I played their music on repeat, I screamed at their concerts, and I had torn-out magazine photos taped to my bedroom wall.Īfter my homework was done, I’d spend hours in a spare bedroom of my family’s home in Tacoma, Washington, consuming as much Backstreet Boys–related content as possible. I was, in every sense of the word, a committed fan. These accolades merely confirmed what I already knew on a visceral, spiritual, and hormonal level: that the Backstreet Boys were the greatest boy band ever (again, I was 15). release, Millennium, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this month, set a number of records, including becoming the best-selling album of 1999. At the time, the group-made up of AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, and Nick Carter-was everywhere. In the spring of 1999, I was in the exact target demographic for the Backstreet Boys: 15 years old, female, and very susceptible to intense celebrity crushes.
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