Pues el día de hoy les compartimos la nueva canción de BSB... Lost in space
Es una cación con mucho ritmo y muy bailable... esperemos que está canción sea porque esten preparando nuevo disco :)
No hay nada confirmado, pero ya veremos después, mientras tanto les dejo la canción

Fotos de Brian en Mty

Por: vicky_littrell Posted: Mar 19 2009, 08:40 PM

Hola chicas!!!!!!!

No paso muy seguido x aca pero estoy al pendiente de lo que sucede gracias a los avisos que me mandan a mi correo, me he tomado un tiempo para compartir con ustedes algo que me tiene mega loca jajajaja, ps resulta que fui al concierto de Backstreet Boys a Monterrey el pasado 09-Marzo y en verdad jamás me imagine que tendria la oportunidad de ver a Brian asi de cerquita aaaa me moria cuando lo vi sali la verdad al principio pense aaaa no .... no es él, cuando de repente pasa a un lado d emi y levanta su hermosisima cara y esos perciosos ojos azules me mira aaaa me queria desmayar en ese momento me quede en la super baba jajaja ahi fue cuando pense noooooooo queeeeee es BRIAN aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! y mi amiga Lore me grita la cámara y yo asi toda sonsa le digo asi la cam jajajaja y ya la comence a buscar en mi bolso jajaja y ya cuando la encontre emprendi la corretiza jujuju mi Brian no se me iba a escapar jajaja aqui les traigounas imagenes que logre tomarle a mi amado Brian omg...omg.... esto es lo + cerca que he estado de él pero la proxima me regreso a Tampico con una foto o un autografo jijijiji weno espero disfruten las fotitos y tambien les dejo un videito jijij para que se rian de nosotras un rato ai todas como mensillas diciendo BRIAN...BRIAN...BRIAN jajajaja





Les dejo con las fotos aqui: http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p405/tbsk_mexico/Bri%20en%20Monterrey/

Foto: Scan Globe

Posted: May 10 2009, 11:50 PM

Fotos: por parte del Twitter de Brian

Hey hey hey. CBS its live at 7:45am.


Its up to you NY-----------------NY----------------------. Start spreading the news. Chirp chirp


This is a bad hair day!!!!!!!! Wow. Just finished the Early Show. Good thing I had a Wylee Hat.:) chirp chirp


This is the Brooklyn Bridge. NYC USA! They call this the center of the world. The US leg of the tour starts sat.chirp


Yummmmeeeee Dirty water hot dogs in NYC. They are the greatest in the world. :) chirp chirp

Fotos: twitter

Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell - the Real Deal

January 14, 2010 by Martha Fry

Over the past couple of years, I've had the opportunity to sit down (or stand back stage) with Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell on several occasions. We've met in such far-flung locations as Walt Disney World in Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; and Estes Park, Colorado.

While his bandmates have made headlines with raucous partying, dates with Paris Hilton, a drunk driving arrest, stints in rehab, and even a very public marriage proposal, Littrell usually dodges the tabloids - although his bout with H1N1 last spring dominated

the news wires for a time.

So, who is this Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter who balances international tours with a stable family life in an Atlanta suburb?

My first impression of Littrell was molded when I was privy to an impromptu private concert. My daughters were interviewing the Christian band Eleventy-Seven during a media blitz at Gospel Music Week back in 2007. Littrell, who had just released his solo project, Welcome Home, was in the next curtained stall. Eleventy-Seven, impressed that they had landed an interview station next to a "Backstreet Boy", started singing I Want It That Way. Littrell poked his head (literally) through the curtains, holding the drape tight around his neck. He burst into harmony with the boys, finishing his famous ditty a cappella.

Since then, I've found him to be a devoted family man, a spontaneous interviewee with a wicked sense of humor, and a consummate professional whose musical trek began back in Lexington, Kentucky, at his Southern Baptist church.

How It All Began

"For me, I grew up singing in the church, ever since I was young, younger than my son is now - 4 or 5 years old. On Sundays and Wednesdays, church was where you were to be."

Even then, he claims, he knew God had a purpose for his life.

"I mean, little did I know that I would make an impact on the pop world through the Backstreet Boys."

In fact, originally Littrell thought his musical career would be tied to a ministerial vocation.

Source: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2580213/backstreet_boy_brian_littrell_the_real.html?cat=33

Interview: Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell

Author: Clayton Perry — Published: Oct 23, 2009 at 11:51 am 11 comments

Although Brian Littrell is best-known for being a member of the Backstreet Boys, he is also a highly-regarded contemporary Christian recording artist. And while Brian’s secular journey with “the Boys” never clouded his spiritual faith, his openness about his faith made him stand out from his fellow band mates. Together, however, the Backstreet Boys would define (and in many ways, reshape) the contemporary musical landscape.

Over the past two decades, the Backstreet Boys have sold more than 100 million records. And within the annals of history, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the best-selling artists of all-time. Beyond all shadow of doubt, as far as vocal groups are concerned, the Backstreet Boys paved viable, commercial paths for N*SYNC, 98 Degrees and Westlife.

Upon the release of This Is Us, the band’s seventh studio album, Brian Littrell managed to squeeze some time out of his busy schedule and settle down for an interview with Clayton Perry—reflecting on his faith in God, the Backstreet Boys’ legacy, and the group’s successful blending of pop and R&B.


From the very beginning, God has shown tremendous favor over your life. Do you ever wonder why you were chosen to lead the life that you lead?

You know, we tend to forget how good God is in our lives. It’s a wonderful, wonderful opportunity. The funny thing is that I am human and I ask myself that every day. It’s a lot to take on, I’ll tell you that. It’s a lot to take on. But at the same time, I do Christian music as a solo artist on the side, so I can make people think about other things as well. You know, I’m not a preacher. I’m not an evangelist. I don’t go around, wanting to tell everybody that they’re going to die and burn in hell [laughing].

Right! [laughing]

So, I know why God has put me in this situation. I get to go to work and do something that I still love and that I’m still passionate about and affecting people’s lives in a positive way through pop music with the Backstreet Boys. My job is to use my gift that has been given to me and I’m going to use it as long as I can. But yeah, I mean, I’m blessed. I’m blessed. I’m fortunate. I’m happy to be able to articulate thoughts and feelings through music. I’m fortunate to be able to have experiences in my life that I can share with fans through music and be able to translate that. I mean, that’s what music is about: tying into an emotion where you remember a song of the girl that you were dating at the time in 1988, listening to whoever you were listening to, sitting on the side of the curb, thinking, “Man, I just broke up with my girl and that’s the song that I heard.” We share a lot of memories like that with people. We share a lot of first concerts with people. I get every day somebody at the supermarket or somebody on tour like, “You know, you were the first concert that I ever saw when I was nine,” and now they’re like 20.

Wow, that’s amazing!

So they’re still coming to the shows. That’s a blessing.

You, A.J., Howie and Nick all have unique, God-given gifts, which fuse together wonderfully. A recent press release honed in on this and gave you guys credit for redefining the modern musical landscape. What do you consider to be the Backstreet Boys’ greatest contribution to the music industry?

