[ August 23, 2000 ]

The BBMAK Base

Amuznet.com Yahoo.com amuznet_live: They have arrived!!!! Say hello to BBMak!!! BBMak: Hey everybody!! Sorry about the delay.. we had technical problems. I think my favorite state is Florida. I love the weather, I just was on holiday there and I had a great time. Yes, completely and definitely single... all 3 of us... all of us still on the hunt... Probably when we filmed the Teen Choice Awards in which we filmed a few weeks ago, and the woman doing the microphones swapped the two microphones around... and when you're singing. it's hard to sing when you can't hear yourself. We covered it well though. Yeah definitely, there are a lot of song about love, we've all had our hearts broken once or twice. Some of them are and some of them aren't. We wrote some on the airplane, travelling on the bus, we just play the guitar and just start writing. Misconception... probably ... i don't know... my age.. probbaly.. this is Christian here, everyone thinks I'm young, but I'm really 26. My cd player now.. I'm actually listening to Richard Ashcroft ... the lead singer from the Verve, it's a fantastic album, you should go and check it out. Okay... light brown, LOL. I enjoyed visiting like Hong Kong and Thailand over there in Asia, it was really interesting to see. bbmaksonourside: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why? BBMak: I need to stop worrying so much, sometimes it makes my head feel like it's going to explode... but I need to not worry as much, usually I just put some music on, chill out with my friends, watch TV. I drink Irish Cafree. bbmakfan18: Hey guys! Elisa and Sabrina from Chicago here! Our question is why didn't you put "Emily's Song, September, More Than Words, Miss you More and Sooner of Later" on the American album? BBMak: Because when we wrote that song, it was great songs, but we felt like we're writing more songs, and we just, we had been listening to the album a lot... and we just thought. That we wanted the new ones on the album. We thought we'd bring something new to the album, and we just thought the songs were getting better. bbmaksonourside: Christian, I've heard that you go into the chat room on the Hollywood Records site (well your site, www.bbmakfan.com), is that true? And if so, how do we as fans know it's you and not a poser? BBMak: It's true!!! It's very true!! burnsy58 is my name.. no one believes me when I go on there, but yes it's me. bbmaksonourside: Would you ever give up all the fame for a normal life? BBMak: I have a normal life for many years, there are things that I miss that I can't do now, but there are things in my life now that I couldn't do in my normal life. I wont be able to just go and ride the rides at an amuzement park, go to the mall and shopping. I'm on camera all the time, and I have to watch myself now. Cameras following me all around eveyrwhere I go. bbmaksonourside: Do you keep all the fan letters and teddy bears and such that people give you at shows? BBMak: Well we donate the teddy bears to childrens charities and local hospitals, because we can't keep them all because there are so many. We read all the letters we get at shows though. bbmakbsbgrl: What did you do with your fisrt pop star pay check? BBMak: Still waiting for it!!! I went down and took my friends and family out for a big big meal... and bought a car! :) A little sports car in England.. a little two seater. summercity4: What is the craziest thing each of you have ever done? BBMak: Probably join the band... start the band. :) That was a crazy time. We went jumping off these cliffs one time into the sea. I chickened out in bungee jumping one time. aztaryn: Hi Guys, how are you? Do you have any plans yet for the next album?are you going to incorporate more of the instruments you play into this next album? BBMak: We're going to be so busy with this album, we still like it, same stuff, guitars, good pop songs, make it a little happy. giveit2me6: Hey Christian, do you have a tongue pierce?-madelliene BBMak: No, I don't have my tounge pierced. year21: How important are looks to you guys? BBMak: It's nice to be attracted to someone... the first attraction, obviously first thing you are going to be attracted is the looks, because you have no idea what the person is like inside. bb_melanie: BBMak...When are your fall tour dates gonna come out? BBMak: From the 23rd of Oct to the 3rd of Dec. we're doing like 31 dates, I don't know the specific dates yet, but as soon as we do they will be on the website bbmakfan.com. bbmaksonourside: I know that being on tour and having to be on one side of county one day and then the next day you have to be on the complete opposite side, so planes are definitely involved. Do any of you hate to fly? If so, who? BBMak: We've done like 97 flights so far this year, we're not keen on flying.. it's a lot more fun to be on the bus. No checking in and checking out and lugging around luggage everywhere. bbmaksonourside: Who would you say inspired you most? BBMak: I'd say... to me.. my father.. my mother and father, both of them are musicians. My dad plays guitar and my mom sings. They used to play in the circus, but not anymore. My dad and I used to play in the pubs. bbmakkixass: Hi guys :o) My name is Olga and I just want to say that you guys have amazing stage presence and incredible talent. But I was wondering what you most likely will be doing after BBMak is over (letes hope it won't be for a looong time!)