Transcript of Yahoo! Chat with
Kevin of the Backstreet  Boys

August 18, 1998

ChatYahoo_Lisa: Welcome to Yahoo! Chat...BSB Kevin will be here in a  couple of minutes...send in your questions now! Kevin is the fourth BSB to join  us at Yahoo! Chat. The BSB are in the middle of their summer tour. KEVIN IS  HERE! LET THE CHAT BEGIN!

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Kevin: Hi this is Kevin and I'm online coming to  you live from Edmonton, Canada. We're gettign ready to do our show for 22, 000  people tonight in an outdoor stadium, and I want to apologize to you guys for  being late, but this is the first time we're at an outdoor gig...

ChatYahoo_Lisa: Kevin, would you ever go on a date with a fan?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: We'd probably go to dinner.

BABYDUCK4eva_98: HI would you ever go on one date with a fan and what  would you do?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Sure I'd never say that I wouldn't go out with  anyone.. I'd have to meet them and decide if I like them

LeeAnn_Mac: How do you escape from all of the chaos?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Just on the days off we usually go out.. we just  played some golf today. It wasn't a day off but we did get out this morning.. we  usually just go to the gym, to the movies.. whatever.

mrbelloc: Do you believe in love at first sight???

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: No. I think that love is something that has to  grow. It's not something that's not just automatically there.. you can be  infatuated with someone at first site or be in total awe of someone in meeting  them.. in their looks , but love takes awhile to grow

BsB_95409: Who's the best at golf?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: We're all pretty good at being bad right now :)  WE're not too bad, we just have some bad slices and stuff just trying to keep it  in the fairway and not lose too many balls. Lot of fun though.

ILvNick12: Kevin, Do you like the Spice Girls?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Yeah, they've always been cool when we've met  them. They seem really cool. Some of their music was pretty catching. I'm not  into their music that much, but some of their music is really catchy.

Caprice_UK: If you were reincarnated what would you come back as?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Wow... Hmmm...I think I'd like to come back as an  eagle or hawk..something that can fly...a nice bird...a red tailed hawk or  american eagle, something like that.. if you're gonna be a bird, you have to be  the king of all birds. I love flying.

DivaMc_98: If one of the BSB's left, would you do like the Spice Girls  and carry on or just quit?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: I'd have to cross that bridge when I got to it. I  couldn't answer that right now. I don't think that's a reality or a possibility

allie_kytri: How does it feel to be a star?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: I dont feel any different. it's not what I  thought it would be, growing up you know? It's a lot of work, definitely a lot  of fun. People give you a lot of things -- clothes so you'll be seen in their  clothes.. food products sometimes you dont have to stand in line at clubs.  That's a good thing sometimes. You can also use your celebrity to do good stuff,  like we're going to do stuff with the American Cancer society, so we'll be doing  stuff with that.. Just affecting peoples lives and making people happy.

kaos110: DO U WATCH SOUTHPARK ??

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Yeah. One of the first ones I saw were the  bootlegged ones where they're cussing really bad, but it made me laugh so hard.  I think the one where Santa Claus and Jesus were fighting. I couldn't believe  the language out of those guys. I thought it was sacreligious or something --  those guys are gonna be struck by lightning or something. I kinda feel bad for  Kenny.

Bobby13245: Are you going to turn hard core??

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Hard core what? Hard core pop.. Hard core  R&B... you mean are we gonna talk about stuff like drugs & sex and  whatever. I realy can't see that being part of our repertoire.

butterfly_840: What's the weirdest thing that ever hit you or was  thrown on the stage during a concert?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Wow. Let's see..there's the normal stuff like  underwear and bras and stuff like that. One time Nick looked out in the audience  and saw someone holding up a picture of his house that she had blown up.. and  that was weird seeing that. They throw up boxes of Mac and Cheese to Brian cuz  that's his favorite food.

alexisnessyo: What do you think about President Clinton and his  actions?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Wow.. You know I think that if we as a nation  look at our President to be a moral leader and obviously he's messed up, but if  we're just looking for him to lead us and do foreign relations and a lot of  stuff, then he's doing an okay job.. I don't look into politics all that much,  but if you look back into history, Henry the 8th had all his wives killed  because he didn't want a divorce. Marie Antionette was beheaded.. all that  stuff's been going on for years and years. . in royalty and government. I don't  get too personal with it, but the president is just there to be there.. he  doesn't have any power, there are other powers that be that run the nation.

SnoopDoggyDog_CM: Why did you throw Nick out of the dressing room in  his green undies?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: As a joke. Cuz he was being obnoxious so I threw  him out in the hallway in his underwear.

No1Spaz: Do you you ever wanna just give up and sleep late for once??

