(Backstreet Boys, June 20, 2005) ("MuchOnDemand" theme) (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: WELCOME BACK TO "MuchOnDemand!" EVERYBODY IS GOING NUTS IN HERE. SO I DON'T THINK I SHOULD LEAVE YOU GUYS ANYMORE, RIGHT? BACKSTREET BOYS, COME ON OUT! (Cheering and applause) (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: THIS IS CRAZY. HOW ARE YOU?
> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING? (Extreme cheering and applause)
> Leah: THIS IS NUTS. HONESTLY, I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS RECEPTION FOR A BAND SINCE I'VE WORKED HERE.
> REALLY?
> Leah: I HONESTLY KID YOU NOT. DIEHARD FANS!
> YES!
> Leah: HOW ARE YOU, KEVIN?
> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
> Leah: NICE TO MEET YOU. WOW! THERE YOU ARE. ARE WE GOOD? (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
> GREAT. THIS IS AWESOME. HELLO.
> Leah: DID YOU GUYS HAVE FUN AT THE M.M.V.A.s LAST NIGHT?
> A GREAT TIME.
> IT WAS AWESOME.
> IT WAS GREAT.
> Leah: EASY TO WAKE UP?
> NOT REALLY.
> FOR ME IT WAS, YEAH. I DIDN'T GO OUT LAST NIGHT AND PARTY. (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: YOUR ARRIVAL ON THE RED CARPET LAST NIGHT, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE A SNEAK PEAK AT YOUR ARRIVAL LAST NIGHT ON THE RED CARPET, WHICH WAS INSANE. THE FANS WERE GOING NUTS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THAT. LET'S ROLL THAT CLIP! (Cheering and applause)
> SO GOOD TO BE BACK.
> WELCOME BACK.
> THEY'RE THE BEST FANS IN THE WORLD. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL!
> YOU HAVE NO IDEA. WE TAKE IT DAY-BY-DAY, YEAR-BY-YEAR. (Cheering and applause)
> Rick: BACK THEN, DID YOU THINK YOU'D BE WALKING DOWN THE RED CARPET TODAY, 12 YEARS LATER? (Cheering and applause)
> WHOA.
> Leah: OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN HEAR ME RIGHT NOW, BUT... SO WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU, ARRIVING LAST NIGHT WITH SUCH SUPPORT? YOU GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN 12 YEARS. IT MUST BE AN AMAZING FEELING.
> IT TRULY IS. WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST FANS HERE IN CANADA; THAT'S FOR SURE. IT FEELS ALWAYS GOOD TO COME BACK HERE. THIS HAS BEEN LIKE A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR US, SINCE IT'S SO CLOSE TO THE UNITED STATES FOR US. AND WE OWE IT ALL TO YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US OUR SUCCESS HERE. (Loud applause and cheering)
> Leah: --IT'S LIKE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN GONE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE SUPPORT HASN'T DWINDLED AT ALL, RIGHT?
> WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE. WE TOOK A WELL, WELL-NEEDED BREAK AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT WE BROKE UP, BUT WE DIDN'T BREAK UP. WE JUST TOOK A BREAK. WE ALLOWED EACH OTHER TO DO SOME SOUL-SEARCHING AND TO DO SOME GROWTH. BRIAN STARTED A FAMILY. HE HAS A LITTLE 2-YEAR-OLD SON NAMED BAYLEE. HE'S ALSO WORKED ON A POP GOSPEL SOLO ALBUM. KEVIN HAD A CHANCE TO DO BROADWAY, GO TO NEW YORK.
> Leah: "CHICAGO."
> GO TO THE WEST END. (Cheering and applause)
> AND HE ALSO STARTED HIS OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY, AND HIS PRODUCTION TEAM JUST DID THE SOUND TRACK OF A BRAND-NEW MOVIE COMING OUT CALLED "RISE." NICK DID A SOLO TOUR, DID SOME ACTING. HOWIE DID SOME REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, AS WELL HAS A SPANISH/ENGLISH SOLO RECORD HE'S BEEN WORKING ON. I'M BEEN WORKING ON MY SOBRIETY. I'M COMING UP ON THREE YEARS SOBER.
