his success as a backstreet boy has given him insight into the music
given him insight into the music
given him insight into the music industry and he is imparting that wisdom
industry and he is imparting that wisdom
industry and he is imparting that wisdom to up-and-coming musicians hi I’m
to up-and-coming musicians hi I’m
to up-and-coming musicians hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Howie D of the Backstreet Boys
with Howie D of the Backstreet Boys
with Howie D of the Backstreet Boys about his management group and the Ben
about his management group and the Ben
about his management group and the Ben Neverest
let’s get started we’ll talk about
let’s get started we’ll talk about neveress first I mean you’re you’re
neveress first I mean you’re you’re
neveress first I mean you’re you’re helping to manage this band so why do
helping to manage this band so why do
helping to manage this band so why do you tell us how that came about how you
you tell us how that came about how you
you tell us how that came about how you discovered them actually I have a
discovered them actually I have a
discovered them actually I have a partner another fellow Canadian named CJ
partner another fellow Canadian named CJ
partner another fellow Canadian named CJ hire who coincidentally we’ve been
hire who coincidentally we’ve been
hire who coincidentally we’ve been friends for many many years he used to
friends for many many years he used to
friends for many many years he used to be in a boy band called 3d that was here
be in a boy band called 3d that was here
be in a boy band called 3d that was here many years ago and we started a
many years ago and we started a
many years ago and we started a management company called 3 street
management company called 3 street
management company called 3 street backstreet 3d kind of thing and we
backstreet 3d kind of thing and we
backstreet 3d kind of thing and we actually are one of our first artists
actually are one of our first artists
actually are one of our first artists that we had to come out was a gentleman
that we had to come out was a gentleman
that we had to come out was a gentleman named George Mazzuca I came out a couple
named George Mazzuca I came out a couple
named George Mazzuca I came out a couple years ago we had some success with him
years ago we had some success with him
years ago we had some success with him and and never has been one of our newest
and and never has been one of our newest
and and never has been one of our newest projects CJ found them a little over a
projects CJ found them a little over a
projects CJ found them a little over a year ago and had been playing me some
year ago and had been playing me some
year ago and had been playing me some music of theirs as they were developing
music of theirs as they were developing
music of theirs as they were developing her sound and while we were in Toronto
her sound and while we were in Toronto
her sound and while we were in Toronto last year on tour in the summer they
last year on tour in the summer they
last year on tour in the summer they came to our concert and then the next
came to our concert and then the next
came to our concert and then the next day CJ had a barbecue at his house and
day CJ had a barbecue at his house and
day CJ had a barbecue at his house and put the guys on the spot to sing for me
put the guys on the spot to sing for me
put the guys on the spot to sing for me and they played acoustic guitar they did
and they played acoustic guitar they did
and they played acoustic guitar they did an amazing job I was blown away by their
an amazing job I was blown away by their
an amazing job I was blown away by their talents I mean they truly are the full
talents I mean they truly are the full
talents I mean they truly are the full package they sing they they play their
package they sing they they play their
package they sing they they play their own instruments they write their music
own instruments they write their music
own instruments they write their music when they I noticed what them when they
when they I noticed what them when they
when they I noticed what them when they did the stuff acoustic wise they really
did the stuff acoustic wise they really
did the stuff acoustic wise they really reminded me of like an eagle’s vibe but
reminded me of like an eagle’s vibe but
reminded me of like an eagle’s vibe but then when I heard the music put to it it
then when I heard the music put to it it
then when I heard the music put to it it really had like a cool like onerepublic
really had like a cool like onerepublic
really had like a cool like onerepublic meets Backstreet Boys harmonies so I was
meets Backstreet Boys harmonies so I was
meets Backstreet Boys harmonies so I was blown away by them they’re a bunch of
blown away by them they’re a bunch of
blown away by them they’re a bunch of great great guys they were very humble
great great guys they were very humble
great great guys they were very humble and they have a lot of great worth back
and they have a lot of great worth back
and they have a lot of great worth back work ethic so I’m excited to be a part
work ethic so I’m excited to be a part
