use to have BSB days, and they would have hours and hours of non-stop BSB videos and concerts and interviews, I hope that one day they can start doing that again, because I know that would be amazing just to see the boys from the beginning to where they are now. I completely support any decision that they make, because they are the ones that make me happy and make me want to listen to music. Last but not least, we should never believe stupid, one-sided critics and we should never let them tell us fans that OUR BOYS have been undone and are slowly disappearing, if the BSB want to take a break they should be able to do that, I mean they did it when they were done with the Backstreet’s Back tour and then they came out with Millennium and practically shattered records around the world, so who says they can’t do it again? They are the Backstreet Boys, they can do what they want, they should be able to have lives and make their own decisions, and whatever decisions they make we have to support them and make them feel good, and we need to just forget about the critics and their rude, meaningless, and uneducated remarks. Because BSB are the ones who are Larger Than Life, and too us they’ll always be like that. The Backstreet Boys Will be back Bigger than ever! And Nstink and and those lame ass critics and ppl who hate BSB will just be shitting in their pants when they see what our boys can do. Thanks for Listening to my comments And KEEP THE BACKSTREET PRIDE ALIVE!!!!! Submitted by Jennifer from Maryland USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:58:48 2002 I posted earlier today, and I have read over all the entries since I posted.I just want to say that even though I think Nick should have waited 'till maybe after the next tour to do a solo album I still will support him, and I still will get his CD. I don't know about you guys but I have stuck with the guys through worse trials then this and I will stick with them(ALL of them) to the very end, whenever that may be. I am so glad that so many BSB fans seem to be uniting behind the guys, and supporting them, that is exacly what they need during times like these. Thanks for reading another one of my babling entries. Peace and KTBSPA! p.s. Amanda, your entry was kind of harsh, but it's your opinion and you're entitled to it. Submitted by elizabeth from tampa fl USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:57:23 2002 i think that the article made the boys sitution look a little on the bad side.it didnt talk about the boys music, nor the talent, nor the fans. it talked about the buissness, money,& managment of the boys.at first, all the stuff it was saying, like the boys were havnig managment problems & weren't making as much money as they were made me kinda mad. i thought "but the boys are as talented as they were yesterday." but then i realized that i was getting worked up over nothing. i read that ym febuary 2000 aritcle with the boys. in it, Brian said that its easy to get cuaght up in the politics of the buisness. & what he said was true. just look at us. some of us are getting nervous about the boys future. but fact is, just becuase they swcth mangment, doesnt make the boys over. its just a little problem that the boys have overcome, obviously. right now, they are in the studio recording their next album & everythings going to be fine. & we can't really base what the boys furture is gonna be like from what lou pearlman says, i mean look..he did steal money from the boys. & about nicks solo album...he has said time & time agian that even though he is doing a solo project, the boys aren't breaking up..& i believe him. one last thing..i did not think that black & blue was a failure..i thoguht it was a great album. Submitted by Briana from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:31:54 2002 2 words basically sum my feelings up: Thank god! Ive always known there have been a lot of finacial problems surrounding the boys and their management companies, but i havent really understood it all. a lot of it was hidden from the public. Im very happy this person decided to explain it (and he explained it very well.) i think a better title could have been chosen...i mean, the boys really havent come undone, in my opinion. I dont think the boys are breaking up, especially for money purposes, they always say they love what there doing, and i dont think money would get in the way of that. I AM kind of upset with nick. The backstreet boys have given him everything he has (again my opinion) for the past 10 years and i think his actions have in a way were "backstabbing" the boys. I'm amazed at lou pearlman (he is a sick man)and jive. they are so cruel...especially when it came to brian's heart surgery. I think the bsb were right to leave them, they need to make more decisions for themselves. All in all i like the article i though it was great Submitted by Lisa from Fountain Inn SC USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:28:05 2002 I feel that everything that the Boys have been through will only make them stronger. They all have wonderful voices and are very talented individuals. I know that the article