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Australian Radio Interview with Chris
The comments in brackets are those of the typist. DJ: You aren't gonna lip synch this interview are you? Chris: Oh yeah, I'll totally lip synch. I'll totally, this isn't me, this is my stunt double doing this interview for you guys. DJ: Well this is the thing cause you're so money. You can't just walk around the streets, you can't just do interviews man, because you know you're boss hog. Chris: Yeah. (fake laugh) You could say that we're boss hog. DJ: You guys are so famous you'd be driving around in your corvettes and stuff. Chris: I don't know if you've heard but we've been going through a lawsuit lately. I still rent cars. DJ: Oh right. Listen I wanted to ask about that but I didn't know what the no comment thing was. Chris: We ended up getting out of, it was actually a trans continental deal. That was the original problem, when we realised that we had like $2 at the end of the day. Uh we pretty much had to say something's going on here and we went back and saw what our contract said. We tried to get out and we did. DJ: So listen uh there's an interesting lesson for any young bands right that may get into... Chris: That's a great lesson, make sure you read everything or you have somebody that knows exactly what they're talking about read everything. DJ: Ok, cool, that's exactly right, because you know you don't know do you because when you wanna become a pop star, you wanna get into the business... Chris: (interupting) You know we were musicians. We were singing anywhere we could possibly sing and to us it was just about trying to get that deal so we could get our music out there. And we would have singed anything, and we did! DJ: Yeah that's right, and the next thing you know you're giving away 75% of your takings and you suddenly think hey, but... Chris: (interupting) If we were giving 75% of our takings away, we would have made a lot more money than we have. DJ: Is that right? lol. You know you're suddenly realising that you're still living at Mum and Dad's house. Chris: And they're bugging you for rent. DJ: That's exactly right. You know listen, what do you want, I'm a pop star, I'm bringing aroung chicks, what do you need? I'll sing for supper. Chris: LOL! Exactly! DJ: You know on to better things though. The brand new single's been like added almost everywhere which I mean you must be happy with the success of that. Chris: We are so flattered that the single has been so successful everywhere. I mean we put our heart and soul into this album because it is a proving for us since it's our second album in most countries. You know it's always that second album that establishes you and says you're for real. There are so many one hit wonders that have one good album and they're gone so. DJ: SO listen there are all these boy groups, boy bands, and uh, you can sing acapella which a lot of bands who can play instruments can do. But do you get a lot of flack from the lack of instrumentation, of playing instruments and s--- like that? Chris: Um you know we get a lot of flack for everything because when we first came out we actually didn't even know what a boy band was. We just sang harmonies together, you know we thought boys II men was what we were gonna be. Something like Boys II Men. And the suddenly we went over to Europe and we got pushed out as this boy band thing. And to us when we were looking around, most of these so called boy bands were selling posters of them half naked and they lip sanch (Chris' words) and they couldn't even dance. So we were like what kinda crap is that?! DJ: Let me ask you, what's one thing that you wish you hadn't done. Are there any photos of you out there with any goats or anything? Chris: You know, that's so funny you said that cause when we first went to Europe, this magazine, which shall remain nameless cause i'm sure you guys have probably heard of it, uh, they took pictures of us and they wanted us to have our shirts off. And we were uncomfortable with our shirts off, so they said, Ok we'll have you guys laying down and you won't even see anything. You know we'll put all these pillows by you. So we were like, alright that makes us a lot more comfotable, cause to us it's not about taking our clothes off and selling our songs to girls. For us it was this is a magazine that our record company told us to come to so here we are. And they ended up putting us in the magazine and what they did was they took the pictures so you could only see the pillow and our shirts off so it looked like we were totally naked. I think we'd punch the guy out if I ever see that guy again. DJ: Listen I think it's funny