Wow, that’s a good question. I don’t know that I would say that we could take credit for redefining the landscape of music. But… I think that we were right on top of a certain time in our lives. With this generation – our generation of music lovers with the boom of the Internet and how things have changed in the past ten years – yes, the Backstreet Boys have been right on the cutting edge or the cusp of that. But, you know, at the end of the day I just hope that people look back at the material that we’ve done and will eventually look at it as something that was great – as something that was great for that time, something that people looked at as we continued to grow, as like, “Wow!” We are musicians, we are songwriters, we are a lot of other things other than the typical boy band. And I think as we’ve changed the landscape or whatever the bio says, I think at the end of the day, we just try to make good quality music. It comes down to the music. It doesn’t come down to the hype or the look or the feel or the time, it comes down to the quality of the material on the record. We’ve always talked about from day one, quality is better than quantity.

Even though quality is better than quantity, to date, the Backstreet Boys have sold over 100 million records.

And you know, there was a time in the music world that you could sell ten million albums in the US alone. There was a time that you could sell a million in the first day. And I think artists and the musical landscape has changed over those past years – there’s been so many artists that have had one successful great song that has been played on the radio, and you buy their album and their album is nothing. It’s nothing but that one good song.

Right.

And I think that the Backstreet Boys have always prided ourselves in having ten, eleven, twelve singles – what we call singles – on a record. You know, every song that is recorded for a Backstreet Boys record has a shot to be the first single. We don’t record it if it doesn’t have a shot to be the first single, you know? And it’s – I think, as I look back on what we’ve done and hopefully continue to do – our biggest benchmark that we’ve gotten through over the years is just sticking together, to be honest with you.

Why do you think you succeeded when so many others failed?

You know, a group like us doesn’t have a long shelf life. A group like us is lucky if we have two records. Well, we just released our seventh album. Today’s generation of music lovers that maybe didn’t grow up with The Beatles and grew up with The Backstreet Boys don’t know that The Beatles were only together for seven years. And their legacy continues to live on. That’s what I hope for us someday. That’s what I hope, that people turn around someday and say, “Wow, you know, they did it. They stuck together. They did something that no other group did.” There is no N*SYNC anymore. There is no 98 Degrees. There are no other boy band that’s out there. The New Kids on the Block took a fifteen-year hiatus while we were working our butts off, and then came back with their CD. So, you go and interview them and they’ll tell you a lot has changed. But, you know, from our impact in the industry, I just hope that people look back and say, “Wow! These guys really did it. They stuck together and they stayed true to who they are as musicians.” You know, if you listen to This is Us that came out [October 6, 2009,] versus our very first CD, you’ll find a lot of similarities. You’ll find a whole lot of similarities of the sounds and the things that we were using fifteen years ago that are back in style now today on radio. And it’s crazy. I mean, music is like fashion, you know? It just comes in circles and waves. And you stick around long enough you’re relevant again.

Yeah, it comes right back at you. You know, when you go back to your first album, [Backstreet Boys], and it’s kind of similar to your latest, [This Is Us]. One thing that I think the group just has been very good at is kind of blurring the lines between R&B and pop. You were able to reach a wide audience and pull from people of all backgrounds. Was the task as easy as it seemed? When you are formulating your albums, how much of it is conscious and how much of it is unconscious?

Well, I’ll say that we all grew up listening to Shai and to Jodeci and to Boyz II Men and New Edition – groups like that. So our influences initially were more rhythm and blues, you know, there wasn’t really a hip-hop at the time, unless you were like Kris Kross or something. But it’s funny that you say that because we have the R&B influence, but when we sing, as much as we try to be R&B, we’re really not. And I think that’s how the lines of blurring in between the R&B and the pop has been so successful for us. We’re singers first, you know, and in a boy band you always have one guy that can kind of do everything and everybody else just sits back and looks pretty [laughing]. That’s not the case with us.

Very true [laughing].

We sing a capella. We sing for real. When you come to a show, live, you know we’re singing our butts off. We’re not playing the CD and miming everything! [laughing] But for us to kind of blur the lines it was – in the beginning it was a conscious effort. In the beginning it was a little more of the R&B and kind of trying purposely to blur the lines, because that’s the music that we like. That’s the music that we still like today. So when you listen to a song like “Undone” on the record, or you listen to the title track, “This Is Us,” it has that urbanesque feeling to it. But again, you put all of our vocals over an urban track and it makes it a pop song with an urban feel.

Right.

So blurring those lines, the older we got, we never really tried to blur those lines; it just is what it is. It’s not rocket science, you know? It’s like we do have that special sound when we all sing together that is recognizable. It’s like, “Wow! Where have I heard that before?” You know? “Well I might have heard it on ‘Quit Playing Games’ or I might have heard it on ‘I Want it That Way’ or ‘Backstreet’s Back’ or ‘All I Have to Give’ or ‘I’ll Never Break Your Heart’ or . . . ” You know, the list goes on and on.

And on and on [laughing].

And on and on [laughing]. And again, it’s like that signature sound. And in radio today and in the music industry today, a lot of people don’t get that life on the radio for people to really connect to you. You know, you get one shot and that’s it and if you don’t succeed on that one shot, you just go away.

When you look at this particular album, [This Is Us], within the context of your 16 year career, what thoughts immediately come to mind?

Well, “Straight Through My Heart” was actually the last song that we cut for this record. That’s normally the story of our life: it’s always that last song that ends up being the first one.

Interesting. Has your recording process changed?

You know, it’s funny. When you’re recording a record, you always continue to raise the bar. You have one song that happens to be your favorite and then every other song has to measure up to that song. We were able to work with the producer and writer RedOne, who did all of Lady GaGa’s stuff – like “Poker Face” and “Just Dance,” and things that are very, very hot on the radio for the past couple of months, and probably will continue to be hot on the radio in the future. When we had an opportunity to work with him, the really cool thing was we found out that he was a huge Backstreet Boys fan. He grew up in Sweden, where, if you are a Backstreet Boys fan, you know that Sweden is special to us because that’s where we first went to Europe and started working with a guy named Denniz PoP who did all of the Ace of Base stuff. His successor would be a guy named Max Martin, who did anything and everything from 1996 until now – from Pink to Kelly Clarkson to Backstreet Boys to N*SYNC. I mean, you name it, Britney, everything. And if you’re not a Backstreet Boys fan, we went into recording this record with the attitude that we wanted to make a dance record. We wanted to make a record that made people feel happy, that you could put it on and listen to the whole thing, want to dance to it, want to move to it. Not only are we known for our melodies and our sound, but we’re known for putting together an entertaining show.

Is there a particular tour that holds a special place in your heart?

Back in the day, we got an award for our Millennium tour: [“Most Creative Stage Production” from Pollstar]. It blows my mind that 1999 was almost eleven years ago. But at the same time, the past two records, the Never Gone CD and the Unbreakable CD that came out over the last four years, have really been a growing process, I think, for us as a group. Because every artist kind of searches for themselves, trying to find what is really them, what’s right for them, what’s their niche. In the beginning, we had so much success from our early stuff that it really dictated who we were at the time. And as we started to grow up and as we started to venture out into other musical realms, our tastes started to change. You end up putting together new music, putting together stuff that you’re happy with. So at first when we go into the mindset of recording, we want to do music that we know we like that we’re a fan of. Because if we like it, then we feel like we can share it with the world. It’s not always an easy thing to share your songs with the whole world because even today, still, I’m running around singing “Quit Playing Games With My Heart,” and I’m sick of it, you know? Because I’ve been singing it forever! But at the same time, it really put us on the map in the music world, being a silly, happy love song that people remember at a certain time in their life – whether they were in grade school or they were in middle school or high school or college, it doesn’t matter. That’s the thing. But we always try to raise the bar. We always try to continue to grow. I want people to look back on us and say, “One, they’re still doing it. Two, they’re still relevant in today’s music world.” And that’s difficult. That’s very, very difficult to say stay relevant, I think, because the US market is so fast that everything is just hit and miss, you know?

