Interview With Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell
American pop band Backstreet Boys are set to tour India this month. The band will perform live at Rock ‘N India, the country’s only international music festival, and will be appearing with fellow musician Richard Marx. There will be two dates for this year's festival one in Bangalore and then in Delhi, this is the festival's third year.
The Grammy-nominated vocal group has been together since 1993 and are known for their hits "Show Me the Meaning," "Quit Playing Games With My Heart", "Straight Through My heart" and "As Long As You Love Me" and have sold over 30 million albums throughout their career. The popular crooners will be headlining the festival, which kicks off in the the capital of Delhi on February 20, at NSIC grounds in Okhla in south Delhi and in Bengaluru on February 22 at Palace Grounds. Besides their festival performance, Backstreet Boys also plan to visit Mumbai.
Also accompanying Backstreet Boys and Marx at the festival will be South African explosive alternative band Prime Circle, drummer Jayce Lewis, supported by Indian bands Swarathma and Indigo Children.
I had a chance to speak with Brian Littrell of Backstreet Boys to discuss what their tour and what the band's been up to.
Q: You are performing in India, finally. Are you guys excited?
A: Yes, very much. We know we've a huge fan base here. We've run into many Indians in our shows, especially in Europe, who walk up to us and tell us to tour India. So, here we are, in 17 years, touring India for the first time.
Q: The band has been together for two decades. What's the secret?
A: There's no secret to our success. What has kept us going is the fact that we enjoy what we do and respect each others' spaces. When we are planning a tour or something, we always ensure that we choose dates everyone is comfortable with. And being a band, our decisions are considered keeping in mind what's best for the band and our music.
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