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Nick has always had a BSB-crazed schedule, with recording, touring, and all that publicity stuff.  But he’s always made the time to talk to every single Carter, support each of our careers, and offer advice (whether we want it or not).  He really loves us and I completely love him back.

When I first started going into the music business, I wasn’t too sure about it.  But Nick was standing beside me, guiding me since he had had so much experience himself.  Of course, tons of other people helped, but having Nick there meant a lot to me.  I meant I could depend on him no matter what.

Life with Nick isn’t this serious all the time.  You should see when he and Aaron get in fights…or worse!  He and BJ!  It’s a major pain…but there are the hilarious moments when Nick decides to pull some of his practical jokes on us.  We have some home videos America’s Funniest Home Videos would kill to get their hands on!  

All of us Carters are really close, but Nick, being oldest, is always butting into our lives and giving us a reason to respect and love him.  We all trust him and are half in awe of him.  Okay, not really, but you get what I mean.  He’s just different…being the oldest sibling.  Experienced and wise…but not like a parent.  I’ve got Mom and Dad for that!

Like I said, there’s no way to describe Nick.  All I can really do is say: I love you Nick.

~BJ Carter

Beanie babies, pool tables, plastic palm trees filled with water, Camaro convertibles, and Nintendo.  Those five things are all part of Nick’s normal, everyday home life.  As crazy and normal as any twenty-one-year-old guy would be, right?

But there are more things that fit in Nick’s life.  And those other things, like crazed fans, world tours, music award shows, Backstreet merchandise, and multi-platinum albums, are what make Nick different.  Different from an average twenty-one-year-old struggling in a big world full of opportunities.  But those things don’t make Nick who he is.

If you strip away the celebrity status, the record deals, and all the can’t-be-bought-for-money loyal fans, you have your basic guy.  A basic, fun-loving, family-conscious, ocean-obsessed, kind, heartbreaker of a guy who just happens to be my brother.  And although he gets on my nerves more than I’d care to admit, I wouldn’t trade him for anything in the world.  Nick’s a special guy, totally unique, and I’d have to be crazy to say I didn’t want him for a brother.

As family, I can tell you for sure Nick’s not perfect.  Far from it.  (God those annoying pranks!)  But he’s not your run-of-the-mill Tom, Dick, or Harry.  Even if he weren’t a celebrity, Nick would be “normal” but definitely not “average”.  He’s extraordinary, especially as just a person, a guy, a friend, and a brother…

For sure, I’m not a star-struck fan head over heels for a teen idol (I have Brad Pitt for that!) but even though I’m not a huge fan of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, I’ll admit I’m a pretty big fan of Nick Carter, son, brother, and friend.

~Marissa Martin

To start off, let’s just clear things up a little.  I’m Nick’s girlfriend, and yes, I truly love him.  I’m not a gold digger and I’m not dating him just so I can be a name-dropper and go, “Oh, know Nick Carter of the BSB?  Well, he’s my boyfriend” when I talk to people.  I seriously care about Nick…and who wouldn’t?  Nick is really special…and I’m so lucky I found him.  It’s like he fills this place in my heart that’s been empty up until the day I met him.

Okay, yeah, that’s pretty cheesy.  But what can I say?  True love is…well, really different from anything you’ve ever felt before.  You can definitely tell it’s not just a crush or infatuation, and it definitely goes way beyond a family or friend love.  It’s pretty different from your “high school first love” too.  In high school, when you fall in love, you get a major exhilaration from your first “real” love.  The love you can fondly refer back to as “Oh, I remember him.  He was my first love…my high school sweetheart.”

Yeah, high school first love is without a doubt one of the sweetest things you’ll encounter in your life.  But it can’t even begin to compare with the feelings that beset you when you face true love.  Of course, the first few times you meet, it’s all nice and friendly-like.  With your heart racing around him, your thoughts always centered around him, and sweating palms all the way.  But after a couple of meetings, you realize you’re actually comfortable with this guy.  He makes you laugh and he makes you feel good.  You know you can trust him and you do.  This guy understands you, supports you, and is there for you when you need him most.  It’s almost scary the way the two of you get along.

But that’s how true love works.  Because true love is meeting your soul mate…and connecting.  There’s no doubt in my mind that Nick is my soul mate.  I love him so much I can’t even imagine life without him.  I can’t believe how I got along in life before him and I can’t imagine my future without him.  Yes, it’s definitely pushing dramatic, but Nick is that special to me.

He makes me smile when I’m feeling bad, he holds me when I cry, and he’s there to cheer me on all the time.  Even if it’s via email, cell phone, letters, or face-to-face, Nick is always there for me.  I’ve never once been disappointed by him.

