Sports you play: "Can't play that well but- Basketball, football, volleyball"

Describe the other guys in Youngstown: D.C.- funny, outgoing, sincere. Sammy- humble, quiet, positive

How did you get paired up with Disney? "The Lord looking over our shoulder."

How long do you practice (singing/instrument) every week? instrument: 2-4 hours, singing: 8 hours

The oddest place you've been recognized: "WalMart"

Do you ever get stagefright? If so, how do you get oer it to perform? "Say a prayer and leave it up to God."

How would you describe your music? "Danceable, energetic, sincere, moving, have you crying one minute and dancing the next."

Fave tune on "Let's Roll"? "Pedal To The Steel"

» Question and Answer Time «

Dallas, if you could describe DC... "Dc is a comedian. He's got a lot of talent, but he needs to be told to do it sometimes. He's a little lazy...He's a lot of lazy and sometimes has to be forced into doing things."

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? "I would actually change the fact that I am constantly thinking about the next move. I just want to keep on getting better and keep moving forward. I don't want to be satisfied, I want to be better"..."See I was thinking more motivated in the sense of keeping time, like 'DC we got here' and he keeps doing what he's doing."

If you woke up one morning and couln't perform, what would you do? "I would be acting." (I'd pay to see any movie with him in it!)

What's your favorite part of performing? "The fans."

What was the funniest moment on stage? "When Sammy tripped and fell in front of everyone...We had another embarrassing moment. We were in Michigan in front of thousands of screaming fans. Sammy decides to jump off the stage and hug them. He goes into the crowd and the girls jump him. Next thing you hear is, "They have the head set," because the girls ripped it off of him. He was attacked and had to be rescued."

Do you prefer singing faster or slower songs? "I like slow songs but I do like performing the faster songs."

How do you differ from other groups? "Music is so different, and I believe we have our own sound. We're just three guys that love to do music and perform."

At times I find myself... "Thinking too much."

If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be? "I would be Bam-Bam from the Flintstones." (Can I be his Pebbles?)

Where do you see yourself in 20 years? "I don't know. I see all of us doing the music thing. Owning our own label. I see the movie thing."

Favorite phrase... "Wow."

If you were going to the moon, what three things would you bring with you? "My shoes, my leather jacket, and it's a toss up between my guitar and keyboard. The guitar- I want to get better." (Oh, thanks, don't take me! J/K)

How do you define romance? "I think just to have one girl who can do anything in front of you and it doesn't turn you off."

Single? "Yes!" (Wow, what a coinky dink...so am I!)

Who's your ideal girl? "Bubbly. Great sense of humor. Makes me laugh as much as I would make her laugh. Honest. Loyal."

We just watched your video a while back and it was hilarious. Did you guys have as much fun as it looked? "We had a great time. It was a lot of fun. It was really wierd because I had food poisoning the day of the video shoot. So I was kind of working through it, but at the same time, still haveing fun."

What's your favorite song on the album? What song do you never tire of performing? "I think it would be "Pedal To The Steel" because it' adds those elements of rock and hip hop and it's got energy. It's got a lot of style and a lot of flavor."

Which musicians inspired you guys? "Prince, Micheal Jackson, Babyface- people who have had the longetivity and who keeps writing hits today. Diane Warren and David Foster...I can name a bunch of people."

This is an explosive time for R&B. Why do you think that is? "I firmly believe that history repeats itself. I can remember back in the late '80's, early '90's, the big bands, like Poison and all them, were considered the pop boy bands of the time. They were all long-haired guys and that stuff was in. Now it's an image thing and a show thing."

So what's your take on dating and being a musician? Is it hard to be faithful and to find time for true romance? "By no means is it hard to be faithful, because I think that's within the person. If you're loyal and faithful, then you can do it no matter what you do in life. However, it's really hard to date and to get into that situation being in this industry. You're always traveling and you're never in one spot for very long."

OK. Tell me the most romantic thing you've ever done in your life? "That's one we haven't been asked yet. I don't really go out of my way. What I do is, I'll compliment you you every day. I'll tell you you're beautiful when you look your worst. The most I've ever done is maybe send flowers to a girl. I hink what you say and what you do is more important than what you buy or what you give somebody."

What's in your fridge right now? "Absolutely nothing. Maybe some year-old ketchup or something like that. We eat out every day."

Message to the fans... "Stay positive. Believe in God. Believe that you can do anything in life you want to."

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