Source: http://blogcritics.org/music/article/interview-backstreet-boys-brian-littrell/

Fotos: del twitter de Brian

Brian Judges Independent Music Awards

Posted: Jul 15 2008, 11:44 PM

... In the meantime, Walker will be one of several guest judges for this year's Independent Music Awards, which will be awarded in December. As an independent musician himself now, Walker sees the importance of drawing attention to independent artists.

"I think because it's important for good music to get heard, since for years it hasn't been. Plus, a backstreet boy is a judge! That is sweet," joked Walker in reference to guest judge Brian Littrell. "If I can help someone else get a shot at something through music, I would have wanted the same thing for me."

ENTREVISTA A BRIAN EN INROCK

Posted: Jul 20 2008, 12:17 AM

Es algo vieja la entrevista es de Agosto 13, 2006!

-Brian, bienvenido a Japón!
Gracias por invitarme, estoy muy contento de regresar a Japón

-Que lindo!
Baylee? Sí, él esta bien. Es la primera vez que él viene a Japón, estoy contento de poder venir aquí con mi familia .

-Él dice alguna cosa sobre Japón?
Él ama Japón! Le gustan los autos japoneses y sus construcciones.

- Él sabe lo popular que eres en Japón?
Yo creo que él es mas popular que yo! *s*

-Porque Kevin no puede trabajar con un proyecto de solista y Backstreet Boys?
haha, No sé que quiere hacer solo

- Tu piensas eso?
Yo tambien le pregunte

- Y que te dijo?
Él dijo que sería dificil continuar con Backstreet Boys mentalmente. Yo solo respeto su opinión. No sé la razón de su retiro claramente. Así que le pregunte sobre esto. Él quiere hacer mas cosas que Backstreet Boys. Tiene una produccion de hacer música para películas (soundtracks) e intentar actuar otravez

- Yo estuve shokeada al saber esa noticia.
Yo tambien. Estuve muy shokeado

- Cuando les comento sobre esto?
Durante el Tour Never Gone en Europe. El me comentó su opinion. No somos niños. Nos respetamos uno al otro.

- Es una salida pacífica.
Le pedí desesperamente que no se saliera. Discutimos amargamente sobre esto. Hice lo que pude para hacerle ver que él podría ser compatible con un proyecto solista en un grupo. Pero, es su vida y el tiene que decidir que hacer con ella. Él es mi primo y mejor amigo y tengo que respetarlo.

- Has pensado en una desintegración?
Nosotros hablamos sobre esto. Las fans aceptarán a Backstreet Boys de cuatro? Pero, nosotros pensamos en que deberíamos ser Backstreet Boys.
Nos preguntamos "Quiero hacer música de Backstreet Boys otravez??". Así que dijimos "Yes". Nosotros no podemos dejar el grupo, porque hemos tenido grandes momentos como Backstreet Boys.

- Eso es genial.
No lo culpamos. Él vive cerca de nuestro estudio de grabación. Así que le llame cuando fui a Los Angéles. Él no salió de nuestra vida, pero no saldrá en el siguiente album. Deseaba que él cambiará de opinión.

Brian Interview on Christianity Today

Posted: Jul 20 2008, 12:25 AM

De regreso a sus viejas calles

Los Backstreet boys han sido uno de los super grupos pop de toda la decada, vendiendo mas de 76 millones de discos. Pero Brian Littrell esperaba algo diferente, creyo al llamado del regreso de la musica cristiana que ha traido. En el 2005 , los charts remarcaron la cancion de "In Christ Alone" incluida en la compilacion WoW N0. 1s que iria a ganar el premio inspiracional de la musica. Y justo en ese mes, Littrell Littrel lanzo su album debut como solista "Welcome Home". Es como un paso hacia afuera de los backstreet boys, quienes no demostraron compromiso con la Fe de Littrell una situacion que a veces deja tension con el grupo, incluyendo una portada del fotoshot para la revista Rolling Stone cuando los chicos les pidieron que posaran con algunas mujeres desnudas. Littrell se nego, causando enojo en sus compañeros pero gloria de sus fans quienes apreciaron la postura que el tomo. En esta entrevista, el habla acerca de su nuevo projecto, Su fondo Christiano, y su experiencia celebre con los Backstreet boys a lo de los años.

Has cantado con los Backstreet Boys todos estos años, sorprendentes elogios, premios, y estrellato mundial. Porque lanzar un album como solista?
BL: Realmente no es mi oportunidad. Dios me ha dejado en este camino para prepararme para este proyecto, o cosas asi. Esto ha sido un sueño mio desde niño cantando en una iglesia de Lexington, Kentuky. He escrito musica Cristiana por mucho tiempo, y ahora he tenido la oportunidad de mostrarla a otros. Mi enfoque ha sido Dios y su oportunidad, y cuando la oportunidad de dios es correcta, Porque no?

Como entonces respondes a los escepticos que dicen que simplemente estas usando tu exito para capitalizar en el escenario de la musica Cristiana?
BL: Pienso que el disco habla por si solo. La primera cancion "My answer is you", habla acerca de como hay una diferencia en el mundo cuando la fe esta en tu Corazon. La rason de esa fe, por esa esperanza, es Dios. Estoy aqui para profesar mi fe y apretar el paso. No tiene nada que ver con diferencias. Todo tiene que ver con Dios y su oportunidad.

Mucha gente no se da cuenta de un fuerte fondo Cristiano.
BL: He cantado en la iglesia desde que tenia 4 años. Mis padres cantaban en el coro de la iglesia, asiq ue creci en ese ambiente de amor hacia el canto, rodeado por musica Cristiana. Tengo un don natural dado por dios y fui capaz de usar ese regalo para revivar y otras iglesias en el area.

Y estas planenado tomar ese amor a la musica y estudiar en la universidad y empesar a ser lider?
BL: Si, he investigado en la Universidad biblica de cincinnati. Ellos actualmente se acercaron a mi con una beca de cuatro años, pero todavia no hiba en el ultimo año de la preparatoria en aquel tiempo. Asi que tuve que esperar un año antes de que pudiera entrar. Antes de que eso pasara, mi primo Kevin Richardson me llamo diciendo "Quiero que vengas a Orlando y tratar de entrar al grupo". Eso me llevo a los Backstreet Boys, y ahi he estado por 13 años.

