ONE WOULD EAT PIG'S EYES. ANOTHER WOULD POSE MINUS HIS 
BOXER SHORTS. AND ONE OF THEM FANCIES A NIGHTCLUB BRAWL. 
HOW FAR WOULD THE BACKSTREET BOYS GO? 

*You're at dinner in a foreign country when your host 
serves up the local delicacy - pig's eyes in jelly. He'll 
be extremely upset if you don't eat it. What do you do?
NICK: Pig's eyes in jelly? (Thinks.) Well, if he was to offer monkey's brains and
snakes, that might be OK, hahaha! But pig's eyes in jelly? 
How upset would they be?(Very!) Well, if the pig's eyes were 
served up with bread or something and they weren't staring up 
at me as I was eating them, it would be cool. I'd eat them, 
yeah. 

*Another group disses you in a mag, then acts all matey when 
you bump into them.Do you say anything?
BRIAN: (Pauses.) I've been in many interviews before where 
people have portrayed what you said in a different way to 
what was meant. If I read something like that but the star 
was nice to my face, I'd just ask them. But everybody's 
gonna criticise you in some way or another. You're never 
gonna please everybody. There're millions of people who 
hate Backstreet Boys... well, not necessarily hate us, but 
they don't like the songs. But there are many more millions 
of people who do. So take that! 

*A journalist asks you if any of the other Backstreets have girlfriends. You know they have. Do you spill?
NICK: I don't think it's... it's not my decision to tell their business. If someone was to ask me, I'd just say, 'Ask them. 
That's their personal stuff, and if they wanted to tell
you, they would.' 

*Someone offers you drugs at a party. Do you get the bouncers 
to chuck them out?
BRIAN: No. I'd get the Backstreet Boys to do it! (Laughs a lot.) 
I've never got into a nightclub brawl, but you get looks from 
guys who recognise you and wanna start trouble, like Leonardo DiCaprio and AJ (when Leo tweaked AJ's goggles).
KEVIN (in a posh English accent): Can you believe the audacity 
of the man? He must have been drunk! 

*You're asked to appear naked in a magazine to raise loadsa 
money for your fave charity. OK or no way?
AJ: I'd go down to my boxer shorts. (They really want ya naked!) Lot's of money for a really good charity? (Becomes deep 
in thought for a moment.) I'd do it. 
The others: What?!?!
AJ: I'd do it. I would do it. I wouldn't go there and be, 
like, butt naked if all the guys said, 'Keep your boxer 
shorts on.' But if the guys were like, 'Do what you want,' 
then...
HOWIE: I couldn't go all the way, I'm a little selective about 
who I want to show everything. I mean, these are pictures that 
the whole world is gonna see! 

*Nick, you always keep your clothes on in photos, but would 
you pose topless if it guaranteed your next single number one 
success in the UK and America? 
(Think for ages, before shouting) Guys, help me here! I don't 
know, that's a wierd question. (Trying to squirm out of it) 
The thing is, you can't guarantee anything... I'd need to have 
proof on paper. (OK!) Erm, no, I probably wouldn't do it. I'm 
very secluded to myself. It's not that I'm not proud of myself 
or the way I look, it's just that if people are gonna like me 
I'd rather they liked for my voice and the music. I guess 
appearance has a lot to do with it, and everytime I look at
the magazines in the UK there are pictures of boybands with 
their tops off. I just feel I have more to give than that.

*One of you has gone out clubbing when you shouldn't have. The 
next day, "Backstreet Boys In Bar Brawl Shocker" is splashed 
all over the papers. Do you chuck the offending Backstreet out 
of the group?
HOWIE: No, we'd definitely stick together in that instance. 
As you become more successful, there are more people who want 
to bring you down, so there's always these situations developing. 
The first thing would be to confront the situation, talk about it
and find out the truth. Communication is the biggest thing. 

*You're at a party when you spot a close friend's girlfriend 
kissing another bloke.What do you do?
KEVIN: I'd walk up to her and say, 'Hey, how ya doing?' just to 
let her know I'm there, then hopefully she'd 'fess up to the 
friend in the next day or two. If she didn't, I'd definitely 
tell him. Have I ever been in that situation? (Exchanges 
meaningful looks with Bri'.) No I!
BRIAN: Not recently, anyway! 

*During a trip to London, you're introduced to the Queen. While you're talking to her, she farts really loudly. What do you do?
AJ: Oh man! Hahaha! That would be as funny as hell! Here's the 
Queen of England and she's just passed wind and you know it's 
her! I'd be like, 'Damn, Queenie, whaddyou have for breakfast?'
HOWIE: Beans, probably...
AJ: 'You got some beanie, Queenie, didn't you!'
HOWIE: I don't think I'd say anything - I'd be too embarrassed 
for her! I'd probably just be chuckling inside!
AJ: I'd be rolling!
HOWIE: Hopefully, there wouldn't be any media around. 
(At this point, AJ does an impression of the Queen farting, 
then collapses in a fit of giggles.) 

*You're drawing out dosh from a cashpoint when it suddenly starts spewing out hundreds of pounds. What do you do?
NICK: They have video cameras on those things, so if a bunch of 
money starts coming out and I take off with it, they're gonna 
come after me... so I'd have to take it back. I'd like to be able 
to keep it, but you can't. The right thing to do would be to take
it back. 

*One of the band decides to announce to the world that he's gay. 
What advice would you give him?
AJ: I wouldn't intervene. I'd say, 'Yo! If you feel it's 
beneficial to you to let the whole world know, freedom of speech, baby. Say what you gotta say and we'll take it from there.' And 
if people like us for what the right reasons - the music - it should't really matter. 
HOWIE: Each to his own. Everyone has the right to be what they 
want to be. There's so much stuffs that goes on in this business, 
so many ups and downs, you've get to find happiness within 
yourself before you can make other people happy.

*You're offered a part in a massive new film, but the band need 
you in he studio. What do you do?
KEVIN: Um, I guess I wouldn't be sleeping much. I'd talk to the others before deciding. If it was a straight choice, I'd have to 
let the film pass I guess, because my commitment right now is to 
our music. 

GIRL TALK! 
*At a party, you're introduced to a beautiful but boring girl 
and a fun but not-so-cute girl. Which of the two do you talk to?
NICK: Well, you could talk to the beautifl girl and she could be really stuck up and have a bad attitude, but the not-so-pretty 
girl could have a great personality. I'd have to see what their personalities were like first.
AJ: I would go for the interesting but not-so-beautiful girl, 
'cos at least you could have a decent conversation. Beauty isn't 
only on the outside. If she's got a good personality and she's 
fun to hang out with, that's better than a girl who looks good 
but is dumb.
HOWIE: Oh wow! Hmmm... I'm gonna be more interested in then one 
with the better personality. I don't think there's any such 
thing as a truely ugly person. It's a combination of different things, and if I couldn't find someone with the right 
combination, maybe I'd just talk to myself! 

*There's a girl you really want to ask out. The thing is, your 
mates tell you she's trouble and only likes you 'cos you're 
famous. What do you do? 
BRIAN: I'd have to find out myself, unless it was warned by my 
best friend or someone who'd known the girl for a long time. If 
that was the case, maybe I wouldn't waste my time. But if I was 
a little sceptical about the situation and intrigued by her
anyway, I might just go ahead, because in this business you hear 
a lot of rumours and double talk. You've got to find out a lot 
of things for yourself.
NICK: Hmmm... Actually, I trust other people's opinions on how 
they feel about certain people. If I met someone I really liked 
but my friends said they knew something for a fact, I'd listen to  them.