Backstreet Boys Aim for Grammy, Longevity
Source: yahoo
By Frank Pingue
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Backstreet Boys (news - web sites), who have sold more than 55 million records worldwide in less than three years and are expected to break tour earning records set by the Rolling Stones, said on Tuesday they still have more to accomplish, including a possible Grammy Award this year.
In Toronto for a Wednesday night concert at the SkyDome, the Backstreet Boys visited MuchMusic, Canada's 24-hour music station, to chat and answer questions from fans.
The quintet -- Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson -- have been together for almost eight years and are currently promoting their third album, ''Black & Blue.''
Members of the group, who received a 2001 Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for their single ''Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely,'' also said they feel they have grown together with each album.
``It's tighter than ever, honestly,'' Nick Carter told a crowd of 135 people, mostly screaming teen-age girls, crammed into a small room. ``We've gone on this long and we just want to keep going, we want to be one of the longest groups of our kind to ever last.''
Fans blocked city streets from the early morning to catch a glimpse of their favorite group member. Some even camped outside the downtown building as early as noon on Monday to see the group, who said destiny brought them together.
The group's latest video ``The Call,'' shot over three days in downtown Los Angeles, was also aired during the 60-minute interview. Each member of the group plays the same character who gets caught for cheating on his girlfriend.
In addition to Wednesday's show in Toronto, the Backstreet Boys, who combine hip-hop sounds with rhythm and blues, will make one other Canadian stop during the current North American tour -- at Vancouver's GM Place on Feb. 23.
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