Tu eres el primer Backstreet boy en lanzar un album como solista. Tu dijiste que los otros lo habian escuchado y le dieron su bendicion. Kevin y los demas son creyentes? Ha sido Welcome home una herramienta de testigo?
BL: Tu sabes, realmente no puedo hablar en nombre de ellos como si como no ellos son creyentes,. Dios siempre tuvo ese plan de poneme con los Backstreet Boys. Pienso que es super ser capaz de mostrar este mensaje y la musica, no solo conlas fans de Backstreet boys, si no tambien con ellos mismos. A ellos les gusto el material, y me han apoyado a donde yo voy a donde mi viaje de fe me lleva. Pienso que eso hace una gran combinacion y tener una fuerte creencia en el medio de una banda con una plataforma como esa.

Has sido dificil ser el unico Cristiano en el grupo?
BL: Al principio, ser el unico con ese fondo religioso y fuerte fe, seguro. Habia veces que los otros chicos se preguntaban el porque mi vista diferia de otros en el grupo. Pero pienso que la gente trata de entenderrse cada uno como las relaciones que
cresen atraves del tiempo, y hemos aprendido que todos no necesitamos uno al oto. Jugamos un cierto papel en el grupo, y si eso puede azotar estos chicos un poquito, mostrarles y ayudarles a darse cuenta que hay una luz al final del tunel, entonces ya hice mi parte.

Has sentido presion de tu exito celebre, de tu disco, de tus amigos en Backstreet Boys al participar en algo que choque con tus creencias?
BL:Una vez me pidieron ser un invitado en el show de Howard Stern con howie y Kevin. No era que ellos me presionaran, pero ellos me bromearon y trataron de persuadirme en ir al show, diciendoq ue seria divertido. Pero se de que se trata el show de Stern y no necesitaba o queria ser parte de el.

No hay tambien un tiempo en el que rechasabas ser parte de la portada de Rolling Stone con el resto de los BSB?
BL: Cierto, fue la idea del fotografo de rodearnos de mujeres desnudas, tratando de hacernos ver mas grandes qwue la vida. Eso no encaja con mis creencias, no era para mi. Los otros chicos me acribillaron con preguntas, tratando de explicar el porque necesitaba hacer esto pero no apareci ahi. Ultimamente fue una cosa de Dios. Ese suceso hiso que tuviera una foto mia separada explicando elporque no apareci en la revista con el resto de de los chicos, y como no queria postrarme de esa manera. He recivido mucho apoyo de las fans a causa de eso, gracias a me por mostrarme que soy real y que llevo a cabo verdaderamente mis creencias.

Es dificil ser un modelo para esas fans, considerando que muchas niñas te consideran una super estrella o que estas guapo?
BL: Quiero que las backstreet fasns me vean y vean estabilidad. Se quien soy como persona, como padre y como marido. Y creo que uno de muchas rasones que Dios
me puso en medio de los BSB . Hay muchas estrellas que hoy no se dan cuenta del impacto que han causado en la gente joven. Ser una superestrella es grandioso,
siempre y cuando puedas ser un modelo positivo.

Cuando entonces permaneces como un modelo positivo y sigues apegado a tu fe?
BL: Dios me apega. Mi relacion con mis afectos en cada movimiento que hago. Sigo todo lo que es mas importante para mi cerca de mi: mi familia, mi biblia, mi x-box solo bromeaba. Basicamente tu eres tu ambiente (en el camino), me rodeo de cosas positivas y sigo orando.

Ahora que tu album ha estado afuera por un tiempo, que respuestas has recivido tanto de Cristianos como del mercado profano.
BL: He recivido muchas respuestas positivas de ambos mercados. La gente parece estar recibiendo con brazos y Corazon abiertos, y estan interesados en las historias
que quiero compartir acerca de mi relacion con dios y mi Fe. He estado abrumado, para ser honesto. Rezo que este disco rompa algunas barreras para ayudar a que
la musica Cristiana pueda ser super otravez.

Hay un tiempo especifico donde sientas que la musica Cristiana fue asombrosa o que se perdio su momento, o piensas que la
musica Cristiana jamas se bajo de sus estandares de la musica?
BL: Hubo un tiempo en que la musica Cristiana era todo loq ue yo escuchaba desde Michael W. Smith y Michael english hasta Sandi Patty y Larnelle Harris.
Entonces cuando cuando entre ala corriente principal de la muscia en el mundo, empese escuchando mucha musica profana. Hoy los grupos estan rompiendo
las barreras, como el exito de Switchfoot o en la radio tocan MercyMe's "I can only imagine". es bueno porque comiensas a dividir que eso existe. Nada
parece querer tocar ambos formatos en al radio, pero la musica cristiana es gradual y empieza a ser aceptada, lo cuial pienso que es grndioso porque puedes
llegar a mas gente si tu musica es tocada en ambos formatos. Pero ese no es mi ultimo objetivo.

Que esperas alcansar con este album? Estas usando tu fama como una plataforma para mostrar a Jesus con otroso que no solian escuchar muscia cristiana?
BL: la gente esta atraida con el projecto porque estoy en Backstreet boys. Eso es bueno, pero espero que la musica y el mensaje viaje hasta Cristo. Realmente no he tenido expectativas al hacer este disco, pero siento que era loq ue nesecitaba ser y retransmitir mi mensaje en una manera positiva. Voy a trabajar duro para promover este proyecto, salir y hablar de el, mientras espero que llegue a toda la gente posible, aun en el lado profano. No es por las ventas; es por mi Corazon y mi relacion con Cristo. Rezo para que la gente le de esa oportunidad. Este proyecto no es para mi. No es por exito, otro que hago o que se pretenda hacer, es llevar el mensaje de Jesus.

Que piensas que tienen que ofrecer la musica Cristiana musicalmente al mundo, fama y reconocimiento?
BL: Mi proyecto se alimenta de lo que escuche cuando niño. asi como la muscia Cristiana, escuche el gospel inspiracional y tradicional. Este proyecto salio de los otros tres. Tengo un coro gospel en "Your keep givin' me" y "We lift you up" Entonces "Angels and Heros" y "Gone without goodbye" van mas del lado inspiracional. No estan directo hacia la religion, pero esa era mi inspiracion. Tan lejos como musica Cristiana tipica, Hay en "my answer is you, "welcome home" y "over my head", queria que mi proyecto estubiera bien redondeado, y diferente al mismo tiempo. Quiero que la gente escuche y encuentre algo nuevo cada vez que lo escuche.

Donde hay cualquier retos o diferencias de ti al ir a la musica principal como una de los artistas que mas ha vendido?
BL: No hay mucha diferencia mas quelas cancioens que son tocadas. La Radio es radio es una salida. y el mercado de cds es el mercado de cds.

Que es lo mas importante en tu vidas en este momento?
BL: Tengo que decir que mi familia y mi fe. No hay nada mas reconfortante que tener una amorosa esposa Leighanne y mi pequeño niño Baylee a mi lado. He sido bendecido por lo que Dios me ha dado y espero qu este disco me provee para darme muchas cosas a cambio.

Source: http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2006/brianlittrell-0706.html

Brian's New Song

Posted: Jul 20 2008, 12:28 AM

Brian's New Song - Backstreet boy Brian Littrell returns to spiritual roots
Once upon a time pop ruled the world.

Recently, Littrell found himself in Toronto, without his fellow BSB-ers. Why should his fans care?

"If they are at all interested in the Backstreet Boys and me in particular, if they're at all interested in how I got my start and my first love of music, you will find it in this record," he says, talking about his solo effort - Welcome Home.