that you did a version of Christopher Cross' sailing, which i think is an excellent song man. And I see that Puffy's picked up that as a sample too now. Chris: I heard that. I just found that out the other day, I didn't get Puffy's new one but you know I just heard that the other day and I was like, get outta here. That's a great song. We actually performed last year on the Billboard Awards (wasn't it Blockbuster?) with Christopher Cross. DJ: Yeah I know, I remember seeing that. And what an awesome guy though huh? Chris: Oh he was so nice, and down to earth and i think he was just happy to be there. He ended up giving us these little travel guitars. They've got like one of the lyrics from the song around the base of the guitar and it's very nice and i mean i take it around with me now to do my writing. DJ: Well you might even get like 1000 bucks at cash converters if you run out of money. Chris: Just incase this all ends tomorrow. DJ: Yeah that's right. Hey you've gotta keep them gold records man. BREAK! DJ: Hey I was interested to see that you did a version of Boston's more than a feeling. Chris: You know the sad thing is that since I'm the oldest one in the group, I'm the only one who has ever like heard of Boston. DJ: Yeah but like I've heard of it man! C'mon Chris song with me. More than a feeling. Chris: (Interupting) Exactly, that's saying something about your age too. DJ: Damn right, but just sing with me Chris quickly. More than a feeling! (really crap and off key) Chris: You want me to do the doos or you want me to sing the lead? DJ: No you do the lead. Chris: Cause I can't follow your lead, cause you're pretty... pretty all over the place. DJ: What do you mean by that. What do you mean by all over the place? Chris: Well, I mean I'm not like putting you down at all but, you just can't sing. PAUSE FROM BOTH. Chris: I'm just kiddin'. lol DJ: Man that's a bit harsh! I mean you could like break it to me gently here. I was kinda hoping I could use this as an audition to get into the group, and here you are just cuttin me off! In my prime! Chris: And the sad thing was I was so joking with you. DJ: (interupting and yelling) No you weren't!! No no no you weren't! (couldn't hear what Chris was saying through this) You were telling the truth! Ok, just let me do the doo wop thing, you do that thing and i'll just do the doo wop thing. What do I do? Chris: OK you just gotta go like, Doo Doo Doo Doo More than a feeling. And I'll do the lead. DJ: Am I Barritone or Tenor? Chris: I dunno what do you sing? DJ: Very badly! Chris: I think you're a tenor, you've got a pretty high voice like me! Ok let me hear it first cause i don't wanna be singing over something that i'm not gonna like in the morning! DJ: No, that's right, this'll be like that photo that was in that magazine. Chris: Exactly! It'll be like the photo and that girl I hung out with last night! DJ: You leave my sister outta this! Doo Doo Doo Chris: LOL!!! You told me she was your Mom! DJ: Well, you know she's old. So what? She's still got a few wrinkles where it matters. Doo Doo Doo Doo. ok your turn! Chris: But you're still not even close, but i'll do it. (sings) More than a feeling Doo Doo DooDoo. DJ: Have you ever thought about mechanics? (i'm sure where that came from) Chris: Uh you know what? that was my day job. can i tell you a funny story about that? DJ: Yeah go ahead. Chris: When I used to work at universal studios, i actually sang there you know i did doo wop stuff. And at night i worked as a waiter at believe it or not the outback steakhouse! Which is our sad attempt at Australian stuff. But everyday we'd have people that would come along and it would be their birthday so they'd pull us all out and we'd have to sing for their birthdays. And we were all out there one day singing for some girls birthday and of course none of the other waiters could sing or anything, so they're all going way off key and this lady looked at me and said you guys should NOT quit your day job. And I was like that's funny cause singing IS my day job. Thank you very much. DJ: LOL!!! Ok, so who's a hotter babe? Britney, Christina or Mandy Moore? Chris: Hmm, I definately think that Britney's the hottest. Britney, she's just got that little school girl beauty about her. DJ: Yeah but have you seen Christina's waist? Chris: Christina Aguilera does not have a waist! DJ: Exactly my point. Chris: She has to keep collecting her legs so she doesn't walk off without them. DJ: OHHH!! Let's move on to something far more interesting and intelligent. Cause I'm starting to get all excited here! The new album. Chris: HA HA HA HA!! DJ: Cause I mean you get to hang out with Britney, is she a cool chick?
