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March 29, 2003 - elgato writes "I watched the VH1 show 'Rock Bodies' a few days ago. Kevin Richardson was on it for about 10 seconds. He’s on the part where they talk about plucking eyebrows. He told the interviewer, "My boys used to call me caterpillar eyebrows" or something like that. Then they showed a close-up of him in the Backstreet Boys video for 'The Call.' Then they showed him with the guy that plucks his eyebrows, a man who also does work for Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, and many other celebrities."

March 29, 2003 - Before word that the Backstreet Boys were putting the group's plans on hold, Us Weekly heard that the group's next album would be its last. "The group is going back into the studio to work on the last Backstreet Boys album," a source said. "It will be followed by what might be a farewell tour." Read more.

March 29, 2003 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports that with news of the Backstreet Boys being "dead", member Nick Carter is being mentioned for an upcoming film project with Hilary Duff. As for the group's second lawsuit against Jive Records, and insider snickered, "They've figured they can make more money in lawsuits than in recording." Read more.

March 27, 2003 - elgato writes "JenniJ3333 from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com says, "A friend of mine got to speak with Brian Saturday (she just emailed me after this statement was released), and she said that the boys were in negotiations with Jive, and they "weren't happy with the way things were going (not with the group, but with Jive)." He sort of implied that they might be waiting for Jive to "let them go" or something. Read on for more."

March 27, 2003 - MissE119 writes "According to MTV.com, the Backstreet Boys have decided to wait a while before they record their next album, the follow-up to 2000's 'Black and Blue'. The Boys released a statement today saying, "As a group, we have decided not to record our next album at this time." They then went on to say, "We are not breaking up, but individually we are currently at different places in our lives, and our hearts and minds are focused in other areas. All of us are getting along great and are supporting each other in our individual endeavors." Read more."

March 27, 2003 - Salma Hayek, Kelly Osbourne and family, Kevin Richardson and wife Kristin were amongst the stars on hand at Elton John's 56th Birthday Party at the Hamburger Hamlet in Beverly Hills, California on Tuesday (March 25). Check out pictures from CelebrityPhoto and LFI.

March 26, 2003 - BSBfanatic935 writes "An unreleased Nick Carter song, called 'Don't Walk Away', will be featured on a CD titled 'Kids Choice 2003' in the following General Mills cereals: Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, and Trix. 'Payback' is also featured on one of the four volumes, but has been released on the 'Help Me' single. The promotion started March 17th, 2003 and it is uncertain when it will end so hurry to the nearest grocery store and pick up all four volumes."

March 25, 2003 - elgato writes "According to NicksAngel.com a fan ran into Backstreet Boys singers Nick Carter, AJ McLean, and Howie Dorough at a restaurant in LA. The fan said, "Well, from what they told me, they are getting everything ready and should be in the studio recording sometime in April." Read more.

March 25, 2003 - Us Weekly has a special report on stars dealing with depression, including Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean. "Depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues... I didn't even know half the things that were wrong with me," McLean admitted about the alcoholism that sent him into rehab in 2001. "I thought by picking up a drink and by doing a couple of lines of coke, I would be happy."

March 24, 2003 - Howie Dorough and Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys, along with Jessica Simpson were on hand at the Cabana Oscars Beauty Buffet with Allure Magazine on Saturday (March 22) at Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from WireImage.com.

March 23, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough attended the launch party for the new reality series 'In Crowd TV' at the Sunset Room on Friday (March 21) in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

March 23, 2003 - BSBfanatic935 writes "Singer/songwriter Sarah Martin, Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean's girlfriend, has been picked up by Dreamworks Records. She posted the news on her official Yahoo group recently. Read on for what she had to say." Read more.

March 21, 2003 - kaos-girl writes "A great review of the tour of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter on vteens.org. It says "For his debut tour he proved to critics that he can hold his own without his Backstreet band mates. He may not be ready to sell out arenas quite yet but he is doing his thing and making fans proud. Carter finished up his tour in San Francisco on March 9 at the Fillmore." Read more."

