-I wanted to ask,
there was some Backstreet Boys myths online.
[ Laughter ]
And I believe everything I read online.
So... [ Laughter ]
-Don't we all? -So I was wondering
if I could read a couple of myths and see
if any of it's true or not. -Okay.
-Number one -- Is it true that Ryan Gosling was almost a member
of the Backstreet Boys? -Oh, man.
This just won't go away. This just won't go away.
[ Laughter ] No, we used to -- Okay.
So, long story short, we used to live in the same
apartment complex when he was doing "The Mickey Mouse Club."
Him, Justin, Christina, Britney, all them.
-Yeah. -We were playing basketball,
like, almost every other day. The group had started.
I kept telling him how big this was gonna be.
And he's like, "Dude, New Kids already did it.
This is never gonna work. Just shoot the ball."
[ Laughter ]
Cut to -- Cut to, he was wrong, and it did work.
[ Laughter ]
-It worked out for him, too. -Dude, he is such
an amazingly talented singer, performer, actor.
And I just wish we could be in the same room
and have this same question asked.
-Yeah. -Just squash it.
-And just squash it once and for all.
-Just squash it, like, "No, dude."
-So the answer is kind of. -It's kind of, yeah,
maybe, sort of, but I mean... -Yeah, he made different moves.
-Yeah. -I think A.J.
has a man-crush on him, so he wants --
-Yeah, he started that rumor. -Don't we all.
-And also Ryan Reynolds. Come on.
Ryan Reynolds. -Yeah, yeah, exactly.
-Come on, come on. -Number two --
one of you used to go by the stage name Tony Denetti?
-Hey! -Hey, over here!
-Hey! -That's me.
-It's Tony Denetti. -Actually, when I was around
14 years old, I had a manager, an acting manager,
that thought my name, Howard Dorough,
was just not a cool name.
And so he, instead of making me Puerto Rican-Irish,
which was my combination, he turned me into an Italian.
[ Laughter ] And now I can't --
-Tony Denetti! -It doesn't work.
-Tony Denetti's over here. -Tony, hey.
-Tony! -The funny thing about it is,
that name actually almost cost me being in the group.
Because I actually had auditioned for the group,
like I said, shortly after A.J. auditioned,
and they loved me, and they said,
"We're gonna do some more auditions."
They said, "We're gonna call you back in about a month from now."
I didn't hear anything.
And so, a couple months went by, and all of a sudden,
I had a call again for a group which I totally thought
was something different, and I actually got there,
and they were like, "Tony! We've been looking all over for you."
Well, this is back in the days --
They lost my picture, so there was no name in the phone book
or no online way of finding me.
-There was no DM back then. -Yeah, wow.
-Yeah. -So Tony almost cost you this --
-I got rid of that name really quickly.
[ Laughter ] -He does not exist.
-Howie D. -Last myth --
Is the Backstreet Boys/Nsync rivalry actually real?
-All right, so I got to be honest.
I know you're friends with Justin.
It's worse than it's ever been before.
[ Laughter ]
We can't even be in the same room with these guys.
-Really? -Like, it's really horrible.
I'm totally playing. No, we love them.
They are great guys. I mean, the only time
that I can really remember that there was, like, a rivalry,
maybe like late '90s, early 2000s.
One thing that actually stands out to me was,
when we had an opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl.
And we were getting ready to do our Black and Blue tour,
and we got offered to either do the halftime show
or the national anthem,
and we chose the national anthem.
And looking back at that time --
And then, they did Britney and Nsync.
-I remember that. -They performed at the halftime.
-Wait. But why did you choose the national anthem?
-We thought it was more prestigious.
-Yeah, we just thought it was more prestigious.
-It's like us being a boy band...
-I didn't want to stress out. I wanted to watch the game.
[ Laughter ] I wanted to do the anthem,
watch the game, and that'd be it.
I didn't want to stress out.
-But I look back at it as one of those --
It's kind of one of those bucket-list things.
Like, you know, kind of regret it a little bit,
maybe wish we could still do a Super Bowl halftime.
-Next Super Bowl halftime. BSB, let's do it.
-Let's do it. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Come on. Let's do it.
They're watching. Come on.
-Let's do it. -But there was never any truth
to us and Nsync being a rivalry. -No.
-Those were guys following their dreams.
-Yeah. -We were following our dreams.
-I actually went to college with Chris Kirkpatrick.
We were in choir together. -Oh, great.
Good. I'm glad to hear that. I kind of knew that.
But I'm glad you're friends. -He owes me.
-Let's talk about the second leg of the DNA World Tour.
How is it so far? [ Cheers and applause ]
Did you enjoy it? -It has been so much fun.
Really has. I mean, we have an opportunity
to go all over the world, you know?
And see these amazing -- -Twice.
-Now we're going out again, you know, in America,
so it's just like -- -One of my favorite shows, like,
the Millennium show, honestly. -Really?
-It's just a great show. It takes you down this amazing
26-year journey, plus about six songs
off of the "DNA" record
and just some really beautiful visuals.
It's almost a two-hour show.
-You guys, these guys perform like --
-32 songs. 32 songs in the set.
-Is that right? 32 songs?
-Yeah. -Arenas and amphitheaters.
-We do some medleys. -That must be exhausting.
Really, when they come here, they rehearse and they --
All day long. These guys are the most
professional guys and the most talented guys
that we've had on the show. Thank you so much.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you man.
-You got to come out and see the show, yes.
-I'm gonna come see you.
I'll see you at the Jones Beach, July 10th.
I'm gonna be at the Jones Beach show.
Give me a shout-out.
-Maybe we'll have The Ragtime Gals.
-Yeah, maybe! -Let's do it.
-I love you guys. Backstreet Boys, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Tickets for the North American leg
of the DNA World Tour go on sale this Friday.