It doesn’t hurt that Nick is an incredible romantic.  Not the way you might think is romantic, like dozens of red roses, candlelight dinners, champagne, and sunsets.  No, I’m talking about the thoughtfulness that shows you someone really cares.  Like calling you in the morning just to say “Good morning and have a great day.  I love you.”  And taking you out on a boat to watch the sunrise because he knows he won’t be with you for the rest of the month.  Or just holding you in his arms for an “alone” moment, despite that all around you, frantic cameramen, reporters, and crew are racing around, setting up for a big show.  That’s the kind of romantic Nick is.  And that’s the kind that reminds me every day how lucky I am to have him.

There’s not much else to say.  Nick’s my true love, and I’d sacrifice my happiness for his.  I love him.

~AJ McLean

Disregard everything you’ve ever heard about Nick and base all your thoughts about the guy on the fact I’m going to give you.  

He rocks.

Nick’s like a little bro to me, and since I’m an only child, that’s pretty cool.  The rest of the Boys are like brothers too, but they’re all older than me, so Nick is the only younger bro I’ve got.

I’m sure everyone has told you how sweet Nick is, and I agree, but I’m gonna focus on the lighter side of his personality.  Talk about a practical joker.  The kid has got it down to an art!  Nick is hilarious to be around (well Brian’s more of the joker, Nick’s the practical joker) unless you happen to be on the receiving end of one of his pranks!

Actually, Nick can be serious at times.  Sometimes he’s so philosophically correct, the rest of us guys give him the blankest stares you’d ever see.  It’s amazing how he can be so immature and such a freak (like me) one moment and get all serious and practical the next!  But Nick’s just like that.  You’d never find anyone like him if you searched half the globe.  Of course, I’m not dumb enough to try. 

Nick’s special, he’s my little bro, and I love the kid.  And that’s the truth, ‘cauz that’s what da Bone says.

~Brian Littrell

From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.  Proverbs 12:14

Nick is a good man, and what he does brings happiness to millions of people everywhere.  No, I’m not just talking about his singing with the Backstreet Boys.  Nick is a good person, through and through, who truly cares about people.  His kind and supportive words make a difference.  Nick, as a person, can make more of a difference than Nick, a Backstreet Boy.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.  Proverbs 16:24

His words are pleasant, sweet and healing.  Nick is more than a celebrity; he is a human, a man with a loving heart.  He wants to make a difference, and he does, more than what he might expect or know.  He is my little brother, someone I’ve watched grow over the past eight years, someone who I’ve come to know and love.  

Nick, in return, shows everyone he knows and many he doesn’t, love.

Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil, bur rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails.  I Corinthians 13:4-8

Well, obviously, Nick isn’t all of that.  He’s not perfect and not as pure and true as the Bible portrays love.  But he’s special.

And as you know, “special” comes in all kinds of special.  Nick is special.  Let’s just leave it at that.

~Howie Dorough

Annoying, immature, stubborn, brash, and crazy.  Do those wonderful adjectives apply to Nick?  Definitely.  But only at his worst.  At best, he’s thoughtful, practical, funny, understanding, and caring.  Those words all describe Nick, and when you get to know him, you’ll have to take the bad with the good.

But it’s not as bad as you might think.  Nick’s imperfections are practically infinitesimal compared to his big heart.  To most people, he’s just a great face in a magazine or a great voice on the radio, but to the people who know him, he’s a great person in real life.

Nick’s great for laughs.  I remember some of the predicaments he’s gotten himself (and us) into and I still laugh.  He can always bring smiles to faces, whether it’s with a ridiculous comment, a hilarious prank, or just an inspirational spout of poetry.  We usually don’t opt for the latter. 

I’m not much of a word person, so I won’t drag this on.  Let’s just say Nick is one of a kind and although he can be completely irritating at times, I wouldn’t trade my little bro for anything.

~Kevin Richardson

I’m sure everyone has already told you what a great person Nick is.  I’m telling you, there’s no way I can disagree.  Let’s start with this example:

When Kristin and I first started “officially” dating, we were sort of wary.  I mean, we thought the guys might be uncomfortable with us dating, since Kristin and I had known each other all of our lives.  Therefore, Brian had known her too.  Rok was okay with it, but Kristin was worried that the others (Nick, AJ, and Howie) might think it was sort of awkward.

But when Kristin and I came back from our first date (a movie, typical, I know) to hang at Bri’s house where everyone was, Nick grinned at her.  With his typical bluntness he said, “I bet you had a great time with Kev.”

Kristin nodded, a hesitant smile on her face, and he went on.  “Now you can have a better time trying to beat me at Cruisin’ USA!”  His comment made Kristin laugh, and everything started being comfortable.

Nick’s like that.  Even if he doesn’t try, he makes people comfortable about being around him.  He’s got a great sense of humor and he’s a real sweetie at heart.  I have four little brothers, thanks to the BSB, and all of them are completely unique in their own ways.

Nick may be different from B-Rok, Bone, and D. but he’s just as special as they are to me.  I love the kid.  He’s my youngest bro.