> Leah: CONGRATULATIONS.
> SO WE WERE NEVER BUSY.
> Leah: IT'S AMAZING, THOUGH. YOU HAVE TALENTS, RIGHT, NOT JUST THE MUSIC, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT LIKE WE WERE SAYING: YOU WERE NEVER GONE. SO YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THE FAME AND DEALING WITH EVERYTHING. SO HOW WAS THAT FOR YOU, TAKING A BREAK? WAS IT A HARD DECISION TO MAKE?
> IF WE HADN'T HAVE TAKEN THE BREAK, WE WOULD HAVE SELF-DESTRUCTED, SO IT WAS OUR ONLY OPTION, REALLY.
> Leah: ALL WORTH IT IN THE END, RIGHT?
> HE NEEDED TIME TO DO WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF, AND WE ALL NEEDED A BREAK FROM EACH OTHER. WE WERE TAKING EACH OTHER FOR GRANTED; WE WERE TAKING OUR FANS FOR GRANTED. AND WE NEEDED THAT BREAK.
> I THINK THE HARDEST THING WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE DIDN'T DISAPPOINT OUR FANS FOR NOT BEING THERE. WE WANTED TO BE THERE, BUT WE WEREN'T THERE OURSELVES. SO WE NEEDED TO TAKE OUR TIME... (Loud cheering and applause)
> Leah: ABSOLUTELY. WELL, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING ABSOLUTELY CRAZY FOR YOU GUYS! (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO YOUR BRAND-NEW VIDEO, "INCOMPLETE," FROM YOUR NEW ALBUM, "NEVER GONE." HERE IT IS! THE BACKSTREET BOYS! (Cheering and applause) (Playing video)
> Leah: YES! WE'RE HERE WITH THE BACKSTREET BOYS. WHAT'S UP? (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: WHAT WAS IT LIKE SHOOTING THAT VIDEO? WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING ON-SET TOGETHER?
> WHAT WAS IT LIKE SHOOTING THE VIDEO, NICK?
> Leah: BEING ON-SET?
> IT WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW, IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ALBUM. JUST WATCHING IT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE VIDEOS THAT WE'VE EVER DONE. WE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH JOSEPH KAHN, WHO SHOT "LARGER THAN LIFE AND "BACKSTREET BACK." IT WAS JUST A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I MEAN, IT WAS OUR FIRST VIDEO IN FIVE YEARS THAT WE HAD DONE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE LONGER THAN THAT. SO IT WAS GREAT; IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
> Leah: SO OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH JOSEPH KAHN, RIGHT, TO WORK WITH HIM AGAIN?
> YES. WE'VE DONE TWO OTHER VIDEOS WITH HIM, "BACKSTREET'S BACK" AND "LARGER THAN LIFE." OUT OF ALL THE VIDEO DIRECTORS THAT WE'VE EVER DONE ANY KIND OF VIDEO WITH, I THINK JOSEPH PROBABLY KNOWS US THE BEST BECAUSE HE'S DONE THE MOST VIDEOS WITH US. AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HIM DOWN THE ROAD. HE'S A GENIUS WHEN IT COMES TO VIDEOS, SO WHO KNOWS?
> Leah: VERY COOL. NOW, WE WERE TALKING BEFORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE WHIRLWINDS OF FAME. YOU GUYS HAVE SOLD OVER 73 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE?
> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
> Leah: IT'S CRAZY. IT'S JUST ASTRONOMICAL. YOU'VE BEEN TOGETHER 12 YEARS. SO WHAT IS IT LIKE WHEN YOU'RE AT SUCH A HIGH, AND NOW YOU'RE KIND OF STARTING OVER AGAIN, FRESH START? HOW DOES THAT FEEL FOR YOU GUYS?