said the boys weren't thrilled about Nick's solo album and as long as he (Nick) realizes that the group comes first and this solo project comes after that, then everything will be okay. People can be organized and do more than one thing. We, as the fans, must support the Boys anyway we can. Submitted by Kate from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:24:36 2002 Hey BSB Fans I have mixed amotions about it but I also understand the Pearlman issue. I think that it is great that Nick is doing a solo album and I think it gona be great and maybe even better because I know when AJ did the Johny No Name thing everybody got a kick out of that. I think there is alot of talk about them maybe breaking up but I just think alot of it is BS and I know that the Backstreetboys work very hard at what they do. I am shore that they are gonna come out and do something to surprise us all. So keep the BSB Pride Alive and stop the Trash talk.... Submitted by joanne from new york USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:24:20 2002 ok... well...i love the boys... always have always will... and i dunno that article kinda got to me, cuz i know its all true... but i see it like this... if the boys made it this far, whats gunna stop them now? i mean they've been through SOOOOOOOOOOO SOOO MUCH... rumors, fights, law suits, marriages, brians sugery, aj in rehab, nick puttin out a solo album... i mean its alot to take in... and well the boys still stand strong... i dont think nicks album will hurt the boys that much... i sorta agree wit the article that it will just make things better for when bsb decides to put out another album(which i cant wait for!!)... ok well i put in my 2 cents, hehe... all us bsb fans need to stick together & support the boys, no matter what they do!!! *~*KTBSPA*~* be cool, be real, and behave baby!!! ~joanne Submitted by Amanda from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:23:31 2002 Let's be blunt-Brian and Kevin have been off the better part of two years being married and AJ has spent that time in rehab and getting engaged. That is their right to do, but was Nick supposed to put his life on hold? Those three seem very selfish to me. They want time off for married life and Nick has no say, but he makes a solo album and thats out of line. NO! You snooze you lose. How many of us get off two years for a honeymoon? I think it's less that Jive is a bad record company (look at Britney, Nsync, Jennifer love Hewitt) and more that a few of the BSB have gotten lazy. And Leighanne has no business interfering. None of us buy her records and Jive and the Firm didn't agree to represent her. Just what Brian needs-someone who can't even make it in enetertainment telling him how to run his career. Ha ha! Submitted by Bonnie from merritt island Fl USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:23:09 2002 I believe it is all true! I see no lies in the article what so ever. I was there when this article was written. So, You all can believe what you want on this matter, but, it is all true! Bonnie Submitted by Eliana from Bogotá Columbia Date: Mon Aug 19 18:17:03 2002 Fisrt of all, I think that in the article are some lies, but some true things too (Don´t get mad at me). Obviously, the boys are more mature than before, and that is a cool thing, cause i turned into a fan on 1999 when Millennium came out, and before that i saw them like some puppets, but then i realized that they are great guys and that they are so talented, and that´s why they deserve great things... But, I think that it´s very bad to say that they are going down the hill, and that they are breaking up and all that stuff. It´s true that they are less popular on the USA than before, but in places like Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay, Spain, Germany, Roumania, Brazil and so on, they have die hard fans, and I know that cause i live on Colombia and I have friends on that places!!!! I think that we all should support Nick on this new thing of have a solo album, you know, we are BSB FANS and as fans, we need to support them no matter what, and if Nick wants to have a solo album, that´s fine... That makes him happy, and i don´t know, but personally, i wanna see him happy, so the solo stuff it´s a cool thing:) I don´t think that the boys are mad at Nick. They said that they are supporting him, besides, they all are like brothers, and i don´t think that that rumor is true... Besides, when AJ did that Jhonny No name stuff, nobody said that they were breaking up, so why don´t we just leave them in peace??? They are so talented, and i don´t think that they are breaking up, but one thing is true: THE BACKSTREET BOYS are the greatest group, and no matter what, we need to support them, and make the media know that they still have fans like us, and that no matter what, we and they are here to stay... KEEP THE BACKSTREET PRIDE ALIVE... If you agree, email me at bsblover1@terra.com.co Submitted by Christy Ford from Paradise Newfoundland Canada Date: Mon Aug 19 18:15:50 2002 After reading that article, I'm feeling a bit nervous. I don't want to lose my Boys. It now seems like that might