March 21, 2003 - Grupo Reforma spoke with Nick Carter in Mexico where he revealed that the Backstreet Boys are still holding together strong. "BSB aren't finished like many believe," he said. "We start recording the new album in two weeks and I'm sure we'll be back, I'm amazed by the love people give here... it would be great to start or finish the tour here, although that depends on the agendas." Read more.

March 20, 2003 - Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson and his wife Kristin attended the premiere of 'Spun' at Pacific's Cinerama Dome Theater on Monday (March 17) in Hollywood, California. Check out more pictures from BigPictures and StarFile.

March 20, 2003 - elgato writes "Sarah Martin, Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean's girlfriend, told her Yahoo group, "AJ has been working his butt off writing, producing, engineering and recording some of the most amazing music I have ever heard. And I am not just being partial. This new music of his is trippin' me out. He played me one last night that blew my mind!! His voice is the best I've ever heard it, and his producing skills are sick! He is very proud of it as well, wich is very motivating on many levels. And I hope you guys don't think that I'm telling you this to tease you. I know in my heart that you will all have the opportunity to hear it soon, whether it be on the BSB album, or just for AJ. Its soooo damn good that it will not go unheard.""

March 20, 2003 - elgato writes "Kevin Richardson was interviewed by MTV's Corey Moss yesterday. He told MTV, "We have a huge meeting tomorrow, all five of us sitting down, figuring out what the next move is as a group... We're just going to get in the studio, start creating and see what happens." He said that Glen Ballard and Babyface may not be producers for the album because the group doesn't want to work with producers "that everyone else is using." He also assured fans that though the Backstreet Boys are anxious to release this album to the fans, they won't rush the project. Read more."

March 20, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson and wife Kristin attended the 'Spun' premiere after-party at the Smirnoff Ice Triple Black Lounge at the Ivar on Monday (March 17) in Hollywood. Check out the pictures at WireImage.com.

March 19, 2003 - Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson and his wife Kristin attended the premiere of 'Spun' at Pacific's Cinerama Dome Theater on Monday (March 17) in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from Celebrity Photo, Getty Images, LFI (page1 / page2), WireImage.com, and DailyCeleb.com.

March 19, 2003 - elgato writes "As announced, the Backstreet Boys started recording today for their new album which will come out during the middle of this year. According to 1Melinda5 at the Mature Fan Club, an Atlanta TV station aired clips of BSB from their studio session this morning. It's unclear at the moment as to whether the guys are currently recording in Los Angeles or Atlanta."

March 19, 2003 - WireImage.com has various photos of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter during his tour of various cities in Mexico and America this month. Check them out here.

March 18, 2003 - elgato writes "That'sforyoutofindout at the Backstreet Boys Efanguide forums says, "I recently went to see Kevin in the play Chicago and it was the best. I have to give it up to Kev cause he was really good. Never knew he could sing like that. Being that this was my first play I have ever gone to I thought I wouldn't like it but I walk out not disappointed. Plus at the end of the night I got to meet Kev. I also met Erik from O-Town and I have to say both of them are so sweet. I also got an autogragh and a hug from both of them so that was my high light of the night lol! And if any Road Rules fans out there I also met Shane (he was also there). Forgot what season he is from but he on the recent one that's on now that's called battle of the sexes.""

March 17, 2003 - elgato writes "Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys recently called into JoJo's 9 @ 9 countdown. He told JoJo, "We're hoping by the end of the summer, fall, somewhere around there I think would be great. I think, realistically, we've got I think about 6 songs in the can that we have demo'd already that we think are pretty good, definitely album contenders. But we just really want to experiment. We're looking out there for more music, we're writing with some great, great writers and producers. We just want to let the sky be the limits. We just want this definitely to be a slam, coming back album that people will be like 'wow, we're glad to hear them back on the map again'." JoJo also told Howie how much he loved a new song that AJ McLean played for him called 'Back In The Day.' Read on for the full transcript.