Littrell says it's a mixture of contemporary Christian, gospel and pop/rock music and describes it as inspiring and uplifting.

"I hope they respect the fact I'm willing to stick my neck out and stand up for what I believe in," he adds.

The album brings Littrell full circle. Right before fame came calling he was about to go to the University of Cincinnati Bible College on a four-year vocal scholarship.

"So starting off in contemporary Christian music was my beginning and I always wanted to go back to it as a solo artist," he says.

But just because he's gone off on his own doesn't mean he has forgotten the group that made him famous. He's not turning his back on BSB just yet.

"They're good friends of mine," he says about the rest of the group. "We spent some of the best years of our lives together, and we're already back in the studio making another CD. Music is nothing but probably everything that we do in our lives. We're proud of that and honoured to have fans all over the world."

The Backstreet Boys will face this recording session as a four, not five, member act. Littrell's cousin, Kevin Richardson, has left their world behind.

"He's chosen to hang up his cleats as a Backstreet Boy, and I'm okay with that. I'm a little disappointed, but I'm okay with his decision. If that's what he wants for his life I don't want to make him do something that he doesn't want to do," he says.

Wait a minute! Britney's life looks like a tabloid train wreck, Justin has left his Michael Jackson-esque squeals behind and the BSB are down to four members! Are these all signs of the pop apocalypse?

"Just because one of us decides to stop doesn't mean all of us have to stop," Littrell says quickly about the future of Backstreet. "I feel there's an obligation there to continue to make music, and I love making music as a Backstreet Boy.

"I love making music as a solo artist. I love being able to go to work every day and do something that I'm so passionate about and that I care about. If Kevin is finished with that time in his life, I have to respect that."

Nueva cancion de Brian- El backstreet boy regresa a sus raices espirituales

Hace una vez que el pop reino el mundo. Recientemente, Brian Littrell se encontro a si mismo en Toronto, sin sus compañeros de banda BSB, Que deben cuidar sus fans?

"Si ellas estan interesadas en los Backstreet Boys y en mi en particular, si ellas estan interesadas en como consegui y empese mi primer amor a la musica, lo encontraras en este disco", Dijo Brian hablando de su disco como solista- Welcome home.

Littrell dijo que es una mescla musica Cristiana contemporanea, gospel y pop/rock y lo describe como una inspiracion y estimulacion.

"Espero que ellos respeten el hecho de que estoy dispuesto a ariesgar el pellejo y defender en lo que creo", agrego.

El album esta lleno de Littrell. Justo cuand la fama lo llamo el estaba apunto de ir a la Universidad de Cincinnati Bible collage con una beca del coro de 4 años .

"Involucrarme en la musica Cristiana era mi comienso y siempre quise ir con ella como solista" dijo Brian.

Pero solo porque se fue no significa que se ha olvidado del grupo que lo hiso famoso. El no le da la espalda a BSB.

"Ellos son buenos amigos mios", dice acerca del resto del grupo. "Pasamos los mejores años de nuestras vidas juntos y estamos listos para regresar al estudio a grabar nuestro siguiente CD. La musica no es nada comparada con todo lo que hemos hecho en nuestras vidas. Estamos orgullosos y honorados de tener fans en todo el mundo"

Los backstreet boys grabaran no con 5 sino son 4 miembros. El primo de Littrell, Kevin richardson ha dejado el mundo de los BSB.

"El escogio dejar de ser un Backstreet boy, y estoy de acuerdo con eso. Un poco en desacuerdo, pero estoy bien con sus desicion. Si eso es lo que quiere en us vida, no lo voy a obligar a hacer algo que el no quiera" dijo Brian,

Backstreet boys esta con 4 miembros, eso es señal de apocalypsis para el pop?

"Solo porque uno decidio parar no significa que los demas tambien vamos a parar"Littrell dijo rapidamente acerca del futuro del grupo.

"Siento que hay una obligacion para seguir grabando CDs y yo amo hacer musica de Backstreet Boys"

"Amo hacer musica como solista, amo ir a trabajar cada dia y hacer algo en el que me sienta pasionado y eso es lo que cuido. Si Kevin ha terminado con esto en su vida. Tengo que respetarlo.

Source: Ottawa Sun

Gospel Music Channel Presentará Concierto Gratuito, al Aire Libre más Grande de América

Posted: Jul 20 2008, 12:51 AM

Brian Littrell, Lisa Kimmey y Brandon Heath serán anfitriones de cuatro especiales de dos horas que se estrenan el 7 y el 14 de julio.

26·06·07 - Gospel Music Channel ha conseguido que Brian Littrell (Backstreet Boys), Lisa Kimmey (Out of Eden) y el emergente cantautor Brandon Heath sean anfitriones de su cobertura exclusiva del concierto nacional de dos días Celebrate Freedom 2007 de 94.9 KLTY / Interstate Batteries, que incluye a Luis Palau como conferencista y decenas de artistas en el escenario.

El evento de concierto gratuito más grande en los Estados Unidos se ha celebrado en el Rancho Southfork en Parker, Texas (a la salida de Dallas) durante 17 años. Por primera vez en 2006 Gospel Music Channel fue invitado a transmitir el concierto por la única red de televisión de la nación con 24 horas de música Gospel/cristiana. La red vuelve en 2007 para capturar el evento de concierto de dos días el 29 y 30 de junio, que será transmitido en cuatro especiales de concierto de dos horas que se estrenarán el 7 de julio (4:00 PM Parte 1, 8:00 PM Parte 2) y el 14 de julio (4:00 PM Parte 3, 8:00 PM Parte 4) y serán vistos a lo largo del mes.

Brandon Heath
El Celebrate Freedom 2007 de 94.9 KLTY / Interstate Batteries se jacta de la más grande alineación en su historia -- casi 40 artistas -- incluyendo algunos de los principales artistas de la música cristiana y Gospel como Casting Crowns, Natalie Grant, Aaron Shust, TobyMac, Avalon, Nichole Nordeman, Krystal Meyers, Marcos Witt, Bebo Norman, Rebecca St. James, Salvador, Superchic[k], Michael English, Anthony Evans, y muchos más.

Littrell, Kimmey y Heath serán anfitriones de la cobertura especial del Gospel Music Channel, con Kimmey y Heath como anfitriones del primer día del evento y Littrell junto a Kimmey en la última tarde de conciertos.

Lisa Kimmey

Littrell, quien ya era artista multi-platino como parte de los Backstreet Boys, se ha vuelto un favorito de los entusiastas de la música cristiana y Gospel desde el lanzamiento de su debut solista para Reunion Records, Welcome Home en 2006. Kimmey es un tercio del grupo de hermanas Out of Eden, pero recientemente se ha vuelto una personalidad de la televisión por derecho propio como anfitriona regular para e programa Hot List de Gospel Music Channel. Por su parte Heath ha sido un compositor respetado en Nashville durante años, quien ha colaborado a menudo con Bebo Norman, Matt Wertz y Dave Barnes. Él lanzó recientemente su CD debut Don't Get Comfortable.

Where the boys are! (Brian interview)

Posted: Jun 16 2008, 12:36 PM

Why are you still together as a boy band?
After a 15-year rollercoaster ride and plenty of hard work, we simply can't stop. Our voices have created a magic that people are drawn to.

