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L.K. Today Interview Lorraine Kelly (L) was interviewing Nick. (N) They were standing ont he stage were Nick was going to be performing, with all of Nick's bandmates around him. L: Hello, nice to see you N: Thanks L: Now, most of the people we've spoken to seem to be a bit worried, they're concerned because as your out on your own, does this mean goodbye BSB, or are you still together, you'd better clear that up. N: No (shakes his head), I'm still here and I'm doing my stuff with them as well, uh...y'know? I'm doing... I've been with them for ten years.... L: Is it ten years?! Good Lord! N:...yeah, I was with them when I was 12, I'm 22 now, so uh..y'know..uh...it's just...I think it's time to try something new. L: Absolutely! N: Just experience something new, y'know? ...and I've always wanted to sing and like ...write music by myself, so y'know, I finally got a chance to do it. L: Yeah...right...so you're all be doing you're own individual things, but basically you're still together.... N: yep! L: ..you'll be coming back....oh that's good, it's just people were a little worried you see. N: Oh no! it's cool! (smiles) L: We had to clear that up. Was it strange by yourself, in the studio by yourself?...performing, like you're gonna be singing live today. Is it different without the rest of them roudn about you? N: Uh...no, it was....I mean, it was a little different because I've been doing it for so long, but now, it was exciting to get int teh studio, and...it was so different, but at the same time, so fun and everything! L: Mmm..hmm. N:...and alot of things came out of it, alot of good things came out of it, y'know?!..and I changed into a better person because of it, and I feel like I have so.... L:....well that's good! no good for you!.. and also the thing is, the whole key to staying around in this business for along time, is to write your own stuff, and that's what you've been doing as well. N: Yeah, I still don't proclaim to be the best writer in the world, and to this day I'm still leaning new things everyday. I'm still learning things every single day, even though I've been in this business for a while...umm.. so my mind's open to learning things, I've started to pick up the guitar, I'm starting to even learn how to write more, and just learning new stuff, so hopefully it'll make me a better artist for the future. L: It's astonishing to think you're a sort of veteran of the pop worlm and you're only 22! You're a baby! N: I'm still a baby!! L:And you've still got so much time ahead of you! N: Yeah! L: Which is why it's good to branch out and to do other things, don't you think it'll probably make the bnad fresher as well? N: Yeah...in a way, y'know?...in the record... what I'm trying to do is uh.... maybe bring a new audince to the band, and um... actually bring a bit more experinece on my end to te band, or anything that I do, y'know...I think right now what this is about is making me an individual, a person, and finding myself too so um... I can....so I can be a better person for anything that I do. L: Mmm...good for you! N: And I'm having a hell of alot of fun too! L:Well, that's what its all about, and the danger would be that after 10 years you'd get a little jaded by it, so you clearly arn't... N: Oh no! L: So, what is it, just a passsion for music? N: I love music!...uh...I'm a freak for it!! (laughs) I'm a freak for music and I love it and uh.... just to be involved and to able to still do it y'know?! L: Sure! N: And to have fun doing it while I'm doing it, and just to make so many different people happy out there, and thats what entertaining's all about, to make people happy! L: And it rund in the family of course, cos you're wee baby brother, who's even more of baby than youm, he's in the music business as well. (They show a picture of Nick grabbing Aaron's neck playfully at the 102.1 Kiis FM Radio Show from this year) There he is - and he's doing really well too! N: Mm..hmm! L: That's fantastic! N: Yeah he's doing great! L: That's probably because he can see what you're doing and follow...y'know...you can help him...you can kinda steer him in the right direction... N: (Nick grins and laughs!) Yeah..I can help him!! L: You can! N: (laughing) Yeah! L: You're gonna sing live, now, not many people sing live these dayds - why's that so important to you? N: Yeah - well, because when I was with the boys we always sang live and it's just something I love to do. People don't sing that much live? L: Well...not really y'know...most of them just....goldfish...they just do the old... N: Really?! L: Oh yeah! N: Well...I don't know why....I guess I grew up singing live and if you crack, you crack, and if...y'know...you mess up, you mess up, but at the same time it live, and you're giving your all. L: Sure. Well, it's really good to see you. Thank you. You've made loads of.... you should just say hello to everybody....I haven't got time to go through absolutely everybody, but just everyone... N: (interruptes!) ...Hey!! (runs at camera with his arms out looking for a hug) I'll give everyone a bug hug! L:(laughs) Well, now Nick we're gonna hear you sing live as we said, so now this is..... (loses which camera she is to speak into!) Where are you?! There you are!...Nick singing 'Help Me', and its out on Monday 7th OCtober, Good Luck with that! I hope it goes really well...thank you. N: (as she speaks Nick pokes his head into her camera show and makes a funny face!) OK thank you! Thanks to Melissa. |