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我只能說這標題下的真好

Call them bubblegum. Call them a boy band. Call them, well seeing as how they're much older than any Jonas, Backstreet Men. It doesn't matter to Nick Carter so long as people keep listening to their unapologetic dance pop music and buying their records. "Words can't describe the way I feel," the Backstreet Boy said of his band's forthcoming new album "This Is Us" - out Oct. 6. "Everything just fit like a glove." The band's seventh studio album is vintage Backstreet: infectious dance tracks (like first single "Straight Through My Heart") to killer ballads but with a twist. The producers and writers on the album include T-Pain, Max Martin, RedOne, and Soulshock. Impressive, and Carter knows it. I spoke with him late last month about the record, and how he and bandmates (Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean) have managed to stick together no matter how many times they've been thrown under a bus (especially Carter).

It's been awhile since we've heard from you guys. What was the logic going into the studio this time out?

It's been a little while. We found this out in the past - when you over think something in the recording process, it just sort of gets a little muddled. This was just the right amount of time. We just immediately had a direction we went in. We did only 25-30 songs in the demo recording process. [The album has 11 cuts.]
這次只收錄11首真的有點少  好歌永遠不嫌多勒

What are your hopes at this point for the album? Yet another hit single or acclaim?

Honestly if we have success of this in a commercial way that'd be great, but I think the music just feels so good that we just want to take it to the stage, and perform this amazing show on the caliber of great artists like Michael Jackson, Janet and Britney. We want to do what we do best and that's entertain. That's our main goal: [to] reach out to people who are fans, and people who were fans. We want them to come to a show with their families, girlfriends, boyfriends and have a freakin' blast in a time where honestly there's not a lot of great performances anymore.

Not too many great performances?

Sure there's bands. I love rock bands -- guitar and drums -- but we're bringing four dancers on the road, having a magnificent million dollar stage -- on a level like only a certain amount of pop artists can do. We're dancing again. We're in great shape. Madonna does stuff like that as well, but we're younger than Madonna. We're younger than Janet. We're younger than the late Mike [Jackson]. We still have got a lot to offer.

How have you guys evolved throughout your career? You guys are all grown men now.

The good thing about us is we can always sing love songs. The majority of our songs are the good side of love or the bad side of love. We never get too political on issues that have gone on. We don't tend to put them in our songs as much, because who wants to hear that from a boy band? We just want to create music people can dance to, and [let people] just smile and forget about the problems. We're not a candidate to be president or anything.

You don't mind the label of boy band?

Call us whatever you want to call us. We really don't care anymore. I think when you put the title of "boy band" it's looked at as some kind of negative but we have gotten positives. 
出自尼氏語錄 XDD

What's your secret to staying together for so long?

We're all group guys and love pop music that's all it is. We have a common goal and we're entertainers. We're performers and we love being on stage singing, and love creating that next album.

You've been through the ringer with tabloids -- how do you all; stay focused on the music and drown out the noise?

It really doesn't matter what others think. If we start worrying about the outside world too much then it starts to affect your decision making. You've got to dig down deep enough, and know what you've done for the past 17 years been together.

And you guys all learn from your mistakes and it makes your relationship stronger?

Yeah exactly that's what it's all about: evolving. We've always been a little sheltered -- stepping out here and just learning.

Are you guys often bothered to give advice for today's boy bands like the Jonas Brothers or whoever?

They ask advice. Ultimately, everyone has their own path and everybody's life is different. I mean there's some fundamentals that you should take into consideration when it comes to career. Always pay attention to history. It'll teach you not what to do.

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Nick:隨便將我們叫做什麼,我們不介意...