Chris: Oh she's awesome. Have you ever heard of the group
DJ: That's right. A menage a toi. you know Chris: Whatever you may want! DJ: That's french. That's frech for, uh musical chick! Chris: Oh I see I see, thank you! DJ: Ok so you've got a new album called no strings attached, and that's out in March. Now you've got a huge fan base over here and you're coming (YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!) so you'll be promoting it. When are you coming? (I left out some crap here about Phil's birthday. Chris hardly said anything and playing BYE BYE BYE for the first time on OZ radio) When you come to Australia we'll go and get some chicks. Get some lap dancers. Chris: OK!! DJ: I'll be Ugly Phil, you be Nsync Chris. Chris: OK DJ: You know what I'm saying? Chris: I'm feeling ya! DJ: OK just bring some dollars. we'll tuck em in some g-strings. Chris: I thought you'd want me to bring my friends. DJ: Are they girls? Chris: (pauses) no actually they're four other guys. DJ: alright, bring them too, but i can't handle the competition. Chris: Yeah that's true. I'll have to tell them we're busy or we're doing something. DJ: Yeah, I don't need to hang with those dudes. I wanna hang with you. So you and I will go out. I'll use your fame and multiplatinum sucess. Chris: And I'll use your dollar bills. DJ: Damn right, cause you haven't got any money left. LOL Chris: LOL! Exactly cause we just got the pants sued off of us! LOL DJ: Damn straight. Hey listen what's this movie Jack of All Trades? Chris: Umm, that was actually a movie we did a cameo on. And I don't think we're allowed to comment on that very well cause if we did it would probably just be something very average. DJ: Who gets the best babes in the group? I'm betting Lance yeah? Chris: The best babes? Uhh, it depends. Everybody gets different types. DJ: Yeah well JC always gets them cause all the chicks think he's Ben Affleck. Chris: That's right and Justin get's em cause they think he's uh Ryan Phillipe. And I get em cause they think i'm the uh, blue power ranger! (What?? I missed that!) DJ: (fake laugh) HAAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I don't think that's funny man! And Joey gets em cause they think that he's that guy with the tatoos from the BSB. (Phil has an obession with AJ's tats, but he doesn't know his name so he calls him the spoiled one) Chris: No Joey gets em cause they all think he's that guy they went to high school with. DJ: And hey, you look different now. you're not so geeky anymore. Chris: Oh really, it's the braces huh? DJ: oh no i'm not talking about you i'm talking about him. Chris: (In a geeky/braces type voice) it was my head gear wasn't it? I took my head gear off! DJ: (in similar voice) As soon as I get this off, everybody's gonna like me for who I really am. Chris: (same voice) Seriously, I'm gonna be the most popular Justin. You just wait! When this head gear comes off! I'm kicking your ass! DJ: (same voice) As long as there's no songs that have an S in it. Cause I can't sing the letter S. Chris: (same voice) We're gonna have to change our name to Ntink too! DJ: LOL!!! (normal voice) Hey listen, when are you coming down? Chris: (normal voice) Uh I think we're gonna be there in about a month or two. DJ: Alright, it's gonna be a huge reception so uh, and it'll still be warm, so make sure you bring your board shorts! Chris: Oh I look forward to it. I should try to bring my board! BYE BYE BYE |
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Lit Brightens Chart With 'Sun'BY CARLA HAY NEW YORK -- For the last several years, Orange County, Calif., has been a breeding ground for modern rock acts, from No Doubt to the Offspring. Now Lit joins the list of area acts finding a growing audience.