~Candy Jones

Okay, how can I put this nicely?  Oh yeah…I can’t!  The Backstreet Boys suck and Nick Carter sucks.  Well, yeah, I’m sure they’re all great people but seriously, there’s got to be something wrong with them if they got together and formed a boy band.

Not to diss pop or anything, since some singers aren’t half bad, but boy bands?  The only reason they’re formed is to get prepubescent girls to drool over their looks, not their music.  Eminem may not the on a fifteen-year-old girl’s Top Ten Hottie List, but at least you’ll appreciate his music, not his looks.  

The BSB is the worst of all the annoying boy bands.  Know why?  Because they were the first of the epidemic…they’re the ones who got everyone hooked onto “hot looks bad voices” bands.  ‘NSync, LFO, Youngstown, No Authority, 98 Degrees, O-Town…will it ever end?  No.  Thanks to the wonderful “Boys” who all happen to be men now, anyway.  

Nick is the worst of the BSB.  Simply because he’s the youngest…and he’s the blonde…he thinks it gives him a right to be the most popular with all those screaming fans.  He has this twisted ego that inflates every time a girl rushes up to him and begs for his autograph.  Those girls are sick.  Do they have nothing better to do with their lives but to pine after some disillusion of a perfect celebrity who combs their hair better than they sing and will never notice them anyway?

Boy bands are a big disappointment in the real music industry.  And you can blame it all on the Backstreet Boys and their baby blondie. 

~Mae Merrill

Can I say I know Nick Carter or any of the Backstreet Boys personally?  No.  But thanks to the media, their whole lives are practically plastered on the Net, on magazines, and on TV for fans to rummage through.  I’m not obsessed with knowing every little detail of every relationship they have, but I’ve read enough to know that each BSB is a special, caring, wonderful person.

The five guys have dedicated eight years of their life to the Backstreet Boys, and many years before that to music.  Nick, AJ, Brian, Howie, and Kevin are really talented, and they deserve to be recognized for that.  Some girls may have only started listening to their music because they were “so cute” on the cover.  But once you’ve listened to their music, it hits you that these five guys are actually really good.  Then if you take the time to read the booklet, you find out that (oh my God) they’ve actually helped write some songs!  For a “boy band”, that’s amazing.

But the truth is, they’re not a boy band.  Yes, they’re all “boys” (men, really) and they can all play instruments.  But the Backstreet Boys are true artists.  They really know how to harmonize.  Their songs are deep and emotional and you can actually relate to them.  The fast songs make you want to get up and groove…the slow songs make you want to sway in the arms of your significant other.  Personally, for me, there’s a BSB song to match every mood I’m in.  Amazing.

Nick is the youngest of the group.  According to some girls, he’s “the hottest”.  According to others, he’s just another member of the band while they fawn over Brian, or AJ, or Howie, or Kevin.  But to me, Nick is a member of the incredibly talented, dedicated, loving Backstreet Boys and that’s more special than just being “so hot”.

You can meet hot guys anywhere…at school, on the street, at a club…but Nick’s a Backstreet Boy.  And that’s an honor to him…and to the group.  I don’t know him personally but I’ve read enough to know if I ever met him in real life, he’s the kind of guy that could make you laugh and make you feel comfortable.  He’s the kind of guy that will surprise you with his thoughtfulness, and always be there to help you when you need it.

Of course, knowing what I know, the rest of the Boys are probably like that too.  They all care.

What are the chances that all those hot guys you meet on the street have all the great personalities, talent, and hearts that the five Backstreet Boys have?  If you want an answer…listen to Answer To Our Life.  It gives all the answers to our life if you just listen closely enough.

“It’s not that hard if we start to believe…”

~Nick Carter

Hey, I just want to thank everyone who got interviewed (grilled and interrogated) about me.  I couldn’t have gotten this far without any of these people… My family was there, supporting me from the very beginning and I blame them entirely for the way I’ve turned out.  (Especially you, Mom.)  The Boys, well, where would I be without them?  We’re the Backstreet Boys and we’re back again!  We’ll always stick together.  Thanks guys.  And the fans…okay, so not everyone loves us (or me, particularly) but everyone’s entitled to their own opinion.  I’m just thankful for the loyal fans who have stood up for the BSB, and has always been there for us no matter what.  I don’t know what we’ve done to deserve it!  You guys are the best.  And of course, I’d like to thank the Academy…no, I’m just kidding.  But I’d like to thank the media.  They deserve a lot of credit for plastering the BSB’s faces across magazine covers and books and TVs and well, you know what I mean.  They’re our personal publicity agents!  Last, but definitely not least, I want to thank Marissa for holding the key to my heart and showing me that there is more to fame and fortune than just…well, fame and fortune.  I love you Mari.

And once again, (wow, I’d never thought I’d get this honor.  I couldn’t have done this without the Academy, and my parents, and all the cast and crew of…um…yeah, anyway…) thanks to all of you!