happen. The dream is dying...:( Submitted by sammi from st.louis missouri USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:14:55 2002 alrighty, I just read over more comments, and I just have to say somehting else(my other comment is down further) KEEP THE BACKSTREET PRIDE ALIVE. lol. Of course everyone has said this, but I don't think people understand what it really means. By Keeping The Backstreet Pride Alive you support them in whatever they do. You've read the article, you've seen what they've been through, and we've stuck by them. Why wouldn't we now? I say as long as they're happy, I'm happy. True that. Submitted by Sara from Brian's House USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:14:50 2002 i really don't know how to feel, personally, it makes me respect them much more than i did, not like i never did, but, now i respect them SO much more. They have been through A LOT, and, i think that that artical will get them more respect, b/c they have been through so much. Hugs, Kisses and Cookies, Me Submitted by Kris from Canada Date: Mon Aug 19 18:11:27 2002 What I think? I think that this article was sincere and honest about the boys, something I haven't read for a long time. There were parts of the article that certainly made me cringe, because I knew that they were true. Of all the Backstreet Boys, Nick has always been my favorite...but, despite the fact that he's always wanted to try out things that he wasn't able to because he was in a group, I don't think it was a good move to release a solo album. Especially right now. First of all, Nick will always be my #1, but you know, I'm also realistic here, and quite frankly, he doesn't have the greatest voice. B-rok does. Not only that, if it was true that the boys stormed out after hearing what Nick did...well, then, maybe he shouldn't even be in the band anymore in the first place. My opinion, anyways. Because if the boys were hurt by what he did, and if he didn't give the support that the rest of the members needed, especially at such dreary times, then I'm sorry...I'd like to remind y'all that he wouldn't be able to release an album right now if he weren't a Backstreet Boy. They need his support now more than ever. It just seems wrong to me that while the backstreet boys are working hard on their album, Nick is somewhere else, doing his own thing. They're a group, for crying out loud. If the four others are supporting him and 100 % behind him, then I have nothing to complain about, but if that wasn't the case, I'd tell Nick he really ought to set his priorities straight. Submitted by sammi from st. louis missouri USA Date: Mon Aug 19 18:05:45 2002 All I have to say is wow. I'm so glad I finally know what the heck is going on. I mean, I've known for a long time that the Backstreet Boys really weren't that rich. They've barely made any money! I completley understand why BSB left all the management teams, including the most recent, The Firm. I think the only reason Nick stayed with The Firm is because he's trying to go for this whole "rock n roll" image, which is The Firm's image, managing Limp Bizkit and Korn. I know these guys will be friends forever. They grew up together. I'd be upset if they went off without Nick. I want some more answers! lol! But I think this is a great informative article. Just the kind that needed to be put out to let us fans know what is going on. I support them in whatever they do. Who cares if "pop music" is fading away? As long as they're around and making music I'm gonna love em'! I'll pay 200 dollars for tickets again, and I'll buy their CD's. They totally deserve a break also, they've been going for 10 freaking years!!!!! Give em' some time with their family and let them do what they want to. Everything will turn out ok. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU WANNA COMMENT ON ANYTHING I SAID! Submitted by Monica Rodriguez from Bogota Columbia Date: Mon Aug 19 17:58:50 2002 First i think that it was very unloyal that Lou Pearlman made Nsync while he was with the BSB. I Think it´s very cool that Nick is going solo, besides they are like friends, and I don´t think that the other boys are mad at him. If Justin wants to go solo too, it´s OK. I don´t really like Nsync, so it´s fine. I don´t think that BSB are breaking up. I Know that maybe the rumors are true, but I think that they are going to be together for a long time. I don´t think that the boys are mad at Nick, they are like brothers and that would be very weird. Submitted by Sara(Rok's Cowgirl) from Tennessee USA Date: Mon Aug 19 17:58:48 2002 I really don't know what to think about this article. I think it is very well written and descibes both the positive and negative points about the group. I am glad that this article isn't one that just says "Breakup up for Backstreet" or along those lines.Rather,it tells the struggles that they have been through and I think it further gains respect from the fans and may even some former fans. I,personally, think their struggles have made them stronger as a group.I think it makes them want to continue,showing the world that they can overcome anything.Nsync,in my opinion,has