work ethic so I’m excited to be a part of their project I don’t
of their project I don’t
of their project I don’t what to say about
what to say about
what to say about us here
now what has been would you say you’re
now what has been would you say you’re most important piece of advice to the
most important piece of advice to the
most important piece of advice to the band or two young bands in general you
band or two young bands in general you
band or two young bands in general you know what I think I’ve always tried
know what I think I’ve always tried
know what I think I’ve always tried telling them you know to be true to
telling them you know to be true to
telling them you know to be true to their craft to make sure that they
their craft to make sure that they
their craft to make sure that they really push the envelope to always make
really push the envelope to always make
really push the envelope to always make themselves better you know whether it’s
themselves better you know whether it’s
themselves better you know whether it’s riding wise well as you know becoming
riding wise well as you know becoming
riding wise well as you know becoming better musicians but you know being at
better musicians but you know being at
better musicians but you know being at the same time real making sure they’re
the same time real making sure they’re
the same time real making sure they’re not trying to be something that they are
not trying to be something that they are
not trying to be something that they are that’s probably one of the biggest
that’s probably one of the biggest
that’s probably one of the biggest advice as well as really you know
advice as well as really you know
advice as well as really you know treating their fans well you know that’s
treating their fans well you know that’s
treating their fans well you know that’s one thing i think the Backstreet Boys
one thing i think the Backstreet Boys
one thing i think the Backstreet Boys we’ve been able to pride ourselves that
we’ve been able to pride ourselves that
we’ve been able to pride ourselves that we’ve always taken care of our fans we
we’ve always taken care of our fans we
we’ve always taken care of our fans we always go out try to sign autographs try
always go out try to sign autographs try
always go out try to sign autographs try to get to know them you know vitis
to get to know them you know vitis
to get to know them you know vitis invite them into our extended family and
invite them into our extended family and
invite them into our extended family and I think it’s why we’ve been able to have
I think it’s why we’ve been able to have
I think it’s why we’ve been able to have such a loyal fan base for 18 years now
such a loyal fan base for 18 years now
such a loyal fan base for 18 years now all around the world if I’m not mistaken
all around the world if I’m not mistaken
all around the world if I’m not mistaken you played a part in one of never
you played a part in one of never
you played a part in one of never essence music videos I did I did a
essence music videos I did I did a
essence music videos I did I did a little cameo while while they were in LA
little cameo while while they were in LA
little cameo while while they were in LA coincidentally both of us were shooting
coincidentally both of us were shooting
coincidentally both of us were shooting our music videos we had this crazy idea
our music videos we had this crazy idea
our music videos we had this crazy idea like why don’t we just get Howie to come
like why don’t we just get Howie to come
like why don’t we just get Howie to come in and make an appearance at the very
in and make an appearance at the very
in and make an appearance at the very end and I was like Farah why not let’s
end and I was like Farah why not let’s
end and I was like Farah why not let’s see if it you know shocked some people I
see if it you know shocked some people I
see if it you know shocked some people I was like I wasn’t even sure people to
was like I wasn’t even sure people to
was like I wasn’t even sure people to even know it’s me or not and they
even know it’s me or not and they
even know it’s me or not and they created this little part for me driving
created this little part for me driving
created this little part for me driving this Jeep that I couldn’t even really
this Jeep that I couldn’t even really
this Jeep that I couldn’t even really drive a stick shift and but it was it
drive a stick shift and but it was it
drive a stick shift and but it was it was quite funny
I was pretty surprised it’s like oh he’s
I was pretty surprised it’s like oh he’s the other man yeah yeah we weren’t
the other man yeah yeah we weren’t
the other man yeah yeah we weren’t really sure if I was like the older
really sure if I was like the older
really sure if I was like the older brother the other man the father of the
brother the other man the father of the
brother the other man the father of the girl it’s like nobody really knew one
girl it’s like nobody really knew one
girl it’s like nobody really knew one hundred percent but these data to the
hundred percent but these data to the
hundred percent but these data to the audience’s imagination
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