Which musician's poster have you got on your wall?
I've got Backstreet Boys posters on my studio walls. In my home there are pictures of my family, wife and son.

Is it easy for you being an evangelical Christian and an idolised sex symbol?
I don't think it concerns me as I'm no longer 18. If anything, my life represents stability as I'm a father, a husband and a Backstreet Boy.

BRIAN @ Q100 RADIOSTATION IN ATLANTA

Posted: Jul 25 2008, 02:11 PM

The Backstreet Boys are coming back to Atlanta! Brian Littrell came in studio to hang out with the Bert Show to talk about life on the road, the drama surrounding Nick, and what exactly happened to Kevin!

Los Backstreet Boys regresan a Atlanta! Brian Littrell fue al estudio para hablar con Bert en su programa y hablar de los tours como se vive, el drama que rodea a Nick y lo que en verdad paso con Kevin!

Source: Q100

Backstreet Boy Is Upfront With God

Posted: Jul 30 2008, 05:02 PM

This article is from the July/August 2007 issue of the Christian Living Magazine.; By: Lisa A. Rice

Last month a thirty-ish guy with a little goatee and a cross tattoo got on a giant stage before 65,000 fans in Tokyo, Japan, and sang some songs from his latest album. They were songs about how much he loves Jesus, and how much God loves people unconditionally. Little were some in the audience expecting this – especially from a Backstreet Boy!

BSB vocalist Brian Littrell grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, in a family where church attendance was not an option. His grandfather sang in a barbershop quartet, and his grandmother and parents sang solos in the church. Even as a little boy, Brian tuned in carefully and learned to pick out harmonies.

"Ever since the age of four, I sang my heart out," says the now-grown-up- boy-band- artist. "I sang in the kid's choir, but one day I went to the musical director of the adult choir and asked if the adults could back me on a song I wanted to perform. He agreed, and we prepared special music for the morning service. Eighty five adults sang behind me as my choir."

The other strong influence in Brian's life was his choir teacher in high school, Mr. Turner. This teacher taught and encouraged Brian so much that he began to have hope for a career in music. "I told my teacher that if I ever amounted to anything, I would come back and produce a record that featured my high school choir." And indeed, Brian did just that. Six years later, after he had made it big with the Backstreet Boys, Brian came back to Lexington, found his teacher, and called all 120 of the chorus members he had sung with. Seventy eight of them responded and came to sing back up on Brian's new faith-based album, to the song, "The Perfect Fan," (about his mother).

"We had a blast getting together, but I felt like my school teacher," says Litrell. "The first thing I said to them was, 'we're gonna have fun, but you will hate me by the end of the day. I know this, accept this, and it's okay.' I gave Mr. Turner a smirky smile, and he gave me a look that said, 'Okay, I guess you know what you're doing."

The group worked eight hours, and at the end of the day, the newly-formed back up chorale understood what Brian meant. "A lot of people look at the music industry as something that's easy. But, as these friends saw, we put a lot of time, effort, and emotion into every album. Once something is on a CD, it will live that way forever, so we try to get it right."

Despite his desire for excellence, however, Brian says he's come to the point where he sees that people are more attached to real music and real artists, and that things on CDs aren't going to be perfect. "It's a feel, an emotion, rather than perfection. It's more artistic that way."

Singing as a Ministry

Brian is still making records with the Backstreet Boys, with a new album coming out this spring (listen for a song called "Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon"), but he's also doing quite well as a solo artist with Christian albums. The album "Welcome Home" features his old chorus buddies, and includes the songs, "You Keep Giving Me," and "We Lift You Up." "These are huge gospel songs," says Brian. "I think I'm a southern gospel artist at heart. That music has always moved me."

Never in a million years would Brian have dreamt that he'd be in a pop boy band. That opportunity fell in his lap in the early 1990s through his cousin, Kevin, the first member of the group.

Now, expanding his solo career, Brian is using every performance venue to share his faith in Christ. "All my life I wanted to be a singer and a youth minister," says Brian, "but little did I know that God would give me both at this stage of my career." Brian ministers to youth all over the world, using his fame with the Backstreet Boys to tell them where his hope really lies.

Staying Grounded Amidst the Fame

Brian is aware that his image is on posters of teen girls throughout the nation. In order to stay grounded, he constantly reminds himself – and others – that he's not an icon, but a real person – no more important than anyone else, but rather a real "Joe Schmo" who makes mistakes. He understands that "to whom much has been given, much is required," and he takes his platform seriously. "You have to know who you are as a person before you enter the music business. You have to maintain that person. It's like a kid, when you tell a lie, you have tell ten more to get out. I live my life based on truth. Everyone knows everything about me. I don't hide, and I don't lie. I'm a normal human being that doesn't want to be known as a pop star. I want to be known as a father, husband, and a man of faith."

Keeping the Focus on Family

During his Welcome Home tour, Brian often sang to crowds of 1,500 kids a night, way down from his earlier BSB audiences of tens of thousands. But numbers are no longer important to this artist. "It's about taking the message to kids that have been BSB fans and are now young adults with kids of their own. Little did I know that God would give me the platform of a youth ministry to tell my story and share my faith. And I know God doesn't give me anything I can't handle."

When Brian used to say, "If I ever go solo, I'll be a contemporary Christian artist," the record labels would tell him that the sales weren't so good in that market and that he'd make a lot less money. Brian's answer was "So what? Music is music. The sad thing is that we have to categorize everything. I just want to sing from the heart." Brian's current album deal is with Provident Label Group through Reunion Records.

Through his new solo adventures, Brian has had the freedom to sing the songs he most loves – like the old hymns – and to include his family to a greater extent. His 4-year-old son even sings on stage sometimes. As a matter of fact, last month the smart little lad figured out that when he was through singing one song, he would be ushered off the stage. He didn't like this idea, so he hogged the microphone and continued to sing another song. The band just had to keep up!
(Brian says he should research his family line to find out where his son got such a passion for music – and for hogging a stage!)

Amazingly, however, even with 74 million records to his name, Brian Littrell's greatest goal is not more fame – but rather to deflect all the glory to the God who saved him as a young boy and who answered the cry of his heart to touch the lives of young people.For more information on Brian Littrell and his new solo career, please visit him at www.brianlittrell.com.

Brian saves the day!!

Posted: Aug 19 2008, 02:18 PM

Hey it's Nazzy, as you may or may not know, I had the opportunity to shave a listeners head bald for front row tickets to see the Backstreet Boys this past weekend at the Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion in Gilford, NH.

I was all set to do it; the winner was all set to do it; so it was finally "go time"! At the last possible second, she received a pardon from a very unlikely source. Brian Littrell, of the BSB's, came running out from backstage just as I was about to cut into the winners locks. He grabbed the clippers out of my hand & told me not to do it!! He said, "No Backstreet Boys fans should have to shave their heads to sit in the front row!"

Who am I to say "no" to a Backstreet Boy! So Brian ripped the barbershop cloth off from around her neck & escorted her backstage for a personal meet & greet with the rest of the band.. (What a class act – I have a new found respect for the boys now)

In the end, she was able to keep her hair & sit in the front row, thanks to a little help from the Backstreet Boys!! Thanks Brian…

– Nazzy

PS - What a show!! After 15 years, the boys still got it!!

