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Transcript from Y100 Miami -- August 19, 2002 DJ: On the phone with us the legend himself, ladies and gentlemen give it up for Nick Carter! Nick: The legend? DJ: Well I was trying to give you the whole big deal there, ya know legend... I didn't know what else to say... because you're a legend, you're a Backstreet Boys legend! Nick: I think I got a while to go before I'm a legend... DJ: You're a legend... listen before we get started on a song and all the stuff we're doing, your new song and new career, I need to ask you a question.. Footy and I want to know, I don't wanna put you on the spot or anything, but what do you say you come over here sometime, to the station, into our place, we take you downstairs into the studio, the big theater we have...we bring in some listeners and have a lil party... a lil question and answer thing. Ya up for something like that? Nick: Ya know, I'll tell you what... I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna change my schedule around and I'll come there at the end of the week. DJ: This very week? Nick: Yeah DJ: Really? You are the man... you ARE the man! DJ: Now that we got you in the mood, can you come over to my house Wednesday night? Nick: *laughs* DJ: Yeah nick, while you're in the mood, do you have any money that I could borrow from you? Nick: *laughs some more* DJ: No seriously, I'm talking about inviting listeners in and hanging out with you, and doing a question and answer thing... ya cool with that? Nick: Yeah man, I'm down. DJ: Ya not gonna blow us off now? Nick: Nope, not at all! DJ:See I knew that... Nick: See I live down there in that area... DJ: I know you're down in the Keys all the time right? Nick: Yeah that's where I live... DJ: Where is your place? Cuz I know Footy always sees your boat around when he's boating. Footy: Yea I was going by when I saw when you were in the ground over there by the bridge. Nick: Ohhhhhh! DJ: Where are you, Island Marrata? Nick: No I live in Marathon. DJ: Marathon... oh man that's sweet... wouldn't you love to have a place in the Keys? Footy: How's the boat racing going? Nick: It's good! We're number one in our class. DJ: Oh really? Nick: Yeah... we're smokin' them... It's good, we're doing incredible.. and we're gonna be doing the World Championships toward the end of this year. DJ: In Key West? Nick: In Key West... DJ: That's a rough race man... Nick: It's gonna be tough because, that's when everybody comes out and wants to compete. We're starting to make a lot of enemies *laughs* Cuz we're doing so well... DJ: Good for you, Do you do that with your dad? Nick:Pretty much, I own the team...right now... and yeah my dad and me, we do it... We're gonna probably get into, even a little further down next year, possibly get into a bigger boat...ya know, and expand a bit more, because it's really fun. It's a lot of fun. DJ: Really? DJ: So your dad drives and you navigate? Or do you actually go in the boat? Nick:See I can't do it at the moment, ya know because I'm always on the road and stuff like that right now. *chuckles* But right now we have just got some really good drivers who are driving the boat.. and uh... for now. DJ: What...What's the deal with you? You got all this money now, and you're this good looking guy, everything you do is a hit, you race boats as fast as you want....and I hear from people in the business that the success has not gone to your head... you're as cool today as you are when you started... What's up with that? Nick:Dude I'm just.... I don't take things for granted. I'm happy where I'm at, and I'm very fortunate to be where I'm at, ya know. Ya know, a lot of people wish they could be in this position...the last thing I could do is take it for granted. DJ: I would take it for granted! DJ: I would take it for so granted, I would not even talk to.... Footy, I wouldn't even pay attention to him! You guys, forget it! I'd be so out of here..."Excuse me! I'm busy!" Ya know what I mean? *Nick giggles* DJ: I mean we can't even IMAGINE what's going on with you, but now, we broke the solo record on Friday afternoon... the phones have been ringing all weekend long... Tell us about this song! Nick: Thanks for playing it dude! And uh, second of all, the song itself is just... We had a hard time picking a first single... because I had recorded 37 songs... and umm ya know I went over back to Sweden to record with Max Martin and stuff like that...But the song itself, umm, it's different than the normal Backstreet thing. It's what I've been wanting to do... It's got more of a lil rock flavor to it... which is what the whole record has. So it's different... It's cool. It's new. It's fresh. DJ: And it's you... Nick: It's me... DJ: We're joined by Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys this morning. So