March 17, 2003 - elgato writes "RollingStone.com has a new gallery called 'The Carter Administration.' It features 19 high-quality photos of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performing at the House Of Blues in Chicago earlier this month. Check out the pictures here."

March 17, 2003 - elgato writes "In Touch Magazine says, "To those who don't know the Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean personally, the sight of the cigarette-smoking, scruffy, heavily tattooed, 'baddest' of the boy banders as a presenter at the wholesome Genesis Awards (honoring animals and the people who work with them), seemed like a mismatch. But last year, AJ, a devout animal lover, jumped at the chance to introduce the touching film tribute to 9/11 search and rescue dogs. Later this year AJ will lend his angelic singing voice to 'The Big Fixx's Rock 'n Hole' concert and golf tournament to help raise money for animal rescue efforts. He's already helped Harle, a Chihuahua-pug mix from a shelter that didn't have the funding to house the dog for an extended period." Read more."

March 17, 2003 - elgato writes "Elnorte.com reviewed Nick Carter's concert in Mexico City. The reviewer says, "If he would take a step, they'd scream, if he'd raise a hand, they'd scream; if he'd say Mexico, they'd scream some more; and if he said 'my girls of Mexico', then they'd break your ears, because for them, it was seeing Nick Carter now or never... In the 90 minute show that started at 9pm, Nicholas Gene Carter performed songs from his solo album and three acoustic versions of songs from the Backstreet Boys, some unheard songs and his band mate even played 'La Cucaracha'. '¿Qué pasa México? vamos con más música', he said at the beginning and with a poor Spanish, although, he did promise later on that he'd promised the last time he was here that he'd learn Spanish. The American had broken the record of ticket selling in this venue when in two days he sold 1965 tickets in an hour and a half. The still member of BSB filled the place not with young women but with throats that couldn't stop screaming and singing." Read more."

March 17, 2003 - tiffnut writes "Since coming clean to Us Weekly about his infidelity, Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean and fiancee Sarah Martin are still rebuilding their relationship. Though the couple arrived separately and Martin wasn't wearing her engagement ring at the March 1st Soul Train Awards, they were optimistic. "He's got some work to do before we'll be ready for each other," Martin said. McLean added: "We're communicating and we'll make sure [the wedding] happens eventually.""

March 15, 2003 - elgato writes "Last month, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter called into Philadelphia radio station Q102. He talked about his solo album, the new BSB album, the status of the other guys in the group, his solo tour, the $75 million dollar lawsuit filed against Zomba, and the fakeness of Britney Spears and Anna Kournikova. Read on for the full transcript.

March 13, 2003 - elgato writes "Children Uniting Nations, The Creative Coalition and Rock the Vote are putting together a Oscar Night Party benefiting Human Rights for Children. The hosts for the event are Alec Baldwin, Sela Ward, Jane Seymour, *NSYNC's JC Chasez, Esai Morales and Olympic gold medalists Lenny Krayzelberg and Tara Lipinski. Performers already scheduled include Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Jeff Goldblum and Carol Duboc. The Academy Awards® Celebration Dinner begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at the House of Blues, 8430 W. Sunset Boulevard."

March 13, 2003 - The Atlanta Braves baseball team is looking to bring in more fans this season. Therefore, they've invited some local celebrities to help out. Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys, Usher, and Ludacris, all living in Atlanta, have each recorded their own version of the classic baseball song 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame.' The players on the team will join in with the celebrities on the songs, which will air in TV ads on ESPN, MTV, VH1 and Atlanta's own TBS and Turner South. It doesn't stop there. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., D.L. Hughley, and Charles Barkley will all be guest pitchers for the Braves this season. Read more.

March 13, 2003 - musiclover03 writes "As much of a Nick Carter fan I am... I have to say the night wasn't that great. I was pretty disapointed. Not at the Backstreet Boys star but at how the concert was set up." Read more.