Lit's second album, "A Place In The Sun" (RCA), has been steadily climbing The Billboard 200, where it stands this issue at No. 73. Music industry observers credit the album's growing success to the song "My Own Worst Enemy," which has been No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart for several weeks. The chart history for "A Place In The Sun" began when it entered the Heatseekers chart at No. 9 in the March 13 issue. The album climbed to No. 1 on that chart in the April 24 issue. "A Place In The Sun," which has sold 17,000 units, according to SoundScan, reached Heatseekers Impact status when it leapt from No. 105 to No. 94 on The Billboard 200 in the May 1 issue. Lit lead singer A. Jay Popoff says, "We didn't expect too much when we released this album. We knew that the songs were good, and we take things day by day. We're not an overnight sensation. We've been preparing for this [chart success] for 10 years." The band -- whose other members are guitarist Jeremy Popoff (A. Jay's brother), bass player Kevin Baldes, and drummer Allen Shellenberger -- formed in 1989 and established a following by playing local clubs before signing a record deal with Delicious Vinyl, which released Lit's 1997 debut album, "Tripping The Light Fantastic." Although Lit toured in support of the set, and album track "Bitter" received college-radio airplay, the album failed to make a dent on the Billboard charts. The band plans to rerelease the album this fall on its Dirty Martini label, which is distributed through BMG. Popoff says of the experience surrounding the first album, "It was kind of frustrating. 'Tripping The Light Fantastic' never really got in stores. We got out of the deal with Delicious Vinyl and regrouped. We just kept playing and building our fan base. We started getting attention from major labels, but we didn't want to be a buzz band." Lit eventually came to the attention of RCA VP of A&R (U.S.) Ron Fair and RCA senior VP of A&R and artist development (U.S.) Bruce Flohr, who provide A&R direction for the band.
Popoff says, "We heard the girls from [RCA dance/pop act]
Before the Feb. 23 release of "A Place In The Sun," RCA laid the groundwork for a grass-roots marketing campaign. The label targeted skate shops, indie retail stores, and radio shows around the West Coast. Lit is managed by Ruta E. Sepetys for Sepetys Entertainment Group Inc., and the band's songs are published by EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP). "My Own Worst Enemy," Lit's current signature song, reflects the band's contemporary, guitar-driven modern rock sound with pop and punk influences. The song is a self-deprecating, first-person narrative of someone apologizing to a significant other after an argument. It reflects the band's attitude. "We're into dressing up, and we like to go to cocktail lounges," Popoff says. "We've got old Cadillacs, and we're definitely into the '50s and '60s Americana vibe. But we have other influences, too. My first concert was Iron Maiden, and my dad was a top 40 disc jockey." Lit, which is booked by Creative Artists Agency, has toured as the opening act for Silverchair and is currently on a U.S. club tour through May 13 as the opening act for Eve 6. For the rest of May and June, Lit is scheduled to perform at several U.S. radio station festival concerts and go to Europe. The band then returns to the U.S. for the Vans Warped tour through mid-July. The next challenge is working second single "Zip-Lock," which has a release date yet to be determined. Says Popoff, "I'd be stupid not to be concerned about being a one-hit wonder. I don't want people to get sick of 'My Own Worst Enemy.' I don't even think it's the best song on the album. 'Zip-Lock' and 'Down' are two of my favorite songs on the album." |
Interview with JC on Power 92
Power 92 in Edmonton
Typed by Anna
February 4, 2000
The DJ's name is Chad the Pogg Martin (CPM).
CPM: Alright Everybody..please welcome..your hot hunk of JC From *N Sync in a little studio in Florida.
JC: "Hey y'all..wassup?"
CPM: What are you guys working on in Florida??
JC: "We actually are just finished recording the very last songs of our album two days ago."
CPM: Two days ago??
JC: "We're mixing the last song and it goes into mastering tomorrow."
CPM: Oh excellent..so the album NSA will be coming out in stores March 21. Tell us a little bit about it..cause you've worked with some incredible people for this album.
JC: "This album is actually gonna be an action packed album. It's surprisingly fast for a pop album. Um, there's only, u kno, 3 slow songs. 2 ballads and 1 acapella then there's one midtempo and the rest of it's fast."
CPM: Now when you say fast you mean more dance beats??
JC: "You know what? It's a mix-..I can't describe it..We've actually kinda cultivated a new sound on this record."