not overcome many struggles within their time to be taken seriously. For some reason,I think the BSB are taken more seriously and,while still being considered a boy band,has further overcome that label by the press. I really think that they have more respect than other pop sensations.Yeah,it does scare me to hear that the members have disagreements,but I can see how that happens.They are different ages,different personalities and in the end I think they balance each other out.Hopefully,after this long (much deserved)break,they will come back better and stronger than ever. Whether or not this happens,I will still continue to support them and love them until forever,because these guys have played such a MAJOR part in my life and they will always have a place in my heart.I think as long as the fans continue to show them love and support them through thick and thin,that they'll stick around a little while longer. I mean,think about it,they were expected to be just a flash in the pan,and now it's been 9 years,almost 10 and they're still here! That's longer than The Beatles,The NKOTB,and Nsync were/have been togehter. They STARTED this and hopefully they'll be the last ones standing strong! It's obvious they appreciate us so let's give them some appreciation back."As long as we have our fans,we can conquer anything!" Thank you for reading and feel free to send some feedback! ~Love,Peace,Happiness and BSB~ Sara Submitted by Katie from IL USA Date: Mon Aug 19 17:50:15 2002 alright u guys. here's how i see it. i think the article is kinda right. BSB is not as strong as they used to be. sales aside, millennium was a MUCH stronger album than black & blue. tickets were WAY overpriced for their black & blue tour (i had to get them thru ticketmaster & i ended up paying $160 for third row balcony... the tix originally cost around $70 - not that cheap even without the ticketmaster surcharge). they haven't put out an album in more than 2 1/2 years!!! i'm really frustrated with their management, because it sounds like the backstreet boys themselves weren't very happy with a lot of decisions the firm made. when kevin hosted trl, he mentioned he wasn't thrilled with the whole burger king action figure dealie. honestly, i don't think nick's solo album is a good idea at all. i know a lot of y'all reading this are probably really obsessed nick fans, but i don't think he's good enough on his own. not to say that aj should go out & record an album right now but i think it's SO important to stick together as ONE group right now. with lance in space, joey on broadway, justin doin his own album (which is obviously the next step since he & jc are the ONLY ones who really sing ANY solos in *NSYNC -- don't get me wrong i'm not an *NSYNC hater)... anyways now would be a PERFECT time for our boys to drop an album with *NSYNC (basically their biggest competitors) out of the way. i know their working on it but i think nick's album is really gonna slow the group album process down. they need to hurry up or a lot of the non-hardcore fans (i am with them no matter what) will lose interest. they know that too. i think dropping the firm was smart. but now they need to pick up the speed they lost with the firm. they have enough credibility with their devoted fans that they don't have to put out an album by tomorrow, but still by the end of the year would be nice!! KTBSPA 4ever!!!!! Submitted by Samkit from TX USA Date: Mon Aug 19 17:45:20 2002 Well, as much as I appreciate all insight into the goings-on of the BSB, I was quite angered at the beginning. Why is it that people grade skill on the amount of time a group is in the spotlight? When was the last time any of you have heard about Richard Marx? Never, I'd bet, but he still has a large and loyal fanbase. He hardly tours, and his last album was released in 2000! I personally wouldn't mind if the guys wanted to cool out for a while, start families, etc. (don't attack me please! ;) ). Not to say I don't want a new album; *I* for one think it will be great, and I know I'm not alone here. Anyway, by the end of the article I did manage to calm down, thanks for your concern (pfft, right, we were worried about you :P ). I was more saddened than anything else; the guys have been through so much, with the management problems, and nsync (sorry any nsync fans, but they really tick me off). 'kay. this is pretty long, guess I'll go now, laters! Submitted by Keira from Utah USA Date: Mon Aug 19 17:35:33 2002 I am glad that it was posted, because it makes us all informed on aspects that we didn't know about before, or I at least I didn't. It's a relief to know they they have left the Firm and overcame that struggle with them. I don't like how it says Nick is replaceable. That bugs me a lot, and it is so untrue. First off, the Boys wouldn't do that, and second off, they can't. They are too close to even consider that option. Nick is allowed to be him own person and still be in the group. He is allowed to be multi-functional. It's good to know the information that this article has to offer, and I am glad it was put up. First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 67 of 75