[ August 23, 2000 ]
The BBMAK Base
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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!!
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