Source: 105.5 JYY via Mike http://1055jyy.blogspot.com/2008/08/with-little-help-from-boys.html

Empowering Families

Posted: Dec 4 2008, 01:39 PM

Empowering Families Of Children Who Need Heart-Related Surgery

Brian Littrell woke up in a hospital room ten years ago, and the first words he heard came from his surgeon: "Son, I don't know how you were running around onstage with that heart of yours." Littrell, a former member of the Backstreet Boys and now a solo act, had just undergone surgery to repair a small hole in his heart—a congenital defect diagnosed when he was 5. What he didn't know—and neither did his surgeon until Littrell was on the operating table—was that a second hole was hidden on the other side of his ticker. The surgeon closed it up. "I'm truly a walking miracle," says Littrell.

Littrell was 23 at the time of his surgery. The procedure and recovery put a big dent in his glamorous career. "My life was flourishing and moving at such a fast pace," he says. "When I heard I needed surgery, I was terrified. When your life is in someone else's hands, it's emotional." The experience inspired Littrell to start The Healthy Heart Club, a nonprofit that assists families whose children need heart-related surgery. The club's other goal is to educate families on the benefits of exercise and nutrition as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

For those families facing extended treatments at facilities away from home, Littrell's support is a huge blessing. Kris Foster of Lexington, KY, spent more than a month in Cleveland, OH, while her daughter, Julia, now 15, recovered from open heart surgery. The Healthy Heart Club contributed to the family's gas, food, and lodging. "We had the best care possible," says Foster. "We couldn't have afforded it without the Club."

"The more blessings you give out, the more you get back," says Littrell.

Source: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/index.jsp

The Littrell Family 4

Littrells on Larry King Live - Transcript

KING: The tragedy of the death of John Travolta's son.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta remains with us in Atlanta.

Also, in Atlanta now is Brian and Leighanne Littrell, along with their son, Baylee. Brian is one of the Backstreet Boys. And they recently found out that 6-year-old Baylee has Kawasaki disease.

How did you find it out, Brian?

BRIAN LITTRELL, MEMBER BACKSTREET BOYS, SON HAS KAWASAKI SYNDROME: Well, we — we started with swollen lymph nodes. We went to the doctor. It was strep throat. And then we started some antibiotics. And as the doctor was referring to earlier, everything escalated. And we found out a week before Christmas that he was diagnosed with atypical Kawasaki's disease.

So they were about to let us go. The scary thing, they were about to let us go from the hospital. And the infectious disease doctor came in and said everything looks great. They thought it was a disease called Erythema multiformae, which is a Herpes virus. They were about to let us go from the hospital.

And we asked for an echocardiogram. And they found his coronary artery was a 3.3 on the scale for his size. And that's extremely large.

KING: Yes…

B. LITTRELL: At a one, it's the biggest so.

KING: So, what, Leighanne, is the treatment?

LEIGHANNE LITTRELL, SON HAS KAWASAKI SYNDROME: They do an IVIG through the I.V. And it takes 12 hours. So you can have a reaction to it during (INAUDIBLE). You can have a reaction to it during, but Baylee, again, didn't have a reaction during. He had it after.

So everything he did was atypical.

And what — I want to just stress to every mom and every parent and to everybody, that trust your instincts because, like Brian said, they were going to send us home twice. And our symptoms didn't follow any of the symptoms that you read anywhere.

KING: Does this tragedy today, Brian, give you some pause?

B. LITTRELL: It does. I mean our thoughts and our prayers go out to the Travolta family. It's a tragedy. I mean any parent all over the world that watches, you know, the entertainment shows and finds out the news that's happening, it is tragic. And our thoughts and prayers go out to them.

But we're also, you know, a miracle in the making right here, with being able to find what it was and to be able to address the situation. We went to the cardiologist the day after Christmas and his coronary artery is starting to shrink down back to size. And we're very fortunate. And thanks for all the prayers and all the fans out there that support us.

KING: Dr. Sanjay, he doesn't appear any the worse for it, young Baylee.

GUPTA: Yes. He looks pretty good. He's making a lot of cute faces at the camera there, I see, as well.

You know, that's pretty typical. Once you — once you sort of suppress the immune system — the immune system's sort of in overdrive, Larry. And that's what's causing all the problems. It's causing the inflammation in the blood vessels. Brian was describing that coronary artery, which is the artery on top of the heart that supplies the heart.

That starts to get big. And it's just the inflammation. You the medication to suppress the inflammation and the artery starts to come back down to size.

He's going to need to be monitored to make sure this doesn't come back again. But as you point out, he looks pretty good right now.

B. LITTRELL: He does.

KING: Would it be doubtful, Sanjay, if Jett — if John Travolta's son died of this disease at age 16?

GUPTA: I think so, Larry. It's one of those things where, you know, you can only go by the data. And I certainly have never met Jett and never examined him.

But it's very unusual for someone to have these symptoms after the age of eight or so. And also, the — you know, the heart problems. If there's a problem that causes death, there's a lethal issue, it's usually related to the heart, not so much to the brain, as we're hearing from John Travolta's lawyers and some of the other reporters down there.

So it doesn't all seem to fit together as being related to Kawasaki disease.

KING: Leighanne, is Baylee always this up?

L. LITTRELL: Always. Always. Even more so. You hit him at a calm moment.

KING: Baylee, how are you feeling?

BAYLEE LITTRELL: Good.

KING: Good?

How old are you Baylee?

B. LITTRELL: Six.

KING: So you're in first grade?

Are you in first grade?

L. LITTRELL: Not yet. Say I'm pre — I'm still preschool.

B. LITTRELL: I'm still…

L. LITTRELL: He had a late birthday.

B. LITTRELL: Kindergarten.

B. LITTRELL: Yes, kindergarten.

L. LITTRELL: I'm sorry. Kindergarten.

KING: Yes, kindergarten.

He shows no ill effects, Brian.

B. LITTRELL: No, he doesn't. He doesn't. He's been a little tired. But again, we're — we're dealing with this about 10 days to two weeks later. We got a great report from the cardiologist. But if you saw him two weeks ago, you would not recognize him. I have pictures on my cell phone that I've showed the family and — and it's pretty scary. It's pretty scary.

KING: Oh, really?

L. LITTRELL: It was six days in the hospital.

KING: Well, I know all of our wishes go out to the Travoltas. And thank you for joining us. Brian and Leighanne Littrell and young Baylee.

L. LITTRELL: Thanks.

B. LITTRELL: Thank you.

KING: And thank you, Dr. Gupta, as always.

GUPTA: Thanks, Larry.

KING: I don't think anybody does it better.

GUPTA: Thank you.
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Brian Littrell & Wife “Deeply Touched for the Travoltas”

Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and his wife Leighanne are reaching out to extend their condolences to John Travolta and Kelly Preston following the recent death of their 16-year-old son, Jett.

The Littrells, whose 6-year-old son Baylee was just diagnosed with Atypical Kawasaki Disease (Jett was also reported to have had Kawasaki Disease), tell OK! their hearts are with the grieving family.

