So then it became five members and an alternate. He quickly realized that number felt a bit off. See according to AJ’s mom Denise, who wrote about this time in her book Backstreet Mom, Lou Pearlman originally had the idea to have seven members in the group. You see this video above? That’s Sam Licata and Charles Edwards in there with Nick, AJ, and Howie. The next members? Well, they weren’t Kevin and Brian. And it’s around that time he scrapped the stage name. It wasn’t until his agent suggested an audition that he showed up and realized it was the same one. You know, his stage name and Tony Donetti didn’t exist. Fun fact however, apparently his contact information got lost so they were checking the phone books (remember those?) for a Tony Donetti. (Back in the day they used to say they formed themselves.) In a way I suppose this is kind of true? Because AJ auditioned and then he helped audition future members after he was told he was in. This is part of the story we’ve come to learn, after their peak. It listed any auditions available and what they were looking for. ![]() This was basically a leaflet or newsletter I suppose, aimed at up and coming entertainers in the area. Once upon a time, in Orlando, Florida, there was something called the Blue Sheets. But let’s go back, all the way to the beginning. The Kentucky cousins were later found and well, destiny seemed to have a hand in it. At one point and time however, this was absolutely a reality. (Though I do have a post coming soon to address the Kevin-less time). The group we know today is only complete when we have Kevin, Nick, AJ, Brian and Howie. No Brian jumping around on stage, or saying Gotta Go!. It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it? A Backstreet Boys group without Kevin’s smooth way of doing things. Because the Backstreet Boys just aren’t quite right without Kevin and Brian, but it did take a minute to get there. There’s an interview or two that touches upon it as well.Īll of this along with whatever videos I can find online or from our media archive will be used to put it together for you guys. As does the “official biography” that was put out in 1997. Denise also talks about it in the book she published years ago. ![]() I know I reference that interview a lot but it’s because it really is informative (and funny). The Boys have talked about pieces of it at certain points, most recently being their Grammy Museum Q&A. The amount of shocked fans made me realize that Holy Howie, not everyone knows the real story. A tweet from Nick had a lot of surprised replies at the fact there was a promotional photo of five Backstreet Boys, but two of which were not Kevin or Brian. Everyone thinks they know the story about how the Backstreet Boys got formed.Įxcept, speaking as a die hard fan, I know that many people don’t.
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