March 12, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson, who starred in the Broadway musical 'Chicago', picketed in support of The Striking Broadway Musicians Picketing Theaters on Friday (March 7) in New York City. Negotiations between the American Federation of Musicians Local 802 and the League of American Theatres and Producers failed and most musicals were canceled indefinitely as actors and stagehands refused to cross the musicians picket lines. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

March 12, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough was on hand for his Lupus Awareness at Universal City Walk event in Hollywood the other night. Check out pictures from WireImage.com and GlobePhotos.

March 12, 2003 - elgato writes "On February 21st, Nick Carter did an interview with Philadelphia radio station Q102 at the start of his tour. He talked about how the Backstreet Boys are looking to make a new sound with their new album. He says that the media misinterpreted the reasons why the Backstreet Boys filed a lawsuit, saying it was definitely not about Jive promoting Nick over the group. He says it's being settled. He mentioned the other guys, confirming that Brian Littrell is still married, AJ McLean is still single, and that Kevin Richardson still loves trees. Logan asked him which artists he would do. When asked about Britney Spears, Nick said, "Nah, not after what I've been hearing about her in the papers." He also says he wouldn't want to do Britney nor Anna Kournikova, saying he doesn't go for that fake type. Download the interview here."

March 12, 2003 - Jim Harrington of the Tri-Valley Herald reviewed the Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's solo show Sunday night in San Francisco. He writes, "Nick Carter wants to be Christina Aguilera. He wants to be Justin Timberlake... Unfortunately, the evidence provided at this concert didn't support this point of view. Based on this show -- as well as on his debut solo record, 'Now or Never' -- Carter does not seem ready to join the ranks of Aguilera, Timberlake, Pink and other artists who have successfully transitioned from kiddie crowds to adult audiences." Read more.

March 12, 2003 - BadAss4Backstreet writes "A friend of mine from California sent me an email this week with a detailed account of Nick's concert in San Fransisco. I asked her if I could post it here, and I was given permission, however, she will remain nameless to protect her identity... just call her a Backstreet Pride Booster. Read on for the details.

March 8, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean and fiance Sarah Martin were back together last weekend at a party for Nelly at the W Hotel in Los Angeles. "For three weeks I was pretty much curled up in a ball by myself in the dark," Martin said after AJ told her he had cheated on her with a woman attending AA. "My face was transformed from the pain... then I realized how strong I was."

March 8, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "This weekend Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys held a fundraising event titled 'Take A Strike With Howie D.' for the Dorough Lupus Foundation. The event provided guests with a top-notch breakfast followed by an auction and a game of celebrity bowling. Celebrities included AJ McLean, Melissa Joan Hart, Stephen Baldwin, members of Dream, Ryan Starr, Alfonso Ribiera from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Soluna, Mike Mizanin from The Real World: New York, and more. Read on for a fan review."

March 8, 2003 - The lights are out on Broadway as musicians and actors walk the picket line, including Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson. NBC's Benno Schmidt reports from Times Square and talks with Kevin, and some of his fans. Watch the video clip here.

March 8, 2003 - A fan on the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com reports that contrary to what many thought, Kevin Richardson was not arrested earlier today. Millie858 writes, "I was there and nobody was out of control everyone was very calm. Kevin was taking away by a gocart police car but it was only to get him away from the crowd because he was leaving around 8 but he was not arrested! Just wanted to clear that up so just heads up to watch the news this weekend lots of camera crews were there! Also producers don't think Kevin will make up the shows but Kevin said maybe and that's if it's only negotiated! If you do have tickets go to Chicago and they will either refund you or you can get tickets for another day!" Read more.

March 8, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "According to Billboard.com, the Backstreet Boys will soon regroup in the studio to begin work on their next Jive album. "I've done a lot of writing in the past year," group member Howie Dorough tells Billboard. "I've written about 12 songs individually and about 15 songs group-wise. I think we'll get together again in March, after Kevin [Richardson] gets done with 'Chicago' and Nick [Carter] gets done with his solo tour. I'm hoping to have the new album out at least by September, [but] I'd like it to be by the summer." Read more."