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Pssh.. I love to sleep! If nobody woke me up, I'd  just be in a coma. I'm a real heavy sleeper I guess, cuz I'm used to being out  here and sleeping anywhere. All of us are pretty much like that, sitting down on  a plane is like naptime for us... laydown, listen to music chill out, just rest.  I'm just used to being around loudness -- sound checks, fans, hotels.. so that  once I get to sleep it's kinda hard to get me up. When Me and Brian shared an  apartment, he would have to come in the room and turn the alarm off and that's  when I woke up, when the alarm went off -- "Huh, what happened to the alarm?"

vervation98: What's your favorite group other then yourselves?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Let's see... I gotta a pretty wide range of music  that I listen to. I like Depeche Mode, used to like Guns N Roses -- the need to  come out with another album--the Eagles, Boyz2Men. I like Maxwell. I like  Refugee All Stars, Fugees, WyClef, all those guys, Busta Rhymes. Let's  see...Mariah, Erykah Badu. I used to love Van Halen back in the day, but now I'm  not really into them. That's pretty much a wide range of music, I'm into all  kinds of stuff.

RANSOMTL: What is your favorite song?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Right now I'd say that new song Alliyah has out.  It's on the Doctor Doolittle soundtrack, the video's hot!

bsbnuts: Is there a message that BSB would like to get across to  people through their music?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Not really. We're not trying to make a statement  with our music. We're just trying to make good music that makes people want to  sing along, forget their problems for a minute.. moves them, makes them want to  dance. With our ballads...I like ballads, I think ballads are good, I'm kind of  a romantic, so I like ballads and with ballads we're just tyring to put people  in a romantic mood.

stephanieT85: I heard you modeled for Versace, is that true?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Yeah. The 5 of us were invited to fashion week in  Milan by Donatella Versace, because when we were in Monte Carlo for the fashion  awards, she hooked us up with outfits for the awards and we sent her a thank you  for it...so we went to Milan and at the first show we watched and then at dinner  that night, some of her business associates asked me if I'd model in the next  show. And I said sure...

ChatYahoo_Lisa: Did you like what you wore?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: I like the shirt I had on, but the pants were a  little too tight for my taste. It was cool. I got to hang out iwth Naomi,  Whitney and Donatella. Some of our people were laughing, Puffy's rappin about  wearing Versace and we're at his house! We had dinner at Gianni's. I might be  doing some stuff for them in the future.

womantan: Who do you think is the hottest woman in history?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Hottest woman in history... wow... I like to  watch old movies sometimes and when I look back, I don't think she was the  hottest woman in history, but she's one of the most wonderful actresses in  history -- Katharine Hepburn. I think Nicole Kidman is really sexy. I think Liv  Tyler is a really naturally beautiful girl and just from interviews and things  she seems like a beautiful person in the inside as well. Even as she plays her  characters as well. She seems like she has a really good heart and is a pleasant  person as well.

SuPeRfLiRtMaNdI: What are u wearing now, boxers or breifs?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Boxers.

NoName46: Is is true that u guys r going to be doing a movie? If so,  what is it going to be about? :)

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Not's not true that we're doing a movie. We're  not doing a movie. We've had several offers, but we're just focusing on our  music right now. And we're not breaking up either.. it's been going all around  the world that we're breaking up... Rumors, rumors, rumors.

ChatYahoo_Lisa: What is your favorite rumor you've heard about  yourself?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: One of my favorite was the one that said I had a  2 million dollar movie deal, I'm still waiting for the paper work on that thing.  It was almost kind of disappointing when it didn't happen ;-) Let's see.. I was  told we died in a plane crash... There's been so many... Brian was gonna die..  Brian's my cousin and he was in heart surgery and we were all on the edge, even  though technology is incredible now, we were very scared... so stuff like that.

nixgrrl: Kevin....what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Burst, I think..  I love Peanut Butter

Heidi711: If you were abducted by aliens, and they held a gun to your  head that would erase all of your memories but one, which would you keep?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Wow.. that's a good question! That's hard. Since  my father is no longer here, I would not want any memories of him erased at all.  I'd want to keep all my memories of him.

BSBlvrgyrl4evr: WHAT DID U THINK ABOUT THE MTV FANATIC?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Actually, I finally got to see that, cause people  told me it had been on. I thought it turned out pretty good...I think it's a  great idea in general. The time that we were on there, i thought it was really  cool. I thought it was funny that the girl's sister was like "why do you like  these guys? I can sing better than they can", but she met us, she was all shy  and stuff...and I didn't know she dissed us until I saw the show and we sang a  cappella for her and blew her away. I think it's a cool idea.. and the girl who  was on for us, inspired us a lot. We heard about Alex who went to see us up in  Concord and missed us. We all say hello and we're sorry that you missed most of  the show, but glad you got to see the end...and we may be in touch so that you  can see us again.

ENZOFERRAZ: Where was your first kiss?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: My first kiss... I started kissing at a young  age.. I was like 4 years old, I had a next door neighbor, a girl we used to hang  out a little bit, and she and her friend used to hang kisses on me. My first  real kiss was in fifth grade, when we were at the roller rink, and they played a  slow song, and we went into the back corner and kissed.

