Kevin Interview on KIIS FM LA with Val
Source: Backstreet Millennium
Kevin was on 102.7 Kiis FM in Los Angeles and here is the interview he had with the dj, Valentine.
Valentine: Ladies and gentleman, from the BSB, Kevin Richardson in the studio
Kevin: Hey Whats up?
Val: How r ya brotha?
Kev: Im good how r ya?
Val: Lookin Good man!! I cant even remember the last time we saw each other. Cuz the first time we met, Ill bring you back years ago, at a radio station in Dallas, Texas and if you remember correctly this was very funny and I wish I had the tape laying around here somewhere. We did a song called �No Panties Thursday.�
Kev: Oh yeah, OK-
Val: Do you remember that?
Kev: yeah
Val : Remember how that went? � No Panties Thursday, c�mon now Everybody�(singin to tune of Everybody)
Kev: And then I did a little ad-lib
Val: Yup
Kev: It was kinda off-beat
Val: No no it was perfect
Kev: All the fellas were raggin on me. They were callin me �No Rhythm Kevin� after that
Val: They did not did they? I caused that controversy in your life?
Kev: Its all good now (laughing)
Val: How does it feel to be you? Right now? Cuz youre married now? That�s changed for ya? How�d that marriage thing work out?
Kev: Its great, umm�We�ve been dating on and off for 8 years now so it was just kind of another chapter in my life.
Val: How did you meet her?
Kev: I met her at Walt Disney World at the cafeteria.
Val: Was she ordering food and you saw her?
Kev: She was sittin down with some friends and umm�a buddy of mine came up to me and said to me, u need to introduce yourself to her so evidently she was checkin me out herself so he kinda gave me the green light cuz Im a shy kind of guy, cant just go up and ask ladies out. So I went up and introduced myself. Later on, a couple of days later, asked her for her number, asked if she was interested in going out. That was 8 years ago.
Val: And it worked!
Kev: I mean we�ve had our ups and downs
Val: Ay man, brotha, who hasn�t?
Kev: We�ve broken up on and off, with the traveling and stuff.
Val: All the good relationships have their ups and downs
Kev: Oh yeah-
Val: Cuz the passion its so great, its so negative, its happy, its down, everythings sad, down but that�s what makes the relationship so incredible. That passion when you come together. Now Ive been married for two years.
Kev: Congratulations-
Val: Yeah so uh�let me tell ya sumthin bout marriage (in low voice)
Kev: (in low voice) uh huh.
Val: Let me tell you, between you and me. I got this book called �101 Great Nights of Sex�
Kev: ohh�(in really low voice) uh huh.
Val: The way it works, you go back and forth each night. Page one- what he does for her.
Kev: OK
Val: Page 2- What she does for me
Kev: OK
Val: Now we got this bout two years ago- were still on page 2!!
Kev: Ohhh�
Val: Yeah , Im bummin
Kev: Wow- you bummin, you enjoyin each page.
Val: No page 1 and she goes �Put that book away�.
Kev: whats up with dat?
Val: Whats up with dat, yeah?..I dunno man� Hey you wanna take phone calls and stuff?
Kev: Sure
Val: OK Kevin R. sittin in studio here from the Backstreet Boys. Whopper was the clue as to who was here. We worked long and hard on that thing. U eat from BK all the time?
Kev: We eat fast food constantly
Val: Whoppers man! Those commercials are funny by the way. We gotta talk bout that and the music that�s comin out now. And any of the stuff that�s comin up . U doin any actin?
Kev: Umm plannin on doin some reading and stuff
Val: U got that look today
Kev: The look?
Val : Got the look brotha. We�ll talk next!!Kiis FM!
Val: Number 1 hit music station, Kiis fm!! Ready to go on air? What are you doin man? Don�t slack! (starts an argument as a joke)
Kev: Sorry man, I came in here as your celebrity guest �
Val: I know but I-
Kev: and youre treatin me like a stepchild.Whats up with that?
Val: No Im not treatin you like a stepchild. Im just sayin that when you go on the radio- you gotta have those head phones on.
Kev: Im READY!
Val: (keeps pressing on) I mean I appreciate you signin the autographs for the youngsters bro-
Kev: Im ready. Lets GO!
Val: Whats your deal? Whats your deal man? You got issues?
Kev-- dude I mean-
Val: Did you come in here with issues or sumthin? I can walk out- I have no probs with walkin out now.