? BBMak: Well I was selling cars so I'll probably do something in sales I think. Right now I'm selling records. :) But I'd probably sell records, I'd do that again. I think it would be fun. But hopefully I definitely would be doing something in music for the rest of my life now. aztaryn: Hey Christian, Mark, and Ste, What do you each feel is your best trait? BBMak: I'm very easy to get along with, I don't hate anybody, I'm a very forgiving person. I'd change... I'm not very patient. I want everything done yesterday you know? That was a cover of Donnie Wilson. summercity4: What do you all do in your free time? BBMak: Just chill out.. watch tv.. play a bit guitar.. normal things.. go to the cinema... go out with friends. summercity4: I heard that there was a home video coming out about you guys, is that true? And also is there anything that you are coming out with soon? BBMak: No plans at the moment. It's not true... sorry... unless it's someone elses and we don't know about it. anniemoy: Hi guys! my sisters and I are *huge* fans of yours and we're going to go see you over labor day weekend in Houston and we can't wait! :) I just wanted to ask if you guys still do signings after your shows because we're just dying to meet you! :) BBMak: Sometimes we do.. if we have time, we'll hang out and speak to the fans and stuff. Bye from Christian!! Mark is going to take over now! organigirl: Who gets the most fan mail? BBMak: Our manager gets load of it, we try to go through as many as we can, and reply to them. We try to log on when we can and reply to our e-mail as many as we can, but we're quite busy. mudfalcon: How do you all feel about Napster and the direction the music industry is headed for? BBMak: I think personally, I don't think it's very fair on the artists side. I don't think it's fair for us.. I think it would be fine if there would be like samples of songs. It's fair for up and coming artists to get known. sarabbmak418: What are your fave song to perform? BBMak: I'd say as far as energy is concerned "Unpredictable" the energy is amazing in that song with a full band behind you. aztaryn: Hi guys, What is the sweetest thing a fan has ever done? BBMak: Probably when we were in Japan last year, and we each recieved a music box and it played "Back Here". It was really nice. aztaryn: Hey Guys! Have you received any offers to be in movies yet? Thanks! BBMak: Stephen got a chance to audition for Coyote Ugly, but unfortunately they wanted a black guy and Stephen refused to paint himself, so he didn't do it. :) Me and Christian haven't got offered anything yet, we're just concentrating on our music. bbmaksonourside: I just wanna say that you guys are awesome, ALSO...I'm on your street team (Cheryl and Jessica the founders, the people that run it are awesome too), anyway I was wondering how you feel towards your street team. You have a lot of devoted fans that are joined up on it to support you guys and keep you on the charts. So, how do you feel about it? P.S. I love you STE!! BBMak: We feel so lucky to get the support, we appreciate getting all the support from the fans. We know the street team very well in fact. Thank you to you all, we appreciate you getting the name of BBMak around. giveit2me6: Do you guys have any pre-show rituals?-madelliene BBMak: A Huge thanks from us!! Christian goes B and Stephen goes B and I goes Mak. sarabbmak418: What were u planning to be if u weren't in the band? BBMak: I think.. probably I was trying to be a fireman... I would be a fireman I think. mtvgurl126: What kinda cologne do u guys wear? BBMak: I wear Polo Sport. That's my favorite. I like Gucci Envy as well. And Christian wears Hugo Boss. organigirl: Has it been hard to come to terms with your fame? BBMak: It's not been hard, because we prepared ourselves for four years, and it's helped that we started out with nothing, working our way up the ladder. We're really lucky at this young age, it hasn't gone to our heads, it's really nice being recognized. You feel flattered more than anything. ebdaniel1999: I was fortunate enough to catch your performance on the Teen Choice Awards last night, and WOW! You three performed amazingly well. It was magical! What was going through your minds during that phenomenal performance and did you have anything to do with the awesome British-inspired stage set and introduction? BBMak: Well that performance, we were all quite nervous. There were a lot of stars in the audience. Brandy was in the front singing along to the song and clapping. inluvwidmbarry: Do you find a difference between Asian fans and American fans? BBMak: They made it look really English.. it was an amazing gig for us, a lot of people watch it, and we were really pleased with it. I don't think there's much difference, they are both really passionate with the music we do. Both understand our music right away, the English fans took them a bit longer. The asian fans are more reserved and laid back. ghostofbbmakandme: What's the best part of being able to travel all around to new and diffrent places?? ~Jody BoBSquad 4-eva BBMak: the American fans are more hyperactive, but they are both great. We love our fans. Just seeing the different states, and going on stage and performing.. that';s the highlight of what we do. Seeing the reactions of the fans singing along to the songs. bbmaksonourside: Mark ~ I absolutely love the song "Emily's Song," as I've heard it was written about your niece Emily. What made you write a song about her? BBMak: Well... at the time I was in Sweden and I phoned home to talk to my home and she told me that my sister had a baby and obviously I wasn't there, and I was really upset. And it inspired me to write the song, and we sat there in the hotel, and it came together really quickly. Pure inspiration. It was surreal actually. It didn't click at first, we thought it was the CD, but it was the radio. It's surprising how different a song can sound on the