Transcript of AJ's Interview with KISS 106.1 Seattle
Date: January 27, 2002
Source: KISS 106.1 Seattle
Seattle phone interview from October 5, 2001. J=Jerry (DJ), C=Candy (DJ), and A= AJ
J: Hey--you there, man?
A: How you guys doing?
C: Good. How are you?
A: I’m doing really good.
C: 90-how many days?
A: 94.
J: Very cool. Congratulations on that. So uh, where are you guys at? You’re about to go onstage. Are you in Salt Lake tonight?
A: We’re in Salt Lake City.
J: Alright, you guys were back here back in February. Our shows was one of the ones you guys didn’t get to reschedule.
C: No, I’m sorry--it was the ONLY one.
A: Yeah, ya know, that’s probably my fault.
J: Weren’t there two?
C: It’s all your fault!
C/J: **laughs**
A: Ya know the whole rehab thing just screwed all kinds of things up. Sorry.
C: It’s all your fault! C’mon!
J: So since the show’s not coming back here, is it any different?
A: Um, the only difference I think is, uh, the one little video scene that we added which is really the only change. There’s a couple of different outfits, but other than that, the show’s predominantly the same. We, uh, end with the, uh, new single “Drowning.”
C: Yeah, speaking of that, we need to talk about “Drowning.”
J: You’re going to go there already?
C: Mmmhmmm.
A: Uh oh.
J: **laughs**
C: Um...so I like the song and everything and it has a nice message and blah blah blah, but MUSICALLY, there’s just one question.
A: What?
C: Did you know that it sounds a LOT like O-Town in the beginning?
A: Well, actually...
C: **plays O-Town’s “All Or Nothing”** Have you heard this?
A: Yeah. **sings: “Nothing at alllll....”** Yeah I have, but you know what the funny thing is?
C: Tell me the funny thing!
A: The funny thing is that we had the song recorded about almost two years ago.
C: **plays Backstreet Boys’ “Drowning”**
A: (over laughs) Yep--BEFORE O-Town did, so O-Town...if anybody ripped anything off, they did from us.
J: Alright, impromptu game...which one...
A: Now wait, now wait
C: Wait...
A: The real slammer is the melody on the verse going into the chorus...
C: Yeah.
A: I bet y’all didn’t even figure this one out. It’s **sings: “Baby I’m amazed by you...”** by Lonestar, so by God, it’s frickin’ three songs in one.
J: Quick game...is this O-Town or you guys? **plays Backstreet Boys’ “Drowning”**
A: That’s us.
J: Very nice.
C: Yeah. **Claps** You got it right. Good job.
A: Thank God or my boys would have kicked my butt if I didn’t get it right.
C: Alright AJ hang on a second ‘cause I gotta ask you whether you’re dating anybody or not.
J: Also, we got a question about Willa Ford, so we’ll talk to AJ. Hang on real quick coming up on KISS 106.1
----commercial break and “Drowning” plays at end------
J: Backstreet Boys’ “Drowning” on KISS 106.1, #1 for all of today’s best music. It’s Candy and Jerry speaking to Backstreet Boys. AJ is on the phone, live from Salt Lake City getting ready to go onstage over there.
C: I have, I have a couple of questions for you. Can we play true or false?
A: Sure. Go right ahead.
C: AJ, can you handle true or false?
A: I can handle whatever you throw at me.
C: All you gotta say is true or false and then feel free to elaborate.
A: Okay.
C: True or false? The Backstreet Boys are going to retire after this tour.
A: False.
C: False?
A: False. Falsity-False-False-False.
C: You’re going to be together forever and ever and ever?
A: Hopefully forever and ever and ever, but at least we’ll be together for as long as we can.
C: True or false? You’re thinking about getting Aaron Carter to join the group.
A: False.
J: **laughs**
C: **whispers: THANK YOU!**
A: He’s on his own. He’s doing his own thing. He’s doing...he’s doing good. He’s a cute kid.
C: He’s a cute kid...oooooohhhhh....
C: Okay, I hear this vicious rumor. Tell me if it’s true or false. You’re newly single.
A: False.
C: You’re not?
A: No, not single. I haven’t been single for probably almost a year now. Uh, I was single for a while when my ex-girlfriend and I broke up I was single for probably...erm...six months. And then I met the girl of my dreams and things are going wonderfully and hopefully soon we’ll--I’ll pop the question, I hope soon.
C: Oh. That’s so cute!
A: Hopefully, ya know, but I, I have to play my cards right according to her.
C: Oh. Oh really?
A: Yeah.
C: So you’re on probation?
A: Yeah, I’m on probation.
C: Mmmm. That’s good. Well, it sounds like you got a smart girl then--definitely.
A: I’m on a one-year, money-back guarantee.
C/J: **laughs**
C: Alright....ooohhh...true or false? All five guys in the group actually dated Willa Ford.
A: Uh, false.
C: You were the only one left out of that?
A: Yeah, I was the only one left outta that.
C/J: **laughs**
C: Okay. Just checking.
J: Very cool. Well, hey, we appreciate you checking in. Uh, have a great show tonight.
A: Thanks buddy.
J: And hopefully you’ll be back on the next tour.
A: I most certainly will.
C: Yeah, and then you’re gonna come back. When you’re coming to Seattle, you’re going to come do our show.
A: I, I--you know what? It’s a date.
C: Okay.
J: Would you like to apologize to all our listeners really quick since we’re the only city that got shafted?
A: Yep. I most certainly will.
A: Um...I just wanna say to all of our fans...Sorry we, ya know, couldn’t reschedule ourselves in your town and it’s all my fault, so I get the blame. But I’m doing better and thank you all for the support and love and we’ll see you guys on the next leg on the next run. So, thank you to all of our fans and Candy and Jerry and we love you.