The incredible niceness of being Boyz II Men may go on forever.
Consider this: The for young men are all in their mid-20s,
but they still take the time to sing the praise of their
parents.
"I'd like to publicly thank all of our mothers and fathers
for being there for us and loving us," Wanya Morris told us
the other day as the group previewed its latest CD,
Evolution, at a W. 54th St. townhouse.
Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, and Shawn Stockman nodded in
agreement.
No foul-mouthed, zonked-out rockers or rappers here.
And it hasn't hurt business. The group has sold more than
30 million discs.
"I think that we, as young adults, have a certain
responsibility," Morris said. "Being entertainers, I guess
you could say we're put up on a pedestal. People look to
us for different things."
And it won't change as they get older, the group
promised.
"We have a long, long way to go before we actually achieve
manhood," Morris said. "It takes a lot of determination, a
lot of wisdom, a lot of know-how. Age doesn't make you a
man. Wisdom makes you a man."
So they keep to the straight and narrow. And they want it
reflected in their music.
"Music is going through a cycle right now," said Stockman.
"It's happier. People aren't listening to too many
alternative grunge type of songs anymore. People want to
dance, people want to smile."