> FEELS GOOD. BECAUSE AFTER "MILLENNIUM" CAME OUT AND IT DID SO INCREDIBLY WELL ALL OVER THE PLACE, THEN YOU HAVE LIKE A SYNDROME WHERE EVERYBODY IS EXPECTING YOU TO DO DUPLICATE THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE A LONG ENOUGH CAREER, YOU HAVE HIGHS AND LOWS AND HIGHS AND LOWS. AND WE JUST WANT TO MAINTAIN A CAREER AND MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER AND HAVE FUN.
> Leah: WELL, ONE THING THAT I'VE NOTICED IS ALL THE REVIEWS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE. IT'S BEEN AMAZING WHAT SUPPORT YOU GOT, NOT ONLY FROM THE MEDIA BUT YOUR FANS, FOR THIS ALBUM. SO IT'S A REALLY NICE COMEBACK IN THAT SENSE, RIGHT?
> TOTALLY. I MEAN, I THINK OUR EXPECTATIONS HAVE BEEN WAY EXCEEDED. I MEAN, THE FACT TO JUST COME BACK OUT HERE, HAVING THIS KIND OF GREAT RESPONSE AND HAVING SOME GOOD FEEDBACK AS WELL FROM THE MEDIA, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE THIS ALBUM THE PROPER WAY BECAUSE WE KNEW WE HAD LIKE ONE SHOT COMING BACK.
> Leah: YEAH.
> I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN GONE FOR AWHILE. IT'S LIKE, I'M SURE A LOT OF THE CRITICS PROBABLY STILL WANTED US TO BE AWAY. THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED. WE HAD, YOU KNOW, AN UPHILL BATTLE TO FIGHT FOR, BUT WE MADE THIS FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OUR FANS.
> FOR THE FANS, MORE THAN ANYTHING.
> Leah: WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE NOW, BEING BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS? LIKE BACK PLAYING SHOWS, HANGING OUT TOGETHER?
> BRIAN, WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE BEING BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS? (Loud cheering and applause)
> IT FEELS FABULOUS TO BE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN, TO BE MAKING MUSIC, TOUCHING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN A POSITIVE WAY. THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
> Leah: VERY GOOD. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO AN AUDIENCE QUESTION RIGHT NOW FROM JOANNA AND CINDY. WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?
> WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR RIDER.
> AND, NICK, CAN WE HAVE A HUG?
> Leah: THAT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION.
> WHAT WAS THAT?
> WHAT'S ON THE RIDER AND, NICK, CAN WE HAVE A HUG?
> SHE SAID: "WHAT'S ON OUR RIDER AND, NICK, CAN WE HAVE A HUG?"
> WHAT'S ON OUR RIDER?
> YES.
> Leah: WHAT DO YOU REQUEST ON YOUR RIDER?
> PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES SEEM TO BE ON THE RIDER ALL THE TIME. (Loud applause and cheering)
> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO STICK TO PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES.
> I KNOW I AM.
> Leah: DO YOU LIKE PEANUT BUTTER WITH THE NUTS OR SMOOTH AND CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER?
> OH, NO. KEVIN AND BRIAN SEEM TO LIKE IT THE MOST, PROBABLY THE SMOOTH, RIGHT? NOT WITH THE NUTS.
> IT DOESN'T MATTER. SOMETIMES I'M IN THE MOOD FOR CHUNKY; SOMETIMES I'M IN THE MOOD FOR SMOOTH.
> LATELY, WE'VE HAD SO MUCH PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY LATELY ON THIS PROMOTIONAL TOUR, I'M SICK OF PEANUT AND BUTTER RIGHT NOW.
> Leah: NEVER AGAIN?
> I'M NOT.
> Leah: YOU STILL LIKE IT?
> EVERY DAY.
> Leah: EVERY DAY? FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? (Loud cheering and applause)
> Leah: EVEN WHILE YOU WERE DOING "CHICAGO?"
> EVEN WHILE I WAS DOING "CHICAGO."
> Leah: THAT'S SURPRISING. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE GAME FOR YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW. LET' ROLL THE CLIP. WHAT IS IT CALLED? WHO'S THE MOST LIKELY TO...
> Announcer: WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO...
> OH, MY GOD!