radio. It was just amazing, we turned the volume up really loud. It was an amazing moment. sStill now, it's the same, we love it. melloyellostarz: What is the story behind "You and Me"? BBMak: Well... it's actually a song that we never wrote. A guy called John Lind and Richard Page wrote that song. Richard Page used to be in "Mister Mister", a song about a couple that's no longer together. He's still with that girl in his dreams... it's about lost love. bbmakgirl1026: Who is the most important person in your life? ~crystal~ I love Mark! lol BBMak: My mother. I would have to say. I love my mom to bits. I love all my family to bits, but if I had to choose one, I would have to pick my mom because I lived with her all my life. I love my dad as well though. lilmissqt114: Mark, do you wear boxers or briefs? BBMak: Boxers... comfier, more comfortable. bbmaksonourside: What is your favorite thing about America? BBMak: Definitely the girls!!! I love American girls!! :) bbmaksonourside: What is your next single going to be? BBMak: I think it's going to be "Still in Your Side", and it's actually going to be slightly different then the one in the album. We were actually in the studio last night re-producing it, so it will be slightly different, but better. bbmaksonourside: What's the craziest thing a fan has ever done to meet you? BBMak: There's a fan ... we did a gig in Anaheim... a fan had actually travelled 900 miles and she did a CD with me and her on the cover, she travelled hours and hours to give me the CD with a compilation of songs. It was really really sweet. spygurl54: Ste- I was just wondering if that is you who plays that awesome guitar riff in "Can't Say". And if you would like to do more things like that in future songs? BBMak: Stephen does it. Well yeah... no plans as yet on the second album with what kind of songs we're going to have, but we'll definitely be using those riffs on the album. bbmaksonourside: Would you ever date a fan? For instance if they just came across as calm, and not ghermy or anything. Meaning they like you for you and not Christian, Mark or Ste of BBMak? BBMak: Course I would.. yes I would. Straight answer yes. There was this rumor that Me and Christian were sleeping with these fans in Asia, and that's not true. ANot in Asia anyways. :) j/k :) aztaryn: Hey guys, if you could pick any type of food that best represents you, what would it be, and why? BBMak: I'd say I like.. I love Italian... I love chicken because I'm a tender kind of guy. :) I love pasta and I love chicken and I love pizza. So definitely Italian every time.. and I LOVE crab cakes. sarabbmak418: What do u prefer, live singing or recording? BBMak: They both have their own qualities. But doing live is the best thing of all, the best thing about the studio is doing something new. britneyjeanspearsfanatic: How do you like touring with pop princess Britney Spears ..and are you going to be opening for her show on August 31? I'll be there in the front row!! BBMak: It's amazing, I've not actually yet sat down and spoke to her... I saw her once and she had a hangover. There have been like 20,000 people like every gig, loads of people, loads of posters. wakijaki_us: Do you guys fight over who's hotter than who? Cuz you guys are hot!! BBMak: No.. we all have our days. We get a long like brothers. Actually... we never do argue.. we have discussions that get resolved very quickly. I'm going now! But Stephen's here! Guys, it's been lovely speaking to you! Come to our gigs! We'll hook up! Nice speaking to you, take care! Bye! Hello... Stephen here... I think it was like when me and the guys finally got our record deal in England. We've been knocking on doors for so long.. we've been working hard... and when we put a showcase on in Liverpool and people from the record companies came down, and two weeks later we got offered all these record deals. lfogurl14_2000: How do you handle fame? BBMak: Nothing's changed, you have to take everything in strides... it's cool.. It's not like it's happened overnight.. or like we've come from nothing so huge so quickly. We've been together for like four and a half years, we toured in England, Asia, America.. slowly but surely we were getting bigger everyday. By far it must be that Beatles.. They were the band that changed music. cjdziggy: If the Album is called Sooner Or Later Why isnt the Song Sooner or Later on the Album? BBMak: Acutally I don't know. :) When we released the album in Asia, it was a tottaly different album, 7 new songs on this album. We liked the title anyways, it was so fitting for where we came from, we knew sooner or later we would have a record label. We just decided to release the album with the same title in America and Europe. jtfrolikewhoa: What feeling ran through your body the first time you performed in America? Thanks! - Lindsay [jtfrolikewhoa] BBMak: We were just writing songs all the time and it was getting better, so the song sooner or later wasn't on there. I was nervous.. the first big show we did.. we did a lot of radio shows, making friends meeting people. But the first big show, like for me.. Jay Leno was the most nerve wracking experience... it's such a huge show. People who I listen to, and stars who I watch are always on that show, it's a big deal. When I get nervous I laugh and smile. Thanks to everybody for coming on and talking to us! Thanks for the great questions. The albums out now, it's called "Sooner or Later", If you got it, I hope you like it, if you don't go out and get it, cuz it's cool! We're doing the Britney tour in September, and our own tour from the 23rd of October and the 3rd of December. Thanks a lot to everyone who supports us!! Back To Chat Back Home