Kev: You decieve the audience and play some record that�s not even our new record- (Note: Kev is referring to Kiis FM playing an old BSB song, Missing You �constantly)
Val: ok alright- yeah this is ok. This is going back to last week when I played a world premiere of what I thought was gonna be your next single which is about 4 weeks away
Kev: Our REAL fans out there, they called you up and they told you- whats up with dat?
Val: Look, you wanna take phone calls and I walk out? Is that what you want? Huh?
Kev: I can handle it better than you can-
Val:You think you can do this better?
Kev: I think so � yeah-
Val: U know how many celebs have thought they could do my job better?
Kev: Well I used to practice this at home when I was a little child.
Val: Oh you would?
Kev: Yeah I used to fantasize about being a dj. So gimme a shot.
Val: All right, lets hit the phone lines. Youre on caller..
Kev: Kewl�Uh caller ? Hello?-
Val:Oh oops I have to press that button (he messed up on purpose)
Kev: There ya go- Hello? Caller?
Val: Go ahead caller�(silence) ummm well I guess-
Kev: Ahhh
Val: (messes up again) Oh I have to press that button again- Sorry-
Kev: Well there ya go. Youre settin me up arent you?
Val: Im not settin you up! Hello Kiis fm!!
Caller: Hello
Val: Youre on with Kev. Now goodbye, Im leavin!
Kev: (laughs) Hey!!Whats your name!
Caller: Im fine (stumbles) Im Alexandra
Kev: Hi Alexandra
Caller: Well I have a question..is cuz..I live close by L.A. I wanted to know�Cuz where..cuz Ive never met you guys and I just wanna know �when is the next concert you might have in L.A. or somewhere here?
Kev: ok our- (laughs) now be patient�Were gonna drop our single probably in October, our next album in November and our tour will premiere in the U.S. probably in February. So we�ll be swinging to L.A. around that time so were gonna be swinging here doing some promotion- radio promotion before the record comes out and I guess we�ll stop by and see Valentine if he�s cool.
Val: Whatever man-Uhh Lets take another caller.
Kev: (laughs)
Val: Whatever..Youre on Kiis- Yeah � talk to him or whateverrrrr
Caller 2: Hi this is Vanessa from Paris Ummm
Kev: Hey Vanessa!
Caller: Kevin remember u had a solo and you didn�t have lyrics for it?
Kev: OH are you talkin bout the song we did on tour or�
Caller: OH I couldn�t get tickets to make it but I believe so-- you did a piano solo on it?
Kev: Yeah yeah that�s the song I wrote for my father and I actually think Ive decided just to keep that an instrumental..
Caller: Oh really? Yeah cuz I was thinkin about trying to get lyrics to you(background screaming is heard)
Kev: Whos that back there?
Caller : Oh that�s my little sister
Kev: Oh kewl..Hey liittle sister..
Caller: Umm but I was trying to get lyrics to you and I didn�t know where to send them
Kev: Well you can send them to Valentine right here at the station
Val: Oh great..Nice going Kevin!
Kev: Since me and him are big buddies now�
Val: Yeah uh huh..Right- its gonna be good(sarcasm)
Kev: So you know he is going let me run the show
Val: Send lyrics to me�
Kev: Yeah send em to Valentine!!!..
Val: Yeah send away
Kev: Heyyy we can even have a contest!!
Val: Yeah we can do that�Were gonna have a contest for lyrics..How bout that?
Kev: Definitely..that�ll be kewl�and Val will go through all the lyrics that come in.
Val: Yeah right every single one of them- YEAH..uh huh..
Kev: and he�ll be my personal liason
Val : Yeah uh huh..Yes every SINGLE one(sarcastically) Absolutely
Kev: Im willin..Ure not?
Val: No its not an issue of willing or wants to but now youre setting me up! Youre putting me in this situation Where Im- you realize how impressive�
Kev: Send all your lyrics to Valentine!!!
Val: that�s not necessary�
You realize how BIG you are across the country? Know whats gonna happen � Heres whats gonna happen-
Kev: Yeah
Val: Well that is going to be printed in Teen Beat magazine, Teen magazine. Its gonna be all over the Internet by tomorrow- All round the world!!Some little kid in Sweden is gonna send me lyrics I cant read and Im gonna have lyrics all around me and�
Kev: Its gonna be great�
Val: But actually the great part is actually u know what- ladies usually enclose pictures in there don�t they? Ohhh well all right Kevin Richardson in the studio!!! Great idea!