> DROP THEIR PANTS.
> Leah: DO YOU LIKE THE LITTLE PICTURE?
> DROP YOUR PANTS!
> Leah: ISN'T THAT GREAT? SO I'M GOING TO SHAKE THIS AROUND. WHO WANTS TO PICK OUT OF HERE? DO YOU WANT TO DO IT? OKAY, PICK ONE LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER. NO PEEKING.
> OKAY.
> Leah: OKAY. SO WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO-- AND THEN YOU CAN READ THAT LITTLE ONE.
> WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO... CALL HIS MOM WHILE ON THE ROAD?
> Crowd: BRIAN!
> HOWIE.
> Leah: HOWIE?
> IT'S HOWIE. I'M TELLING YOU.
> I THINK MAYBE HOWIE AND BRIAN.
> Leah: SO IS IT LIKE A DAILY CHECK-IN?
> WE ALL CALL OUR MOMS.
> YEAH, WE ALL--
> YEAH, WE ALL LOVE OUR MOMS.
> WE ALL CALL OUR MOMS.
> IT'S KIND OF HARD, BUT PROBABLY HOWIE. (Speaking simultaneously)
> I WOULD BE LIKE DISINHERITED FROM THE FAMILY SO...
> IT WAS SO BAD, WHEN WE WENT-- GO OVER TO ASIA OR STUFF LIKE THAT, ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD, HOWIE WOULD TRY TO FIND ELEPHANTS, LITTLE ELEPHANTS FOR HIS MOM. ANYTHING, LITTLE TRINKETS, ELEPHANTS.
> UNTIL THE HOUSE BECAME SO ELEPHANT CRAZY THAT I HAD TO STOP THAT NOW.
> Leah: TOO MANY?
> I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE OUT NOW.
> Leah: YOU'RE A VERY GOOD BOY, AREN'T YOU? OKAY. WHO WANTS TO DO THE NEXT ONE? DO YOU WANT TO DO IT, KEVIN? OKAY, FINE.
> PICK A GOOD ONE.
> Leah: WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO...
> HAVE TEN KIDS AND 18 GRANDCHILDREN?
> Crowd: BRIAN! (Loud applause and cheering)
> YOU AIN'T HAVING TEN KIDS, DOG. SHE DONE CUT YOU OFF.
> YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO THE MISSUS.
> HOWIE, PROBABLY, BECAUSE HE'S FROM A CATHOLIC FAMILY, AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE HUGE FAMILIES.
> LATINO FAMILIES ARE HUGE.
> WE LIKE TO MULTIPLY.
> THE LATIN LOVER.
> Leah: READY FOR THE NEXT ONE, HOWIE?
> HOWARD.
> HOWIE.
> ALL RIGHT, DEAR.
> WE GOT TO HURRY UP. I SEE THIS HAPPENING.
>
> Leah: WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO...
> WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO CRY AT A MOVIE?
> KEVIN.
> Leah: OH, KEVIN, YOU'RE THE SOFTY?
> HE'S THE BIG--
> Leah: WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU CRIED AT?
> SOFTIE.
> Leah: DO YOU REMEMBER?
> "NOTEBOOK."
> "NOTEBOOK," WASN'T IT?
> "NOTEBOOK," PROBABLY.
> I'M NOT AFRAID TO ADMIT IT, MAN.
> Leah: MATTE CRIES AT MOVIES, MY CO-HOST. HE'S ALL GOOD; HE'S A MAN.
> THAT'S ALL GOOD.
> Leah: ANYWAYS, GUYS, YOUR FANS ARE WAITING TO SEE YOU OUTSIDE. DO YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND MEET THEM?
> SURE.
> Leah: LET'S GO OUTSIDE.
> THIS WAY?
> THIS WAY? WE'LL FOLLOW YOU. (Loud applause and cheering)
> Leah: OH, MY GOSH! LOOK AT THEM. A.J., LOOK. ISN'T IT CRAZY? (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
> HELLO!
> Leah: THE BACKSTREET BOYS!
