MSN Live Oct 28 2002 (7:13-8:00ishpm central time!)

DishDiva says: Welcome to MSN Live! This afternoon we are very pleased to welcome Nick Carter to MSN Live! Nick was last seen on MSN when he joined his bandmates for their very first webcast on MSN in November of 2000.

DishDiva says: Please join us in welcoming Backstreet Boy Nick Carter to MSN Live!

DishDiva says: Nick, it's great to see you!

DishDiva says: You know there are fans who have been waiting in the chat room since last week!

Nick_Carter_Live says: Thank you so much for writing in. I'm just glad that you're supporting me on everything I'm doing. From Backstreet Boys to the solo record I'm doing. It means so much to me. I love you.

DishDiva says: We have so many questions, so let's get started!

nicksgirl28 in Onstage_1 asks: Hey Nick! Has releasing a solo CD changed you in any way?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I think it's made me a better person. In regard to that, I feel like I learned so much as an entertainer, as a writer, as an individual. I hope this is just the beginning for what is to come for the fans in the future. I've learned the meaning of being in the entertainment business and that is to entertain. I love to make my fans happy, and at the end of the day if they enjoy the music and are happy, then I've done my job.

ReXaY in Onstage_1 asks: Are there DEFINITE plans for you to do a small venue tour?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I wanted to finally get the album out so I can tour. Touring is one of my favorite things to do. Singing, sweating, (laughs). Performing in a small venue tour is what I think is the most intimate for my fans and that's what I'm going to do. I think it's only fair because I've been so far away from them when I was performing on a large scale and I just want to give back to the fans now.

Love2LoveNick1 in Onstage_1 asks: My favorite song from your album is "Blow Your Mind." What is your favorite?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I love "Blow Your Mind" but I really have a hard time picking anymore because I'm so proud of the album. I worked really hard on it, probably the hardest I've ever worked. I just wanted to show everyone what I was doing and that it was for real and show my fans what I was creating the best I could for them. It's very important to me to do the best I can.

DishDiva says: This question is from Team Nick Carter: Who's the girl you talk about in "Miss America"?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I don't know, I think that song in general, is a generalization of the American Girl. Beautiful. If you listen closely, that song really does sum up beautiful girls. I am not going to lie, I think that the female species is the most beautiful thing God created.

DishDiva says: Nick, I've gotta ask because I see we have about 10,000 people asking this question: What is your favorite type of woman?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I think that's what I said what I just said, I have no favorite type. I think they're all beautiful, different colors, different personalities, different looks, I think personality is one of the most beautiful things. I would be lying if I picked only one type.

GCsStinkyMonkey in Onstage_1 asks: Sharon here fron San Antonio, Texas. What's up Nick? Just wanted to know What has been the happiest day of your life?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I've had so many happy days. My life in general has been so blessed. Just to meet people around the world, maybe meet someone who isn't as healthy and light up with joy because you talk to them or they enjoy the music. It's the simple things in life. Just to see other people smile makes me happy.

Sweet_Carter_angel in Onstage_1 asks: How do you feel about everything you have been able to do now and what do you wish you can go back and change?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I'm very happy with the route I've taken in my life. Maybe I've had bumps, but that's what has made me the person who I am today. If I wouldn't have had those bumps I wouldn't be the person I am and I like the person I am. I just want to show everyone how happy I really am.

Im_Super_Girl_ in Onstage_1 asks: In the song "Help Me" it sounds like you are very confused. Did you write this as a response to growing up in the spotlight with everyone watching your every move?

Nick_Carter_Live says: "Help Me" sums up the kind of person I am. I'm a very normal person even though I do music. I don't look down on anyone, I respect people for who they are. I just wanted to show I'm just an ordinary man, not an angel, I make mistakes. I don't want a false representation of who I am. I don't want to live that typical Hollywood bullcrap. I'm Nick, I've always been that way. I started out with my family and what I have now I charish. I am thankful for everything given to me by my fans and I'm trying to give back to them.

DishDiva says: Outside of your family, what is the one item you cherish?