CPM: Ok, what are we defining it as then?
JC: "I would say it's electric pop."
CPM: Electric pop??
JC: "It's like..u kno..the stuff is really plugged in. It's umm.. bassy..it's futuristic..uh.."
CPM: So basically what you're saying is that it's perfect for the year 2000?
JC: "I definitely think it's the sound of the future.. We definitely wanted to go to the next level with this album..not just the same old same old. We wanted to set the level and the standards for the next people that come up. We wanted to step it up a notch."
CPM: Cool. Well, speaking of the new millennium, I heard u guys were in Hawaii this new year were you not?
JC: "Yes that is true. Actually *laugh* we got to see everybody's new year before us on tv. And we were on this like really tall tall building and watched the fireworks. It was amazing."
CPM: Excellent. Now there are some rumors I gotta ask you about. The first one actually has to do with the WWF.
JC: "Oh really?? *laugh* I gotta hear this one.."
CPM: Well as far as I know, uR not getting in the ring anytime soon, although many of us think you should beat the crap out of the BSB..oh no, I'm gonna get whaled on for that..but that's besides the point..
JC: "haha! it's ok we could be in the WWF..we're all 6ft men! *haha*"
CPM: But the rumor is that WWF wants u guys..*N Sync and Britney Spears, to preform at Wrestle Mania 2000!
JC: "Oh Really? We haven't heard anything!"
CPM: Maybe it's just a rumor in the works. Would you be interested in preforming there?
JC: "Oh I dunno, we'd have to see what it was like there. If they had a good stage and we're not touring..then it's something to think about."
CPM: Speaking of touring, what do you guys have planned for touring now?
JC: "Well, we're ..at the end of April/beginning of May..we're gonna hit the road in a major way. We're gonna go on another 3 month tour and then take a month off and then go to Europe and Asia cause they haven't really seen us and our big tours now, and then another 3 month tour in fall around christmas time. We're gonna be packed."
CPM: Alright you guys were just here in Edmonton in December..so when are you looking at some more Canadian dates?? The second half of the tour?
JC: "The Canadian dates are not gonna be in the second half of the tour. Actually, we'll be heading to Canada in the Spring time and early Summer."
CPM: So you're coming back pretty soon??
JC: "Oh yeah, definitely. Canada was the big North American supporter, and when we made it there, we decided to come home. And it's gon be a whole new show."
CPM: Alright I know our fans would love that! Well, think about this. Lance was just on 7th Heaven, Justin's coming out with a new movie. Do you think we'll be seeing you on tv soon?
JC: "I'm more into the music. I'm actually working on other artists. I've been producing and writing for other artists."
CPM: Oh really? Who are you working with?
JC: "A group called Wild Orchid,
umm they're gonna come out a little later on in the year. 3 very talented
girls who sing like a couple of Shaka Khans (i dunno how to spell that!)
Uh, and then I worked on a new teen group called Boys and Girls. That's two
guys and two girls and our manager is actually managing them and he liked
the stuff we did for our album so he said if we had anything left over to
send it their way, and that's what I'm doing."
CPM: And you guys must be feeling pretty good now that you have the whole court thing behind you?
JC: "Thumbs up big relief! We just wanted to get that all behind us and fortunately we did. We went in there, we stuck to our guns and basically did what we thought was best and it worked."
CPM: And hopefully that momentum will continue in the year with this new album.
JC: "Yeah, that's the whole album title..NSA..We feel there's nothing holding on to us. We're gonna do what we wanna do."
CPM: Well thanks for checking in with us JC.
JC: "Oh, no problem!"
CPM: We're glad you could update us on what's happening with you guys and we're looking forward to when you're gonna come back to visit us in the city of champions! (nickname for Edmonton). Now there's just one more thing. We need you to give us the phrase that pays *N Sync style!
JC: "Power 92 plays todays best music..*goes into a yelling cute voice* NOW SHOW ME MAH MON-AY!!!"
*fades to BYe Bye Bye*