March 8, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "Yesterday Nick Carter took his Now or Never Tour to the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Sev and Vi3 were the opening acts. KKtwins, two girls who attended the show, said, "We met the Jive record label lady @ 8pm because we won Meet n Greet Passes off the radio." Read more.

March 8, 2003 - Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter was spotted being besieged by babes at his after-party at Bikinis (Rio), after his show at the House of Blues (Mandalay Bay).

March 7, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "Tiffers from the Backstreet Boys Forum at LiveDaily.com says, "Howie is at Nick's show right now! My sis called from the show again, and Howie is there! Isn't that sweet of him! He is there with Lee B. Sisqo is also there... wonder who else is lurking around at the show!" This show is at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. Read fan reactions here."

March 7, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "The Hollywood Knights Celebrity Basketball Game took place yesterday at Burbank High School. Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys was a guest that night. He spoke during halftime about Lupus, his charity Dorough Lupus Foundation, the death of his sister, and more. Check out pictures of him, O-Town star Trevor Penick, and American Idol Ryan Starr at the game here."

March 7, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "Nick Carter, currently on tour with Sev and Vi3, recently did a sit-down interview with the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He talked with the interviewer about his solo plans, his first stabs at songwriting and the status of the Backstreet Boys. On the subject of BSB, he said they’ll come together in March or April. The interviewer then asked, "*NSYNC performed a tribute to the Bee Gees at the Grammys on Sunday night. Do you have any regrets about missing out on those types of opportunities like that by putting the Backstreet Boys on hold?" Nick responded, "That whole scene -- and I'm not just talking about the Grammys -- is great to do. But there's so much politics involved in that stuff and to me, it's all about the music and entertaining and performing. Personally, I'm not the kind of guy who strives to be like, 'Look at me, look at me. I need to be everywhere.' I'm not a male diva. I'm just Nick." Read the full article here."

March 7, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "Melissa W. from Kiwibox.com reviewed the current run of 'Chicago' on Broadway, giving major props to Kevin Richardson. She says, "Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson makes his Broadway debut as the wonderfully slimy Billy Flynn, Roxie's lawyer and publicity guru at large. It has to be said that the initial announcement of this casting followed with an obligatory cringe, but after witnessing Kevin's portrayal of Billy Flynn, all actors who played the part before him pale in comparison." Check out the full review here."

March 5, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "Rap-rock group Sev, who blew up after the release of their hit 'Same Old Song,' is currently on tour with Nick Carter. The members of Sev were quick to tell some of their fans where they could go if they had a problem with the group opening for the Backstreet Boys singer. This message is posted on Sev’s website, "For those of you who have a problem with us touring with Nick Carter... GET OVER IT! Nick Carter has been awesome to us over these past 2 shows. The tour started off with a bang in Toronto and continued tonight in Detroit! Our expectations of fans and crew and even Nick Carter himself has blow our minds at how at much fun and good people they all have been to SEV. Much love and thanks to everyone for making us feel welcome." When Nick’s tour ends later this month, Sev will join the Summer Sanitarium tour, opening for Limp Bizkit, Metallica, and Linkin Park. Check out the rest of the message on Sev’s site here."

March 5, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "Howie Dorough was on the Rick Dees show this morning on Los Angeles radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM. He said that the Backstreet Boys will start recording at the end of March and that they already finished the pre-production for many songs. He said they thought about humorously calling the album 'Road Kill.' Howie also hinted at BSB possibly performing at this summer's Wango Tango. They are looking at doing a summer tour as well. He attended Kevin's 'Chicago' show last week and will most likely attend Nick's concert one of Nick's California concerts this week. Howie told Rick that he's proud of both Kevin and Nick's solo projects. He confirmed that AJ McLean & Sarah's wedding is off and also said that AJ is now single. George Lopez called into the show and asked Howie if he'd like to make a guest appearance on ABC's 'The George Lopez' show. Howie accepted. Read more."

