D.J.: (phone ringing) Don't say who it is. He's gotta know our voice by now.

Nick: What's up?!?

D.J.: What's up buddy, Nick?!?

Nick: Oh no

D.J.: Are we in Chicago or what?!?

Nick: OH NO!

D.J.: Ladies and gentlemen, Nick Carter from the backstreetboys, what's up Nicky?

Nick: Howdy Dody?

D.J.: Where's your mama?

Nick: She's right here

Jane: I'm right here

D.J.: Hi Jane, how are u?

Jane: I'm good

D.J.: Do we call u Jane, or mom, or what should we call u?

Jane: U can call me ... mom.

D.J.: Mom, I like that! Now wait a minute, Who's riding who's coat-tails here? U have a new book called The Heart and Soul of Nick Carter. Now are u taking advantage of your boy here?

Jane: Actually, I'm just trying to share who he is with his fans.

D.J.: Well thats good cause they all want to know. We've been finding that out. How does it feel to have a heart throb baby? Do u fight to keep the girls away?

Jane: I'm just really proud of him. I think he's pretty well balanced. He knows the difference between right and wrong and to have him be a heart throb, it gives me a lot of pride to know that so many people and so many girls admire him.

D.J.: You've got a couple of them actually.

Jane: Yeah, oh yeah. I've got Aaron too.

D.J.: When Nicky wasa lil' boy, what did he want to be?

Nick: I wanted to be in the Navy.

D.J.: Are u serious?

Nick: I wanted to be in some type of ... it says it in the book too. I wantd to be a seal.

D.J.: A Navy Seal? U know I was always jealous in the playground cause all the other kids could do the (making gun noises) the lil machine gun noises, and I couldn't.

Nick: (laughing) I was that one

D.J.: Do it

Nick: (still laughing) I can't do it

D.J: ok, I read something in the book that, Nicky u were into tap dancing when the other guys were into sports, is that true? Nick: Yeah I was into tap dancing. I really couldn't do it that well. Really that's my weakest point, was probably dancing, perid. I really wasn't that well of a dancer.

D.J.: But that was the 1st quote we heard, was while all the other boys were playing baseball, he was tap dancig. Mom, your making him look like a wuss. (all laughing)

Jane: Well it was hard on him at the time because he wanted to do it. He just wanted to be this performer, but he got ridiculed, so he had to keep everything secret from his friends.

D.J: Do we hear much about the dad in this book, or where is the dad? I'm sorry if I don't know, but we don't hear much about him

Jane: Well that's cause he's...

Nick: He's a man undercover

Jane: That's cause he likes to lay low

D.J: But u still are married?

Jane: Oh yeah!

D.J: So there's a good nuclear family. Know wonder he's got such a good up bringing

Jane: Been married for 19 years

D.J: Was he a bad boy? Did he get in trouble at all?

Nick: Yeah I did

Jane: Yeah he did

D.J: Alright Nick, were u ever grounded?

Nick: Listen out of 365 days in the year, I was grounded probably 363 days

D.J: Do u remember 1 specific incident u could think of ?

Nick:Well I mean numerous amount of things. I used to sneak in the fridge. She used to get mad at me all the time cause I would play nintendo for ridiculously long

Jane: He was addicted to it

Nick: Oh I was. She used to hide my controllers and I 'd always find them ~~Then the D.J.'s asked Nick to hang up and Jane to hold on so they could find out if they would answer 2 ques. the same.~~

D.J: Ques. 1, what was the girl who gave Nick his 1st kiss?

Jane: Oh I know this, Brin.

D.J.: Ques. 2, When he was born, how much did he weight? Pounds and ounces.

Jane: (laughing) I wrote it in the book, but I don't remember. I think it was 8 pounds 11 ounces.

D.J: O.K. get Nick back on. What was the name of the girl who gave u your 1st kiss?

Nick: uuumm, her name was Brin, I think

D.J: ding, ding, ding! Ok, 1 more ques. on Nick Careter jeopardy, how much did u weigh, pounds and ounces, at birth?

Nick: Well I know I was a fat baby! Uuuummm, 10 pounds 9 ounces.

D.J: Well u got 1 right.

Jane: Well I've had 5 kids, so it's kinda hard to remember.

D.J: Wow, a big family. Well were gonna look for the book, The Heart and Soul of Nick Carter in Chicago book stores, on sale now.

Nick: Yup!

D.J: Listen Nicky, thanks for taking our call.

Source = B96 Radio, Chicago
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