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Aftonbladet Newspaper This article has been translated from Swedish so parts may sound a little odd.Life is better without a girlfriend Being 1/5 of the Backstreet Boys made him depressed, and potential girlfriends will have to wait. Nick Carter wants to be free. The music is what counts now. He can live out the 'rock dream'. Nick Carter has time for himself and his music. He might have time for women as well, but not a monogamous relationship. He's been single for a year now, and is happy with it. Life it better without a girlfriend. You know, sometimes, and this is something I learnt from the relationships I've been in, women (I can't translate the next part, but it's probably something to do with women using you or something.) You can say what you want about the Backstreet Boys or any other boy-band on the charts throughout the years, but there's always been something (don't understand the next word, but I'm guessing it has something to do with 'flawless'.) about them. But alone and in an interview, Nick Carter seems like a melancolic. It's surprising. It's also surprising that he's 'heavy'. Yes! This is a teen idol with a gut, not a washboard stomach. I don't intend to go into a relationship until I meet a woman who will lift my spirit, and gives me energy and makes me feel good about life. I can't deal with girls and relationships who makes me feel down. His solo debute is called 'Now or Never'. It's inspired from bands and artists like Journey, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Tom Petty.. All in all, guitar driven rock. The kind of music Nick's parents listened to while he was growing up. I'm a young man with an old person's soul. I don't know, but there's something special about old rock music. A cerntain attitude, a feeling of being free, the feeling of.. doing what ever I like! That attitude never expressed itsself in the Backstreet Boys. Nick suffered more from it than the other members. He never felt at ease with the strict choreography and a cleen-cut image. Where was the attitude and feeling of being free in that? He had a rock 'n roll dream, but it could get real in the Backstreet Boys. Our fans knew I listened to rock music. They knew, if they'd ever seen me live at a concert, that there was a wilder side to me. But it was of course impossible to live out a rock 'n roll dream in a band that did pop and r&b music. Along with the sucess came the need to fulfill the rock dream. It grew parallell as Nick Carter felt unfulfilled with being a part of the Backstreet Boys, and with his life in general. He got depressed. He even thought about giving up music for good. The solo project came as a rescue for him. Everything started when he came up with the melody for the song 'Do I Have To Cry For You'. The people at Jive heard it, and they liked it. They asked me: "would you like to do a whole album?". I said: "Sure, that'd be cool." Today I can express with word how I feel about it. The album is ready. Everything that was inside of me has been set free. I'm proud of the result, says Nick Carter. By: Tore S Börjesson Source: www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,213982,00.html Translated by OurNight. |