March 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Nick Carter website on EfanGuide offers the download of all the tracks from Nick's concert in Chicago, IL on the 28th of February, 2003. The tracks include several covers (Just What I Needed / The Cars/, Everything I Do / Bryan Adams/) and a couple of unreleased songs (Shout, Not Like You). To download the RealAudio files go to NickCarter.2ya.com."

March 4, 2003 - The Lexington Family Magazine has an article about the 'Healthy Heart Club for Kids' which is a charity by Backstreet Boys star Brian Littrell. There, you can find how the fund works in order to help kids from 8 to 12 with congenital heart problems. Read more.

March 4, 2003 - The Chicago Sun-Times spoke with Vi3 member Justin Roman who seems to be enjoying the tour with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter. "We're really having a lot of fun on this tour," says the Chicago-based artist. "Nick has been a blast and the fans have been really nice to us." He added of Carter, "He's this huge star who treats everyone so nicely. ...You should always be nice to the opening act!" Read more.

March 4, 2003 - Star magazine reports Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean made a frantic cell phone call on a West Hollywood street February 13th to fiance Sarah Martin. McLean was overheard saying, "Do you want me to go back to Florida? Is that enough fu**ing space for you? We don't even live together anymore." The couple postponed their wedding after Sarah discovered AJ was cheating on her with an Alcoholics Anonymous confidante. "So you don't want to be with me," McLean continued. "Nothing works. I had a horrible time, that's why I left. Don't even fu**ing talk to me anymore ... Damn you! You're turning everything into World War III. You just push me more and more." Later, a fan of the group asked him if everything was OK. "I don't know, man," a frantic McLean said. "I was supposed to get married. It's insane. I just got off the phone with her, and I just don't know."

March 4, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performed at Rave Saturday night, and Nick Carter (no relation) of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was there to review it. He writes, "Carter now affects more the lone rocker persona - baggy blue jeans, a red pullover sweater and his blond hair now styled into a punky display of razor-edged tufts. It also can't help but be noted that there's a lot more Nick in that sweater nowadays, as well, as the singer appears to be at least 50 pounds heavier than he was in his late-'90s splendor." Read more.

March 4, 2003 - kaos-girl writes "Andria Goodrow of The Eagle Tribune has a review of Nick Carter's concert in Boston song by song, even including the Opening acts Vi3 and Justincase. Goodrow writes, "Dedicated followers of Carter lined up on the street in the early hours of the morning with chairs and blankets in tow to grab a spot in line for the general admission show. The concert had been scheduled for Feb. 19, but was postponed due to the blizzard. It was worth the wait." Read more."

March 3, 2003 - Larry Rodgers of The Arizona Republic spoke with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter who says he relishes playing cozy venues. "It was my idea to go do these smaller places," says Carter, who will perform for about 1,000 fans in Phoenix on Wednesday at Alice Cooper'stown. "I wanted it to be intimate for the fans because I've been so lucky to perform at big places (with Backstreet), but when you play those big places, you tend to lose that closeness." Read more.

March 3, 2003 - Kevin Richardson tells the New York Daily News that he thinks his Backstreet Boys bandmate Nick Carter bungled his solo debut, 'Now or Never', which hasn't sold well. "I thought he did a good job," Richardson tells us. "[But] I wish he would have waited another year or two. He's still my little baby brother, you know? He needed to find himself before he ventured out." Richarson reiterated that the boys hope to make another album later this year.

March 1, 2003 - G. Brown of the Denver Post spoke with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter who is in town on Monday for a show at the Paramount Theatre. While Carter's excursion into rock has thrilled some fans and estranged others, he challenges the skeptics to check his show out first before making judgement. "If anybody disagrees with what I'm doing, come check out the show and then make your judgment. At the end of the day, I've been doing this long enough to have come to a decision. If I'm not happy doing what I'm doing, and if I'm not doing something that's real, then I'm not going to do it at all," he said. "Of course, it's scary. As a solo artist, I take on a lot of responsibility that I didn't realize until I actually got into it. But it's cool. I'm an adventurous person, and I love challenges." Read more.

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