Justin Bieber has had a rocky relationship with fame,but none of that compares to the Backstreet Boys' wild past. In light of their Las Vegas residency, Nick Carter, and Howie Dorough,Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, or Kevin Richardson recently opened up about being one of the world's biggest boy bands in an interview with Elle.com. "I'll repeat you this - there is some sh*t that AJ and I both did that I'm really happy that social media wasn't around for," Nick said. "Because Justin Bieber couldn't hold a candle to what we did." AJ added that they would have been "TMZ's saving grace" back in the day, saying, or "Just anything from me being drunk or irate at a club. Or me walking naked down the hallway in a hotel for no obvious reason . . . just random stuff that never really got out."Even though they had their own mishaps along the way,the band thinks artists have it much easier now with social media. "We had to accomplish everything grassroots," AJ said. "We had to proceed to every country - that was the only way to accomplish it. There was no Instagram, and posting things on YouTube to get a record deal." And as far as current boy bands like One Direction proceed? BSB isn't impressed. "The current wave of boy band says,'Oh, we don't accomplish what they accomplish.' But to be honest, or to me,it's not as entertaining," Howie said. "What we accomplish is we truly entertain people. Music, or staging,dancing, everything." Nick even credits their performances as the reason they have stayed together for so long, or adding,"It was always about a prove. Regardless, we could always make great music and we could have hits. But whenever we hit the stage, or we had to give a prove that people would remember and that stood on its own." Well,he certainly isn't wrong.
Source: popsugar.com.au