![]() Now they’re coming together for Christmas. These vocalists are great.” I think it’s a great holiday idea because you’re getting collaborations with bands you used to look at as rivals. It has cheesy moments it also has got the cool moments you go, “Wow, these songs are great. We are hoping it’s well-received, it was a lot of fun to do. Will this special be an annual tradition? Luckily, now I’m at a point in my career where I can leave for weekends and go do gigs whether it is ATCK (All The Cool Kids) with AJ of the Backstreet Boys or doing “After Party” with Joey or hosting, I’m lucky I can fly out and do my job and spend the week home and take my kids to school. Personally, I’ve got a son who just turned 4, and takes up a lot of my time. It doesn’t seem like it’s in the cards right now.Īt this point anyway. We’ve tried, but there are too many variables involved. The band thing hasn’t really been a thing we can all come to terms with and say, “I’m ready to do this.” We haven’t come to an agreement on doing anything together. ![]() I will never say never, but we’re all still doing our own things and carving out our own niches in life. Where do you stand on any *NSYNC reunion plans? The other groups featured here have done reunion tours or have been regularly touring. Any time the other guys say, “Hey, let’s take a trip and hang out,”. We try to make time for each other, especially for birthdays and special occasions. Even when we were out there filming, I got to see Lance new babies. We make a point any of us are in the same town, we get a hold of each other. that kind of family, you don’t just disband. ![]() We support each other in everyone’s endeavors. We’ve done a great job keeping in touch with each other regardless of what we’re all doing. We’re about 20 years since *NSYNC’s last album, yet you’ve still maintained that bond. Looking up to Boyz II Men and all the vocal groups we looked up to, I think that is what keeps that staying power in music with the harmonies and the arrangements we did with each song. We got classified as a boy band, but we always considered ourselves a vocal group. They have to take it to the next level, and all these bands have been doing it. You can see with bands like that the choreography is tighter, the music is more elaborate. One Direction is probably one of my favorites. What are your thoughts on the new generation of boy bands? The boy bands of the ’80s and ’90s have such staying power. people were going to go back to the standards, but then it came out and people took to it, and really it became its own industry-standard of Christmas songs right now. At first, it was like “what a great song” and it was our own song. Then when it came time to do “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays,” JC and Justin had a hand in writing it. We had our take on those songs … the arrangements were unbelievable. When we decided to do a Christmas album, we had all these industry standards on it. And the song “Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday” remains iconic. *NSYNC’s holiday album Home for Christmas was such a big success. It was cool having all the guys taking a verse on our song. We were lucky to be able to do one of songs “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays,” which was a lot of fun. What were some of the songs you were excited to perform? It was cool to hear everyone’s perspective on the business. We talked about how when we started we used to a lot of their songs … We could have gone on for hours. Having Boyz II Men, New Kids, and New Edition was cool to have there because we had the opportunity to say how they’ve influenced us with what we did. We were all in each other’s trailers telling stories, talking about all the times our paths have crossed and what we’ve done. I’ve also done a lot with Boyz II Men in the past years than in previous ones. 98 Degrees, O-Town, all those bands we’ve done so much with that we’ve all become good friends over the years. With the Boyz II Men guys, New Edition, and even the New Kids, these were these bands we never worked with that much. I think, for the most part, it was a reunion. Did it feel more like a family reunion on set? It feels like a gathering of this boy band fraternity. We have a lot of mutual friends in common, but it went through respective management. How were you approached about this special?Ĭhris Kirkpatrick: I know this was Erik-Michael Estrada from O-Town’s idea.
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