Title: Life Of A Pop Star
Date: December 97
Source: Live And Kicking
Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aaronintheuk/
Source: Typed up by generationhansonextreme
Topic: 1997 Article/Interview
Location: UK
What's the best thing about being a pop star?
"Going to different countries. Austria was the best except it didn't snow there. I've never ever seen snow."
Can you afford to go to Toys 'R' Us and pick out whatever you want?
"No, I wish I could. I'd get a remote controlled race car. The coolest cars go very fast and smash into things."
How come you don't go to school?
"I have a tutor. She's mean and makes me do too much work. Sometimes I have to study the whole week long!"
Is your brother Nick a proper grown-up now?
"Yeah! When he comes home he takes me everywhere in his black Corvette. He was gonna get a blue one but they didn't have any left."
What grown-up things does he do?
"He takes me shark fishing on his boat. I once caught a 9ft shark. We didn't eat it though."
Will you grow as tall as Nick?
"Yeah. I can't wait. I'll be able to reach things better!"
Do you miss him when he goes away?
"Yeah, one time he left for a whole year. He looked real different when he came back and I said, 'You're not my brother!' He had to show me an old picture before I'd believe him."
Does he bring you back nice presents?
"Mmm. The best one was a big toy panther. It's bigger than me and it nearly didn't fit on the plane. My cat Snowy's pulled all the whiskers out though."
What does Nick do to bug you?
"He locks me out the house. And when we play Hide and Seek he'll say, 'I'm it!' and then run off leaving me hiding. I'll be sitting there all cramped up for three hours and he'll never come and find me."
How do you wind Nick up?
"I make him look in the river then go, 'Bye bye Nick!' and push him in!"
What's the funniest practical joke you've ever played?
"One time I said to Nick, 'Look there's a plane!' and then I punched him in the stomach. I had to run real fast. (Sniggers) Or, I pretend I'm about to punch him in the stomach and then when he puts his hands down to protect himself I slap him round the face! I beat Nick up all the time!"
But he's bigger than you!
"Yeah, but he never has a chance to get me back 'cause I dive in the pool, or jump in the bushes to get away."
Does your mum stick up for you?
"No! She doesn't know how much we fight. We'd get into trouble if she did!"
If you could be one of the BSB's apart from Nick who would you be?
"Brian 'cause he's got a good voice: My twin sister Angel thinks he's cute."
Does he visit much?
"He sleeps over all the time and plays: Nintendo with Nick all night. I beat them once and they kicked me out of the room!"
Do your Mum and Dad stop you from going out with the other guys when you're on tour with them?
"Yep. They say, 'You can't go outside, you're still too young. You could get hurt or kidnapped!'"
Do they tell you what time to go to bed?
"Yeah, 10 o'clock but sometimes at weekends I'll go to bed at one o'clock. That's the next day!"
When did you decide that girls aren't disgusting and that you quite fancy some of them?
"But girls are disgusting... and silly. Most girls call me silly too."
Oh, so have you got a girlfriend?
"No. And I don't want one. Kissing and holding hands is gooey."
Do all the girls fancy you just because you've got a mega famous brother?
"They follow me around and some fans hang outside the house. That's why we have security gates and guard dogs."
Did your mum dress you and your twin Angel the same when you were younger?
"Yep. But she had pink and I had blue."
Do you fight much?
"Sometimes. Usually it's over who can do the best backflips."
Does she feel left out because she's not a pop star?
"No, she's not really into it. She likes to stay home."
How excited are you about being on the cover of Live and Kicking magazine?
"Very excited. It's like, 'Wow! Alright!' I'd like the writing on the cover to say 'Merry Christmas to you all!'"
