O-Town Direct

Being in O-Town wasn't my dream. It totally wasn't. I didn't think singing and dancing would be this hard It's a hell of a lot of pressure.
It's the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I don't want to let people down. I just want to be myself. But it's hard to be yourself in a business ... that doesn't care about you.

Ashely: I respect that Ikaika left because that's what he wanted to do in his heart. But I was upset at first. I really liked Ikaika and I felt like I was close with him. But he quit right in the middle of a big photo shoot, and he didn't finish it because his brother said he couldn't. This upset me, that he wouldn't at least tell his brother he was going to finish this photo shoot with us. I felt like he owed us that. Now that I know that he would have actually quit sooner if his family had let him, I'm not as upset. But I do respect that he didn't let it go on for another 6 months, have us be on tour somewhere, and then say, "Guys, I'm going home." There's no prime time to have this happen, but at least he did it when we could still pick up the pieces and get another guy. So I couldn't continue to be mad at him. It all worked out for the best. And he's doind what makes him happy now, so I'm glad for him.

Erik: When Ikaika left, it seemed like it was supposed to happen. But he suprised us, in a way. We thought it was finally working out. He suprised us because of the timing, but I guess it wasn't a big suprise he made that decision.

Jacob: I didn't say "I told you so" or anything. I believe whatever happens is meant to happen, and I knew it happened for a reason. I was completely annoyed with it, but I'm over it.

Trevor: It wasn't much of a shock. He was always missing home and his girfriend. We were frustrated, though, because non of us thought he should have made the group in the first place. He said "If I make this group, guys, I'm not oing to quit. I'm going to give 110 percent into it." Then he makes it, and then a month later, he quits! There are no hard feelings, though. I like Ikaika a lot.