把他們叫做泡泡糖樂隊，或男子組合，或儘管比Jonas Brothers的任何成員都老上許多、卻仍然英俊的“新好老男人" — 這對Nick Carter來說並不重要，因為長時間以來，人們一直在聽他們的舞曲，買他們的專輯。“語言已不足以描述我現在的感受。”這是這位新好男孩對他們即將於十月六日發行的新專輯“This Is Us”的評價。

“一切都很完美”，這個組合的第七張錄音室專輯給我們帶來了一個成熟的新好男孩：他們有極具殺傷力、富有感染力的舞曲（如首單STMH）。這張專輯的製作人和詞曲作者包括T-Pain,Max Martin ,RedOne與Soulshock.Nick Carter知道這樣的製作陣容會讓人過目不忘。我於上個月月末與他一起討論了新專輯，及他與組合的同伴們（AJ Mclean,Howie Dorough以及Brian Littrell）是怎樣做到無論他們被流言蜚語攻擊了多少次（尤其是Nick Carter） ,都堅強地站在一起的。

＜從我們收到你們要發新專輯的消息到現在，已經有段日子了。你們為什麼會選擇此時重回錄音室？＞
只是幾天而已。我們很早之前就發現—當你在回想專輯製作的過程時，思維會變得有點兒亂。我們只是很快地決定了要出專輯，然後就開始為之忙碌。在專輯製作過程中，我們只作了25-30首歌的模版。（專輯正式版共收錄11首）

＜你們現在對新專輯的期望是什麼？是又一首冠軍單曲還是得到最多的歡呼？＞
說真的，如果這張專輯能夠大賣，那當然很好，但我覺得這裏面的歌簡直太棒了，我們只想將它們帶上舞臺，以可與MJ,Janet Jackson ,Britney那樣厲害的歌手比擬的水準，給觀眾帶來一場出色的演唱會。我們只想將我們所能做的事做到最好。這是我們的主要目標：能夠與我們的歌迷，及曾是我們歌迷的人盡可能多地接觸與互動。我們希望他們能與自己的家人，女朋友或男朋友一起來享受我們的演唱會。說實話，能像這樣棒的演出已經不多了。

＜能像這樣棒的演唱會已經不多了？＞
當然，雖然現在的樂隊、組合並不少。我喜歡搖滾樂隊—吉他和鼓點的聲音—但我們還會帶上四個出色的舞者在奢華的百萬美金打造下的舞臺上表演—和某些流行歌手能做到的一樣。我們又開始跳舞了，而且跳得很帥。Madonna也是這樣，但我們比她年輕；我們也比已故的MJ年輕。我們還能唱很久。

＜你們是怎麼從毛頭小夥子們發展成現在這樣的？你們現在已經是成熟的男人們了。＞
我們可以一直唱愛情歌曲，這很好。我們的歌大多數都是關於愛情的好壞兩面的。我們從不在歌曲中牽涉到政治問題。我們不喜歡牽扯到政治，誰會希望在一個男子組合的歌曲中聽到這些東西？我們只想做出能讓人們隨之起舞的音樂，並讓他們忘卻煩惱、重拾笑容。我們不是總統候選人或別的什麼。

＜你們不在乎被貼上男子組合的標籤麼？＞
隨便怎麼叫我們都行，我們真的不在乎了。我知道當人們說我們是“男子組合”時，這看起來像是一種否定。但我們已經得到很多的認可與支持了。

＜你們能夠在一起這麼久的秘密是什麼？＞
我們是一個群體，我們都喜歡流行音樂，就是這樣。我們共有一個目標，我們都是藝人。我們是歌手，我們都喜歡在舞臺上唱歌與製作下一張專輯。

＜你們總是被各種小報的記者騷擾，你們是怎麼排除干擾、潛心音樂的？＞
別人對我們有些什麼想法真的不重要。如果我們對外界太過關注，反而會影響我們作出決定。你得有足夠的專注，並時刻記得為了過去十七年的團結，你都已經付出了些什麼。

＜你們都能反思自己的錯誤並吸取教訓，這使你們之間的友情更加牢不可破，是這樣麼？＞
確實如此。我們總是被彼此關懷著，使我們走出陰霾並不停地反思、學習。

＜你們經常被別人要求給現在的男子組合，如Jonas Brothers或別的什麼人一些建議麼？＞
確實是這樣。但事實上，每個人都有自己的路要走，每個人的人生都與別人不一樣。我的意思是，你要有自己的原則。要注意別人曾犯過的錯，這可以教會你不該做什麼事