let me ask you about this Nick. You hear all the rumours about you and the Backstreet Boys... and about the breakup of you guys, and we were one of the radio stations early on. We heard the rumours, you know as well as we know that there a lot of people in Hollywood and people around the country that talk to us, and we get the scoop early about a lot of things here at Y100... but ONCE and FOR ALL from YOUR mouth... can you tell us what's going on? Nick:Ya know, the thing is right now, I've been in the middle of doing my thing and really really concentrating on making an incredible record for myself. Because ya know I just wanted to come off really hard-hitting at first. But, what's happened is, the other guys... ya know AJ is about to get married and stuff, and umm a lot of the other guys are doing stuff with their wives and everything. But I got on the phone with Howie the other day and we was just kickin it and talking about when we're gonna get the album together and everything... for the next Backstreet album. That will probably happen like next year... EARLY next year sometime... that will start recording. DJ: So there is no break-up of the Backstreet Boys? Nick: No... not at all. I'm doing my thing and the other guys are doing their thing. But ya know, Howie... we're cool and everything. DJ: I hear that about you guys, and you know we all have great relationships and we mentioned long time when you guys had started out and all that... and we really appreciate the songs and that you're giving us the love and calling in today... You know we really are happy for you guys and the success of the Backstreet Boys... but ya know we hear these rumours that you guys are breaking up. So it's not so much a break-up but it's that you guys each wanna try some stuff out on your own.... Nick: yeah! DJ: But you're still Backstreet Boys? Nick: Oh yeah! Of course! No matter what I'm always gonna be a Backstreet Boy.. and so with everybody else. Ya know, that's the one thing... the love of the group, since we've been together for 10 years... ya know, we can try things and no matter what happens, we're always gonna love each other. Cause ya know, I grew up with those guys. Since I was 12 years old.... so they're family to me. DJ: Well listen, I love my wife... I really do, my wife is wonderful. But when I'm around her day and night, there are moments when we just wanna kill each other. So here you are, with all these guys on the road, in buses, on airplanes... How do you guys keep from just not taking a swing at each other? Nick: Well... *laughs*.... it happens! DJ: IT DOES? Nick: Things happen like that, ya know... I think that's part of the reason why we're taking a little time right now too... It's because we have been around each other for the past seven years straight. DJ: Wow... So who took a swing at who? Nick: What's that? *starts giggling again* DJ: Yeah... give us the low-down! Nick: I'll put it this way ya know... I was probably young and was very tempermental. DJ:So it happens... you guys get together and get a little hot temper from time to time... ya know it's cool! Nick: I mean just imagine... imagine what it's like... around your sisters and brothers for a long time. DJ: Gotcha... where are you right now? Nick: I am in San Francisco... DJ: What are you in some hotel with a big presidental suite? Nick: Hell no! *laughs some more* DJ: Come on... we're friends, you can tell us. Nick: *laughs* No dude... I'm in like this little room, cuz it's like a temporary hotel, I've just been stopping... doing some things. DJ: Wait a minute... it's 5:00 in the MORNING for you? Nick: Yeah... it's like 5:19 DJ: And you called us up in the morning? Yeah! Ladies and gentlemen: Nick Carter! Come on? Who's cooler than you? Nick: *laughing* You're right... DJ: That is really unbelievable... listen we won't keep you much longer. I know you need your beauty sleep. Can't thank you enough, and we're SO excited about this new song. Why don't you do me a favor... after I finish up with you, I'm gonna put you on hold so you can yack with Froggy... and you're serious about coming to visit us and having our listeners join you? Nick: Yeah I'll be there at the end of the week... DJ: Oh we would love to do that... so excited about that... NICK CARTER from the Backstreet Boys everybody! *light applause* And before you go Nick, do me a favor. Introduce Help Me, will you right now live on the radio? Nick: I'd love to... this is uhh... this is uhh *starts to sound like he's about to have a giggling fit* my new single... the album is gonna come out like around October 29...umm I'm really happy. I'm proud of it. I'm so excited for everybody to finally hear some stuff from me. And this is Help Me... I hope you enjoy it! DJ: Thanks a lot! Nick Carter... we love you! Thanks to Amy for typing this up! |