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LiveDaily Interview: Brian Littrell of Backstreet BoysDecember 6th, 2007By Christina Fuoco-KarasinskiDuring his 15-year career as a multi-platinum-selling Backstreet Boy, there were times during the late-'90s and early 2000s when singer Brian Littrell wanted to escape the frenzy surrounding his vocal group."I couldn't get away," Littrell said in a telephone interview with LiveDaily from Cologne, Germany. "That was tough. I think it was tough to deal with physically, emotionally and personally. But the older I get, I find new values and I value my career. I value the fans. I definitely value my family outside of my job as a Backstreet Boy. But one of the biggest lessons I think I learned in life is embracing being a Backstreet Boy."Now he "takes it for what it's worth." Littrell finds life lessons outside of the Backstreet Boys [ tickets ], particularly with his wife, Leighanne, and 5-year-old son, Baylee. For now, he is the only Backstreet Boy who is married with a family. Fellow Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough plans to tie the knot later this month. "There are a lot of things outside of the Backstreet Boys that have taught me more about life," Littrell said.Littrell and the rest of the Backstreet Boys--Nick Carter and A.J. McLean--are overseas promoting their latest record, "Unbreakable," which debuted at No. 7 on The Billboard 200 album chart. Although they are playing a handful of radio-sponsored holiday shows in November and December, the proper US tour isn't planned until next spring or summer. Littrell took the time to talk to LiveDaily about recording for the first time without now-former member Kevin Richardson, why the album is dubbed "Unbreakable" and working with 'N Sync's JC Chasez on the new song "Treat Me Right."LiveDaily: How was your Thanksgiving holiday?Brian Littrell: We've spent quite a few holidays in Germany in our 15-year career. If I could choose the people I was going to spend Thanksgiving with, outside of my family, it would be the guys. It was good to get together. Have you started planning a US tour?Not quite yet. We have a Southeast Asia tour that starts the middle of February. We're doing two shows in the Tokyo Dome. The next week after that, we'll be in Australia. We're trying to fit in New Zealand, then either hitting places like Taipei throughout Southeast Asia, maybe China. There's various routings we've talked about. Really, what's solidified right now is Japan and Australia. We're trying to fit in Mexico on our way back. Then we'll be in Europe and the UK from the beginning of April to the middle of May. Hopefully, we'll be back in the US come springtime or summer. We wanted to wait a little while before we put the US on the schedule because we want the fans to live with the record, and really, hopefully, sing along with the songs they like the best off the "Unbreakable" CD. Tell me about the "Unbreakable" CD. How long did it take you to record?We spent about 14 months on it. Unbelievably, we're fans of our own material. [Laughs] It's unbelievable some times. We're happy and proud of the record. It's really the Backstreet Boys of old and where we're headed in the future. We've been at it for quite some time. It's still an honor to be in the fickle music business after 15 years and still making CDs and still having fans who want to hear the music. So we're proud of it.
2007年12月09日 13点12分
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