Nick_Carter_Live says: If there was an item I cherished, there's a necklace I have that has different charms from around the world that different fans have given me. Hopefully as time goes by in my life I can look back on that. I charish it because it's like my good luck charm.

DishDiva says: Well, Nick, judging from the audience here, you can expect that charm necklace to grow.

Nick_Carter_Live says: I feel that I am taking every fan with me that has given me a charm.

i_love_frack in Onstage_1 asks: Do you miss the backstreet boys when you are on stage alone?

Nick_Carter_Live says: Yes I do. I sometimes look around and wonder where they're at. But I realize everything they've taught me, everything I do, and everything I've done, they've taught me. I feel no matter what happens, they'll always be with me. I do enjoy being on stage, even though it's by myself. I like to show people what I love to do and that's sing. I love to entertain and make people happy.

DishDiva says: From Team Nick Carter: What's the strangest question a fan has asked you and what is the answer?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I've had fans ask me to the prom, and I wouldn't mind going with them because I never did go to prom. I've had people ask me to marry them. It must mean something to them and I've very honored. I think they could pick someone better than me.

DishDiva says: Nick, you are such a great guy!

Nick_Carter_Live says: I just be myself.

DishDiva says: Anytime you want to go to Prom, you know where to find a date! =)

Nick_Carter_Live says: =)

Chaos80_ in Onstage_1 asks: If one day MTV ask you to make a reality show like The Osbournes will you accept? Why?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I don't know. It's a really hard question because reality, what is reality. Reality is the things that people don't act and do. I don't know. I can't say I wouldn't but I am a pretty private, in a way, person. You never know with me though, I am adventurous. Maybe that's why I wouldn't do it, because it wouldn't be different.

Janine_Carter in Onstage_1 asks: Hey Nick, i was just wondering where you got the name "Now or Never" for the album?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I came to a point in my life where I just felt like I needed to start it now, right now, my solo career, because I have so much to learn as a solo artist to become the person I want to become as an artist. I'm just chipping the tip of the iceburg right now. Hopefully everyone is seeing what is to come in the future. You'll never hear me say I know everything or that I'm the best. I always feel I have room to grow. I feel knowledge is infinity. I hope to grow into a great artist some day, I'm not there yet. I did work my hardest on the album, but I have a long way to go. You're getting a glimpse of what's to come, hopefully.

MG4Lyfe in Onstage_1 asks: You've recently said in various interviews that you have changed the way you live life and view life. That you were at a downpoint recently. What made you change for the better and how do you see yourself now rather than then?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I don't know, I think when I was able to get into the studio, and I say the studio, because that's what I did right when I got off tour, and started writing just to write. When I did I was able to be by myself. Not tour, not be so looked at by so many people. A lot of people didn't know what I was doing and could down play myself. And because I was able to be by myself I was able to find out who I am as an individual. I'm getting there more and more each day and people can tell and I'm so happy. I feel like I'm finally starting to find out who I am. Words can't explain how happy I am.

ajzchick4eva in Onstage_1 asks: Hey Nick! I heard some things about your dad? Are they true. If so. How is he doing?

Nick_Carter_Live says: My dad is doing much better. We thought he might have had a serious colon condition called diverticulitis. All we knew was that he had a swollen colon. He's recovering now and much better. He was in the hospital for two days and that freaked me out, but he's recovering now.

DishDiva says: Lots of prayers and best wishes from your fans here!

Nick_Carter_Live says: Thank you all so much.

-CosmicPrincess- in Onstage_1 asks: Hey Nicky; If record Sales go Incredibly well tommorow, do you think you will Keep working SOLO? (hey Chrissy!)

Nick_Carter_Live says: Whether or not they sell five or 5,000 the numbers are not what matters to me anymore. What matters to me is making other people happy. I enjoy being a solo artist and I enjoy singing. I feel that is the most important thing right now. When that was going on with record sales, I felt that people were losing the real meaning of it all, that it was about music. When I am in the Florida Keys in Marathon, I'll go to a local bar and perform in front of 10 people because I love to sing. If the record sales are good, that would be great and all, but I'll still believe it's not about the sales.

bufftochar in Onstage_1 asks: I saw your boat win in Cleveland, OH this past summer. Congratulations! Were you there?

