Backstreet Boys' Back With Documentary Portraying Band’s Journey
Backstreet Boys, one of the longest-standing boy bands in the music industry, has released a documentary, "Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of" depicting their journey in their 20 years musical career on Friday.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, A.J. McLean, 37; Brian Littrell, 39; Kevin Richardson, 43; Howie Dorough, 41 and Nick Carter, 35 asked what to expect in the two-hour documentary that is currently available in limited theaters and in VOD and iTunes.
One of the most prominent topics talked about in the doc is their feelings and experiences toward their ex-band manager Lou Pearlman who tricked them in their financial deals. According to the LA Times, Pearlman has been dragged behind bars since 2008 for being found guilty of conspiracy and money laundering for taking his cut not only being a manager but also the sixth member of the band.
"One of the things that we didn't get to do that we tried desperately to do was to actually go see Lou in jail and sit down with him, and the five of us just ask him, 'Why? Why did you do it?' Everything looked like it was going to happen and then unfortunately the warden would not give us the greenlight. Then they said, 'One of you can come but not all five,' and we were like, 'If it's not all five it's just not worth it.'" AJ said in EW's interview.
Also featured in the documentary are scenes when the boys getting emotional with their lives they left behind with in their hometowns, according to Billboard.
The band also faced current problems particularly in their hopes of having a comeback in the recent music industry even with Brian Littrell's voice disorder, dysphonia.
It was said that Nick Carter voiced out his frustrations against Littrell's disability and blaming possible negative events to happen in the future.
The film is under Pulse films and is directed by Stephen Kijak.