> HELLO! (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: OKAY. GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO BE CHATTING WITH THE BACKSTREET BOYS AFTER THE BREAK. WE'RE GOING TO HANG OUT HERE FOR A BIT, AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
> WE LOVE YOU!
> I DON'T THINK THEY CAN HEAR US.
> YOU CAN WATCH IT LATER, RIGHT?
> WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH. YOU ALL ARE AMAZING. (Cheering and applause) ("MuchOnDemand" theme) ("MuchOnDemand" theme) (Cheering and applause)
> Matte: WELCOME BACK TO "MuchOnDemand." IT IS CRAZY IN HERE. (Cheering and applause)
> Matte: BRIAN, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING ME FLOWERS, EH, MAN.
> YOU KNOW, I'VE JUST BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT.
> BACKSTREET'S BACK, ALL RIGHT! (Loud cheering and screaming)
> Matte: THESE FANS HAVE BEEN CAMPING OUT. LIKE THERE WERE PEOPLE CAMPING OUT SINCE 11:30 THIS MORNING, 10:00. SOME PEOPLE HAVEN'T SLEPT AT ALL. SO I STARTED THINKING, IF YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO CAMP OUT TO SEE A BAND, WHICH BAND WOULD IT BE, ANY BAND OUT THERE?
> I THINK COLDPLAY.
> Matte: COLDPLAY, YEAH?
> I LIKE THEIR MUSIC.
> WHAT'S THAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY?
> Matte: COLDPLAY?
> COLDPLAY.
> KILLERS, BABY. (Cheering and applause)
> STONES.
> Matte: STONES? YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT. NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE CALLED YOUR RETURN A COMEBACK. YOUR ALBUM IS ENTITLED "NEVER GONE." HOW WOULD YOU GUYS DESCRIBE THE RESURGENCE OF THE BACKSTREET BOYS?
> BACKSTREET BOYS OF 2005.
> Matte: YEAH? (Applause and cheering)
> VOLTRON, VOLTRON COMING TOGETHER.
> Matte: NOW, HOW DID THIS ALL COME TOGETHER? I SAW THE ACTUAL "OPRAH WINFREY" WHEN YOU WERE ON THERE AND YOU GUYS MADE AN APPEARANCE. SO HOW DID THIS WHOLE COMEBACK THING KIND OF COME TOGETHER?
> RIGHT AFTER THAT, RIGHT AFTER "OPRAH." WE WENT TO THE HOTEL, SAT IN THE HOTEL ROOM WITH EACH OTHER, HAD SOME DINNER AND TALKED FOR TWO HOURS AND GOT A GAME PLAN TOGETHER.
> Matte: REALLY?
> THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED.
> Matte: I READ THAT, BUT I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS TRUE OR NOT. THEN YOU STARTED RECORDING RIGHT AWAY?
> THEN AFTER THAT-- WE FIRST--
> TOOK TIME TO GET OURSELVES TOGETHER.
> FIRST, WE SOLIDIFIED OUR MANAGEMENT. WE ALL KNEW WE WANTED TO GO BACK WITH OUR ORIGINAL MANAGER, JOHNNY WRIGHT.
> Matte: OKAY.
> HE'S TEAMED UP WITH A GREAT GENTLEMAN NAMED KENNETH CREAR.
> WE HOOKED UP WITH THEM. THEN WE GOT OUR RECORDING SCHEDULE TOGETHER AND STARTED GOING WORK.
> Matte: DOPE. NOW, YOU GUY OBVIOUSLY SOLD A TON OF RECORDS LAST TIME AROUND. YOU HAD A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS. AND BY THIS, THE FANS HAVEN'T WENT ANYWHERE. WILL YOU GUYS DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME AROUND?
> TAKE-- TAKE EVERY MOMENT AND CHERISH IT.
> Matte: NICE.
> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO DIFFERENTLY. (Applause and cheering)
> Matte: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK YOUR VIDEO OUT, "BACKSTREET'S BACK."