I don't believe I was in Cleveland, and I wish I would have been. There is a big race at the end of the year November 22-24 in Key West, my boat is racing in it. It's so much fun and I enjoy it, so I'll definitely be there. And you might catch me at one of the local bars performing.

cyberchickaroo in Onstage_1 asks: Nick, how is your foundation going?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I've been really concentrating on what I'm doing right now. It's hard to concentrate on a lot of different things at once. I respect other entertainers that can do that. I'm still keeping it up and after the record is released I'll be able to do it more. There are so many charities that effect the world and me that I may go into doing something else.

OceanAngel_56 in Onstage_1 asks: How's Aaron and Leslie coming along with their careers? I really love the songs that you and Aaron collaborated on. Keep it UP!

Leslie has put it on hold. What I think would be cool, you know how Dr. Dre does a whole album with somebody. I really feel, like my sister is the most credible singer in the whole family, I want to write and produce her next album. When I slow down and start to play that Dr. Dre role. I have talked to my brother and we could do some stuff too. I'm not the kind of person that discriminates and I think anything can happen.

pink_kaos04 in Onstage_1 asks: What is the definition of the word "passion" for you?

Nick_Carter_Live says: Passion is a touch of your soul. My definition, and what I mean by that, when I sing, I sing with passion. I feel I sing with (passion can come in all different forms- love, hate) all different emotions wrapped up in one. When I sing I sing with every drop of my body. I'm a very hard singer and I feel like when I sing, I sing with passion, I sing with what comes out of my soul.

Sherry02571 in Onstage_1 asks: Do you believe in fate or destiny?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I believe in fate. I think what fate has gotten me to where I am. Although fate and destiny are pretty much the same thing. I believe in both of them, but usually I say fate. I think everything happens for a reason, I know for a fact because I've seen it happen. I'm living proof. What is happening right now. I went into the studio to write, I met Kenneth, my manager a few years ago through my girlfriend Mandy. I ran into him a few times and never thought of having him be a manager and then we just clicked and he signed with The Firm. And everything just fell into place. There were people who worked with Avril Lavigne with the Matrix. Scott is a friend of mine for years and then one day a tape came across my desk by Scott and listened to it and loved it. There is a song "Do I Have to Cry For You?" And when I wrote that song, there were a lot of things happening with me, and it all just came together and everyone loved the song and they said they wanted me to continue to write and record based on this one song. They didn't even know I could write. Also Max Martin used to be in a rock band before R&B, but he was a brilliant writer and started writing pop songs with a cool edge. Then he was going to take a long break but heard I was doing this album. He knew I loved rock and he came to me and asked if we could work together. He also asked if the band he used to play in could come back and I let that happen because I knew it was supposed to happen. I feel these things happened for a reason. I'm the kind of person that lets life take it's course. I feel if you don't push against it and you let life live it's course, you are taking the right path and fate is inevitable.

DishDiva says: Nick, tomorrow is a big day for you. What are your plans tomorrow as your new CD "Now or Never" drops?

Nick_Carter_Live says: I'm doing a Virgin Megastore signing. I did a Macy's signing today and it was so fun. I had girls come up to me and tell me they had been waiting for 5 years to see me because they were Backstreet fans. I stayed as long as I could and it was so fun to be close to my fans. It's so cool. They show me pictures of when I was younger. I feel, honestly, we as a group and now I feel I've been blessed with some of the greatest fans in the world.

DishDiva says: Nick, thanks for joining us tonight on MSN Live. It's been great having you back! From all of your fans here on MSN, best of luck tomorrow with "Now or Never."

Nick_Carter_Live says: Thank you so much. I will definitely be coming on tour. If you want it, I'm doin it!! =) I want to sweat for you. Thank you for being so supportive. BSB Forever!!