Kev: You told me you were gonna push buttons!
Val: Its not easy is it?
Kev: Nahhh
Val: U gonna come over here and push buttons and gonna go (makes a weird sound)
Kev: If that was a keyboard, it would be all good.
Val: Oh stop it!! I can dance. I can find Middle C.
Kev: (laughs)
Val: I can do that! Theres a rumour going around that you guys are breaking up? Not true right?
Kev: Not TRUE!!
Val: Where do these things get started? People just put em out on the Internet?
Kev: WelI I think cuz AJ uhh. Was doin some stuff for VH1�s Save the Music,
Val: Rite..
Kev: And Howie and I have been reading for films and Brians been producing and I mean we allow each other space to do things, the freedom to grow in other ways and that�s a good thing.
Val: Now theres gonna be a time- years from NOW down the road and you guys wont be together- but you think those friendships will always last?
Kev: Always, yeah I do..
Val: Whats the one thing you�ve learned bout life bout yourself that you can share?
Kev: Ummm probly that you might think that your way is the right and BEST way- and you should stop and when youre in a team- you should listen to your teammates and your friends or whatever and between the five of us, we may not always agree but we always come out with a solution that works
Val: Theres also a rumour going around, your record rep just told me, Im not gonna say her name and get her in trouble, that you actually taught ballroom dancing for a while- in Florida. Is this true?
Kev: Yeah I taught like chacha maringis(sp?), sumba, the hustle waltz all that stuff in Orlando..in 91..I cant remember much of it though
Val: See that�s ok cuz right now on the Internet we have that camera hooked up at www.kiisfm.com and what im gonna do, im gonna walk around to your side..
Kev: Uh huh�
Val: And Im gonna teach you a dance..
Kev: oh uh huh�
Val: U and I are about to dance
Kev: oh kewl
Val: Kevin Richardson of BSB and Valentine are about to dance..
Kev: How scary�
Val: No Im Irish by the way
Kev: Oh ok.. u gonna teach me the- oh ok � the cloghopper song
Val: (puts Irish music on) Im comin over there! Alright now a little dancing lesson now R u ready? Try this�try that(screams at Kev)!!!..TRY IT!!! Cmon
Kev: (laughs) Well ok but do it one more time!
Val: (is dancing with music on)
Kev: Youre makin it up- U did it different twice.
Val: Im NOT makin it up!!
Kev: Allright�.(dances )
Val: Yes ladies�How bout that? Kevin Richardson doin� a little Irish Stepdancing!!!
Kev: (in most adorable Irish accent) Ayyymm Irish!! Aymmm Iresshh!!It�s a leprechaun!!
Val: U like the lucky charms ayy?
Kev: I do I do
Val: They grrreat aunt they?
Kev: They grrreat
Val: Hey man thanks for comin by today
Kev: Aigghht thank you..
Val: So the 1st record- the release is comin out in 4 weeks?
Kev: Yup
Val: When�s the album comin out?
Kev: November!!
Val: November!!
Val: Kevin from BSB in studio!
Kev: Thank you guys for all your love!! We�ll see ya!!
Val: Hey practice those Irish stepdancing moves!
Kev: I will!
Val: so next time you come in�
Kev: Will do that
Val: So the next time you come in�
Kev: We�ll do em on tour
Val: Oh shut up�
Kev: And the first video!!!
Val: Oh man dude if you worked that in�How kewl would that be seriously..
Kev: Our first video will be like the river dance(laughs)
Val: Oh yeah!! That�ll be like a sign to me..I�ll be like �Oh I taught him how to stepdance� River dance!!
Kev : (laughs) Thanks man!!Peace!!
One more taped segment after the commmercial..
Kev: Im now a resident of Los Angeles. Its good to be in your hometown and youre listening to Valentine on 102.7 Kiis fm..
Val: Hey Kev lemme ask you a question?� Now that you�ve had this chance to do some stepdancing with Val�How do you feel about Valentine?Inside your conscious soul? What grabs you about valentne?
Kev: Well he�s a fellow married man so..We share that in common and feel like hes got a good heart. ..Hes a good family man..(Now in Irish accent) and hes an Irish! And taught me how to dance and so I love him very much (laughs) It fabulous!!
Well that was the interview!! It was awesome !!! Val was genuinely pleased with Kev..Afterwards, he kept talking about how a great guy Kevin was!!!!
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