> ALL RIGHT! (Cheering and applause) (Playing video)
> Matte: WELCOME BACK. WE'RE STILL HERE WITH THE BACKSTREET BOYS. THAT VIDEO'S A CLASSIC, MAN.
> I WAS SCARY LOOKING.
> Matte: IT'S SO CRAZY IN HERE. (Cheering and applause)
> KIDS.
> Matte: NOW, FIVE DIFFERENT GUYS IN A BAND. YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY ALL HAVE VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES. HOW DO YOU GUYS GO ABOUT KEEPING EVERYBODY HAPPY? 'CAUSE I KNOW WHEN I'M WITH MY BROTHER ALL THE TIME OR ANY OF MY FRIENDS CONSISTENTLY, SOMETIMES YOU KIND OF GET ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
> SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME BEAT-DOWNS.
> Matte: SOME BEAT-DOWNS?
> NO.
> MEET BEHIND THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
> WELL, WE'RE A LOT OLDER NOW, A LOT WISER. OUR TESTOSTERONE HAS KIND OF CALMED DOWN A LITTLE BIT. WE DON'T FIST-FIGHT ANYMORE. WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS.
> WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS. TWELVE YEARS IS A LONG TIME TOGETHER.
> IF THERE'S EVER A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE LIKE FIGHTING, WE JUST VOTE ON IT.
> Matte: YEAH?
> LUCKILY, THERE'S FIVE OF US, SO THREE WINS.
> Matte: IT'S THE VOTE SYSTEM, EH?
> THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
> IF THEY DON'T GET THEIR WAY, OH, WELL.
> Matte: YOU'RE BITTER; YOU GO SOMEWHERE AND SULK OR SOMETHING, EH? (Applause and cheering)
> Matte: WE HAVE A CALLER ON THE LINE WITH A QUESTION. IT'S ELMER. HELLO?
> Caller: HELLO.
> Matte: ARE YOU THERE?
> Caller: YES, I'M HERE.
> Matte: DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE GUYS?
> Caller: I DO. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR INSPIRATION FOR THE SONG "NEVER GONE" WAS?
> Matte: I THINK SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE INSPIRATION FOR THE TITLE "NEVER GONE" WAS.
> Caller: NO, THE SONG.
> Matte: OH, THE SONG.
> Caller: YEAH.
> I WROTE THAT SONG ABOUT MY FATHER, WHO I LOST IN 1991 TO CANCER. AND IT'S JUST A SONG ABOUT LOSING SOMEBODY AND THEY MAY NOT BE HERE PHYSICALLY, BUT THEY'LL ALWAYS BE IN YOUR HEART. AND THE SONG'S ABOUT MY FATHER.
> Matte: ALL RIGHT, DOPE. THANKS A LOT FOR CALLING. WE APPRECIATE IT.
> Caller: OKAY. BYE.
> Matte: OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK, BUT THE BACKSTREET BOYS WILL BE BACK. KEEP IT LOCKED. (Cheering and applause) ("MuchOnDemand" theme) (Cheering and applause)
> Leah: WELCOME BACK TO HANGING WITH THE BACKSTREET BOYS. WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS. JENN, WHAT'S UP?
> Jenn: I AM LOVING THIS "MuchOnDemand." K-OS WAS A BIG-TIME WINNER LAST NIGHT AT THE M.M.V.A.s. THE CANADIAN HIP-HOP STAR WALKED AWAY WITH FOUR WINS. BILLY TALENT AND DEATH FROM ABOVE WERE NEXT IN-LINE, TYING WITH TWO AWARDS A PIECE. GO TO muchmusic.com FOR ALL THE RESULTS AND HIGHLIGHTS. I WAS ACTUALLY BACKSTAGE DURING THE AWARD SHOW, AND I BROUGHT A CAMERA ALONG.
> DO YOU COME HERE OFTEN?
> LAST THREE YEARS--
> Jenn: HEY, I'M HITTING ON HIM. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS EVENING?
> WELL, I'M GOING TO WIN A TON OF AWARDS, FIRST OF ALL.
