| STAR CHAT WITH B*WITCHED
The Irish foursome talks about watching Jerry Springer and touring with 'N Sync
by Michael Slezak
They're girls. They're spicy. But B*Witched is not - we repeat, not - the Spice Girls. For starters, this wholesome fourstome - Sinead, Lindsay, and twins Edele and Keavy (who was training to be an auto mechanic before joining the band!) - are Irish, not British. Second, the gals of B*Witched prefer jeans and casual clothing to short skirts and heavy makeup. They also co-wrote nine of the songs on their self-titled debut album. And finally, when was the last time you heard a traditional Irish fiddle on a Spice Girls tune? Aha! We didn't think so. Now put your snap judgements aside and listen up as the ladies behind the smash hit "C'est La Vie" talk about bonding with 'N Sync's Joey, watching Jerry Springer and looking for guys who aren't afraid to cry.
When you recorded the CD, what sound were you looking for?
Edele: Our songs are very positive and happy. All of us like a wide variety of music, so it's not all one style. We have pop music, a little rock, a little drum-and-bass, and the Irish music runs through all of it.
Could you have made the album without the fiddling throughout?
Edele: No, because the Irish music, the fiddling, makes us a bit more bewitching, y'know? In the fast songs, the fiddles sound really happy, and in the slow songs they sound really haunting.
Any surprises about opening for 'N Sync on a leg of their tour?
Edele: When we first came to the U.S., we weren't sure what to expect from the audience - nobody had really heard of us, and people were coming to see one of the biggest boy bands in the country. But it was just amazing, the audiences really welcomed us. They were all dancing to the songs.
Any favorite 'N Sync band members?
Sinead: They're all really, really nice. Joey spoke to us a little more. Seems lke we always kept bumping into him. Every time we arrived somewhere, he was always coming out the door.
Is it a compliment or an insult when people call you the Irish Spice Girls?
Keavy: It's quite flattering because their success has been unbelievable. So to be compared to them is really cool.
How are you guys different from the spice Girls or All Saints or any of the other bands out there?
Lindsay: Our image is completely different. We're quite casual, we always wear denim. We're a lot younger and when you see us on stage, we're more energetic. We're a tomboy band.
Keavy: Yeah, you don't usually get that from a girl band. We do a lot of dancing. When our choreographer first met us he was like, "Yes - four girls who can dance! Thank you!"
Any movies or TV shows that you guys are really into?
Lindsay: We all like Friends and South Park.
Sinead: Unfortunately since we've been over here, we've started watching Jerry Springer. I'm just hooked.
Keavy: Then there's Change Of Heart. I actually watched that for the first time today and the guy said he wanted to stay together, but his girlfriend picked "change of heart," and you could tell he just felt so awful.
Anything that would make you have a change of heart about a guy?
Sinead: If he already has a girlfriend or he's afraid to cry.
Lindsay: Someone who doesn't consider your feeling or anybody else's feelings.
Edele: I hate it when people aren't punctual.
Sinead: Or someone who likes to go out with his friends more than he likes to go out with you. He should be able to mix the two.
Lindsay: Or if he'd rather watch football than have a conversation with you. I don't like that. [Laughs] Nobody's going to come near us now!
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