CatPhat2death: What's the most memorable or sweetest thing a fan's  ever done for you?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: There have been lots of incredible stuff... There  was a fan that had a silver ring made for me and it was like 4 yrs ago when we  first started touring in Europe and it had the musical notes to one of our songs  around it like the staff, and the music went to "never break your heart." I've  worn it and kept it ever since. There have been letters and poems written about  my father. They've made us cookies and brownies to make us fat on the tour bus.  We do keep a pet mouse in a cage on the bus, and if he doesn't die after eating  it, we'll eat it ;-)

tigger603121: Why did you name yourselves "Backstreet Boys?"

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Well, it was kind of a collaboration between us  and our manager. There's a place in Orlando called the BackStreet market and we  wanted something that flowed good... you've got the Beastie Boys, the Oakridge  Boys and the Pet Shop Boys and Boys doesn't just mean Boys, but is slang for  friends. And the place in Orlando was a parking lot where people would hang out  with their friends and chill.

do_me_like_you_do_kentucky: What's the stupidest argument you have  been in with the guys?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Which one? There's so many. Just could be over  what we're gonna wear on a TV show or something.. it could be over a bunk on the  bus. It could be over anything.. It's like a family or best friends or brothers.  We are like a bunch of brothers.. We've been together for over 6 years.

CKS1215: Why are you guys so hot? Are you born with it or is it  Maybeline?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: That's a nice compliment. I guess we have our  mothers and fathers to thank, good genes. It's in the genes! We try to take care  of ourselves.. eat right, exercise.. try to anyway. Some of us do.. AJ is a Mr.  McDonald's man.. trying to keep him away from that stuff.

BuckCuties: Do you feel that your fame has affected you? If so how?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: I think that it's definitely affected the amount  of free time I dont have anymore. It's made me kinda when people talk to me or  when people are introduced to me I wonder what their motive is. I'm just kind of  cautious. It's made me cautious of whatever I do because they put stars and  celebrities under a microscope and analyze everything they do. If you make a  mistake, everyone knows. So you want to be cautious. I don't think I've changed  that much. I feel like the same old me, I dont feel any different. It's made me,  the fact that we're successful now, has made me that much more of a  perfectionist...people are looking at us now, so it's always got to be perfect.  I'm not paranoid or anything! Just kidding.. :) It's made me realize that more  than anything you really can accomplish things if you go out and go for it. If  there's anything I can tell anybody out there --- It can happen to you. You can  make a living doing something that you love, as long as you work hard and you're  decent at it, get good at it...You have to work hard to get good at it, if you  have a talent.

DisNickFan: What is your idea of a dream date?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Hmm.. Dream Date... Good dinner, good  conversation...probably an italian dinner, some wine -- red wine and then after  that maybe a movie or dancing or I don't know, something like that. Pretty  simple, pretty basic.

dawnluvsbrian: Out of all of you who do you think will get married  first?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Wow... That's hard. I don't know. Let's see, I  think Brian or me.

ChatYahoo_Lisa: Why?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Cause I'm an old man. I can't believe I'm 26,  don't know how I got here.

LaUrEnBsBeR: DO YOU CRY AT SAD MOVIES?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Yeah...Let's see, I got choked up on Hope Floats.  Got a little choked up on that one. I got a little tore up on Saving Private  Ryan. Definitely got choked up on Philadelphia. I get choked up easily. I get it  from my grandfather. I don't bawl like a baby, but when I'm talking it will be  like "Blah blah blllaaaa".. my voice will quiver a little. I got choked up at  the World Music Awards because we were dedicating the award to Brian who was  getting operated on that day.

aetkkl: What is your favorite place to perform?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: In the shower probably. That's where I started  out performing.

ChatYahoo_Lisa: I thought it was your hairbrush.

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: That's another thing that has been totally blown  out of proportion.. you mention it once and it's the "hairbrush in front of the  mirror". But the shower's got good acoustics :)

Janicekaosnc: If you could sing a duet with anyone living or dead, who  would it be with and why??

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Wow...Some of the people I really look up to in  the industry are Elton John and Prince and Billy Joel because Elton and Billy  are phenomenal piano players, I've played keyboards since I was 9 yrs old and  Prince can play just about anything. But my voice style would be more like Elton  John or Billy Joel.

pepsiblue1234: If you had a day to be invisible, what would you do?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: I'd go out in the audience and watch our show. I  wish I could watch our show from the audience -- and have me on stage too --  that's something I'd like to do. I'd also like to go hang out at the Whitehouse  for a day...just to see what really goes on.

the2jays: If you could talk to Chelsea Clinton, what would you say?

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: If I could talk to Chelsea Clinton what would I  say? .. Well... wow...I imagine they've got some issues going on right now, so  I'd probably just say, Listen and give Bill a chance.

Yahoo_BackstreetBoy: Thank you everybody for all your interesting  questions and I'm sorry if I couldn't get to all of them, but maybe we can do it  again sometime.

ChatYahoo_Lisa: Thanks for joining us Kevin....sorry we were late  everyone.....hope you will chat with us again! Chat is over...thanks for joining  us everyone!