> Jenn: THE ARCADE FIRE ISN'T DOING ANY INTERVIEWS, SO I'M GOING TO TRY THIS TECHNIQUE. WHAT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE! HOW'S EVERYBODY FEELING?
> AMAZING.
> Jenn: WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER BANDS?
> WE LIKED IT.
> IT WAS FUN.
> WE REALLY LIKED IT!
> Jenn: WHAT INSPIRED THE GUITAR SMASHING? WHOA!
> I DON'T KNOW. THERE WERE LIGHTS, BRIGHT LIGHTS.
> Jenn: SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
> I LIKE IT.
> Jenn: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
> TO ACCEPT AN AWARD.
> Jenn: IS THERE ANYONE YOU WANT TO MEET TONIGHT?
> NO. K-OS.
> Jenn: K-OS.
> I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY SAY I'M SORRY.
> Jenn: HOPEFULLY, LATER, WE CAN BRING YOU AND K-OS TOGETHER. I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE BROTHERS FROM A DIFFERENT MOTHER. YOU'RE MY SISTER FROM A DIFFERENT DAD. WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO ON STAGE. IT GOES IN HERE. IT'S DARK, SO I DON'T MIND. THIS AIN'T FERGIE'S. \M Don't you worry about a thing, baby \M \E
> Jenn: K-OS JUST WON AN AWARD, AND WE'RE WAITING FOR HIM. K-OS, WHAT'S THE AWARD COUNT?
> I DON'T KNOW. HOW MANY DID I WIN? (Music)
> Jenn: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PARTY?
> THE PARTY'S GOOD, MAN. THERE'S A LOT OF SECURITY GUARDS. THEY'RE SPOILING THE PLOT.
> Jenn: ALEXISONFIRE IS ABOUT TO PERFORM, AND I'VE BEEN TIPPED OFF THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO DOWN. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. (Music)
> Jenn: YOU HAD A SPECIAL APPEARANCE DURING YOUR SET.
> YEAH, SOME GUY. I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT WAS. HI THERE. I'M JENN. WELCOME BACK TO MuchMusic.
> HI, JENN.
> Jenn: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE M.M.V.A.s THIS YEAR?
> WE LOVE IT. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE AND GOOD TO BE A PART OF IT.
> Jenn: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN TORONTO?
> OH, IT'S BEEN ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
> Jenn: HAS EVERYTHING BEEN ABOUT FIVE YEARS?
> KIND OF, YEAH.
> WHAT?
> You made me want to la-la \m \e
> Jenn: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE MuchMusic VIDEO AWARDS?
> OH, MY GOD! I'VE HAD A BLAST. THERE'S SO MUCH ENERGY AND SO NICE TO HAVE SO MANY FANS AROUND. (Music)
> Jenn: FOR MORE OF MY EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR OF THE MuchMusic VIDEO AWARDS, MAKE SURE TO WATCH "MuchNewsWeekly," THIS SUNDAY ON MuchMusic. NOW IT'S BACK TO THE LOUDEST AUDIENCE EVER!
> Matte: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JENN. (Cheering and applause)
> Matte: WE BROUGHT OUT THE LITTLE BAG AGAIN.
> Leah: IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF... WHAT?
> Announcer: WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO... (Evil laughter)
> DROP YOUR PANTS.
> Leah: WHO DIDN'T DO IT? NICK DIDN'T DO IT.
> NICK AND BRIAN DIDN'T DO IT.
> Leah: OKAY. NICK, IT'S YOUR TURN. (Cheering and applause) (Laughing)
> I ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
> YOU SAW THAT! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO. CAN I PICK ANOTHER ONE? HE CHEATED. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT SAYS. WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO GO TO A STRIP BAR? (Cheering and applause)
> HE CHEATED. LET ME PICK ONE MORE. (Cheering and applause)
> WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO SWING ON THE POLES?
> Leah: HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN UP ON STAGE AND STRIPPED?
> WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT.
> YES, YOU DID.
> YES, I HAVE.
> THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
> CAN I READ THIS ONE?
> WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT.
> WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? THAT'S WHAT IT IS. ME?
> YOU.
> ME?
> ONE OF THESE TWO.
> YOU.
> THESE TWO.
> THEY'RE QUICK TO JUMP IN; QUICK TO DIVE IN.
> SEE YA!
> HELLO.
> I LOVE YOU.
> MARIA!
> BRIAN? (Laughing)
> BRIAN HASN'T DONE ONE, HAS HE?
> WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME?
> WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO SPEND THE MOST ON BLING?
> HEY--
> Crowd: YEAH, YOU, A.J.
> WHAT'S THAT?
> LOOK AT YOUR RING. SEE THAT.
> THERE'S NO BLING ON ME. JUST BLING-BLONG.
> Leah: THERE IS SOME BLING-BLONG.
> I USED TO HAVE THE CROWN, BUT HE TOOK IT OVER.
> HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY BLING ON.
> WE CAN CHECK HIS ACCOUNT. HE SPENT MORE MONEY. (All talking simultaneously) (Loud applause and cheering)
> Matte: DO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN HERE?
> Leah: DO YOU WANT TO DO ANOTHER ONE? YEAH, WE HAVE TONS IN HERE.
> Matte: LET'S DO ONE MORE. HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING GOOD.
> Leah: HOWIE? GOT IT?
> BE NICE, HOWIE; BE NICE.
> OH, YEAH. I KNOW WHO THIS IS.
> OH, YEAH, I DO, TOO.
> WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO ANNOY EVERYONE ON THE TOUR BUS? (Loud cheering and applause)
> Leah: WHAT DOES HE DO THAT'S SO ANNOYING?
> NICK IS A LITTLE PRANKSTER. THERE'S A PLACE IN THE STATES THAT'S CALLED "SPENCER'S." I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ONE HERE. IT'S A GAG PLACE, AND HE'D GO OUT THERE AND BUY STUFF, LIKE ITCHING POWDER TO PUT ON KEVIN WHEN HE'S SLEEPING.
> Matte: COME ON. ARE YOU SERIOUS?
> GUM THAT WOULD MAKE YOUR MOUTH TURN ALL BLUE OR TASTE LIKE, YOU KNOW, DOG POO.
> HIS CRAP'S EVERYWHERE ON THE TOUR BUS. IT'S THROWN ALL OVER THE PLACE.
> HE THINKS HE'S GOT A MAID TO CLEAN FOR HIM ALL THE TIME.
> THIS IS THE REASON WE HAVE SEPARATE TOUR BUSES NOW.
> BECAUSE OF ME.
> Leah: BECAUSE OF YOU?
> YES.
> NO WAY.
> Matte: WHAT ABOUT THE LIGHTERS? HAVE YOU GUYS EVER SEEN THOSE LIGHTERS THAT GIVE YOU THE SHOCK WHEN YOU TOUCH THEM? THEY GIVE YOU A NICE LITTLE JOLT.
> YEAH.
> Leah: DON'T GIVE THEM ANY MORE IDEAS.
> I HAVE A COUPLE OF THOSE.
> ...TAKE THE BRUNT OF ALL THE JOKES, MOSTLY.
> Matte: ALL RIGHT. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO GO TO THE WINDOW AND SAY BYE TO EVERYBODY?
> TO THE WINDOW! (Cheering and applause)
> Matte: THIS IS THE CRAZIEST I'VE EVER SEEN "MuchOnDemand!"
> REALLY?
> Leah: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO THE SHOW.
> WE'LL SEE ALL YOU IN AUGUST, ON TOUR.
> Leah: MAKE SURE YOU ALL GET THEIR ALBUM, JUST OUT IN STORES, "NEVER GONE," THE BACKSTREET BOYS!
> THANK YOU, MuchMusic!
> Matte: SEE YOU GUYS AFTER THE BREAK. (Cheering and applause) ("MuchOnDemand" theme)
The Gaslight Anthem
October 13, 2009
Kool Haus
Toronto ON
Metric
October 24, 2009
Hamilton Convention Centre
Hamilton ON
Jay-Z
October 31, 2009
Air Canada Centre
Toronto ON