"We are so deeply touched for the Travoltas," the Littrell family told OK! in a statement. "We thought what we just went through was horrendous enough, so we can't imagine what they are going through. We want to pass on our condolences, our love and prayers."
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Backstreet Boy Brian Shares Sympathy for Travoltas

Brian Littrell, Baylee Littrell Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys is one celeb who has been personally affected by the death of John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son, Jett...and understandably so.

Just before Christmas, Littrell's son, Baylee, 6, was diagnosed with the rare atypical Kawasaki disease, the same heart affliction Jett had as a child. It can be treated, but Kawasaki can have complications, including irreparable heart damage.

"We are so deeply touched for the Travoltas," the boy bander and his wife, Leighanne, said in a statement to OK!. "We thought what we just went through was horrendous enough, so we can't imagine what they are going through."

Source: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/print/inde...contentId=77600
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Littrell’s Prayers For Travolta Family

Backstreet Boys star BRIAN LITTRELL has sent his condolences to JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON following the death of their son JETT.

The 16-year-old died following a seizure at the family's Bahamas holiday retreat on Friday (02Jan09).

The teenager reportedly suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome - a disease which inflames organs mainly in children.

Littrell's six-year-old son Baylee was diagnosed with the disease last month (Dec08), and the link hasn't been lost on the singer, who has sent his "love and prayers" to the actor.

In a statement, Littrell and his wife Leighanne say, "We are so deeply touched for the Travoltas. We thought what we just went through was horrendous enough, so we can't imagine what they are going through. We want to pass on our condolences, our love and prayers." Neither Travolta nor his wife Kelly Preston have ever confirmed their son was a Kawasaki sufferer.
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Kawasaki Disease Treated With Plasma-Derived Therapy

Kawasaki disease is an uncommon illness that typically affects children between the ages of two and five and is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the United States according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Kawasaki disease is treated with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG), a plasma-derived therapy that replaces vital missing antibodies in a person's plasma and that is manufactured by member companies of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA).

As reported recently in the news, Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell's six-year-old son Baylee has been diagnosed with atypical Kawasaki disease. According to Littrell's website posting, "He received IVIG, which is a treatment to bring down the inflammation in his coronary arteries. Baylee will be closely monitored for the next 6-8 weeks by a Pediatric Cardiologist to see if the treatment was effective." Kawasaki disease can inflame and weaken coronary arteries, creating the risk of blood clots that can cause heart attacks.

"IVIG is produced from plasma donated by healthy, committed donors across the country," said Julie Birkofer, PPTA Vice President, North America. Plasma is the straw-colored, liquid portion of whole blood that remains when red blood cells, platelets and other cellular components are removed. It is rich in proteins needed to fight infection, clot blood, and ensure proper lung function.

Source plasma used to produce life-saving therapies like IVIG is donated by healthy, committed individuals at 363 government licensed and International Quality Plasma Program-certified plasma collections centers in the U.S., Europe and Canada.

"Nationwide, tens of thousands of individuals rely on plasma protein therapies to treat rare, chronic diseases and disorders, which include hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, primary immunodeficiency diseases, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Kawasaki disease, and certain autoimmune and neurological disorders," said Birkofer. "These protein replacement therapies are life-saving."
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Access Exclusive: Brian Littrell On Son’s Kawasaki Disease

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

The Travolta family said their son, Jett, was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a syndrome associated with heart disease in children. The illness has also just struck the 6-year-old son of Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell.

In an exclusive interview with Access Hollywood, the singer recalled the terrifying moment he heard about his son Baylee's diagnosis and his thoughts when he heard the disease being associated with John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son.

"I first heard Kawasaki's and I was like, 'This is just, this is too much,' because we had just battled for the past two weeks. And getting Baylee well, and all this stuff, and then it hits the press," Brian told Access' Shaun Robinson of the news of Jett Travolta's sudden death last week.

Baylee was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease one week before Christmas and just two weeks before the death of Jett, who the Travolta family said had been diagnosed with the same disease.

Brian said he and wife Leighanne felt "helpless" when they found out.

"I remember when we got the report from the echocardiogram," Brian recalled. "His EKG looked fabulous, but the [test] came back and his coronary artery was a 3.3 on the scale — your normal coronary artery in a child should be anywhere form .05 to .08."

"It was a helpless situation," Brian added.

The situation first revealed itself to the Littrell family after Baylee had to be hospitalized for what at first seemed to be flu like symptoms.

"Kawasaki, they call it the great mimicker, because it can mimic other diseases," Brian told Shaun. "We didn't really know what it was… turning into hand, foot and mouth disease, then it turned into bacterial infections, which is a herpes virus. It kept escalating and escalating and before we left the hospital, we had asked the cardiologist for echocardiogram on Baylee's heart."

As it turns out, it was Brian's own health issue that caused him to be proactive about his son's health.

"Baylee's had been complaining since October of having small little chest pains," Brian explained. "I was born with a heart murmur. [His echocardiogram] revealed that there was some inflammation of the coronary artery. What happens is Kawasaki goes directly to the coronary artery and causes it to be enflamed."

But it was an inflammation for Baylee that doctors have since been able to reduce through what Brian calls a multi vitamin antibiotic.

"He's doing well. He just graduated yesterday to his orange belt in karate. He missed a month of karate due to being low key, but we're happy to have him back," Brian said with a sense of relief. "He's a normal 6-year-old and not limited in any way other than being monitored with his coronary artery."

Source: http://www.accesshollywood.com/access-excl...e_article_12926
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Heartache of Backstreet Boy

THE son of Backstreet Boys star Brian Littrell has been diagnosed with the same rare disorder suffered by tragic Jett Travolta.

Six-year-old Baylee was found to have Kawasaki Disease just 18 days before Jett died.

And grieving John Travolta is ready to help Brian and his family cope with their son’s condition.

Singer and guitarist Brian, 33, revealed Baylee was allowed home on December 20, five days after the diagnosis.

He said: “Baylee talked about having little chest pains. The hospital staff were absolutely amazing with the exhaustive tests they carried out.

“They made an extremely difficult time in all our lives as comfortable as possible.”

He added: “I’m so thankful he is home now and that we were blessed that he was released from hospital before the holidays.

“Having him with us was the best Christmas gift of all.

“At home we have to monitor his heart ourselves but he is going to be very closely watched by a paediatric cardiologist for the next six to eight weeks.

“The doctors believe they have the disease under control but they told my wife Leighanne and I that his coronary arteries had been compromised, putting him at risk of a heart attack.”

But when 16-year-old Jett died less than three weeks later, it hit the Littrells “like a hammer blow” at their home in Atlanta, Georgia.

A family friend said yesterday: “They were absolutely floored when they heard he had died.

“Their hearts go out to John Travolta and Kelly Preston.

“This was a terrible tragedy at a time when Brian and Leighanne have been very scared for their own son.

“They have heard that the Travolta family want to help them and any other family who are struggling with this terrible condition.”

According to statistics issued by the US Department of Health, fewer than 1% of cases of Kawasaki Disease – which normally affects children under five – prove fatal.

Leighanne, 39, said: “Although Baylee is feeling better, we have been told that the condition can recur, especially in the first month.

“So he’s taking it easy. He loves karate but that’s a no-no and he can’t do any rigorous activity.”

Brian had 13 Top 40 hits with the Backstreet Boys, the world’s most successful boy band with album sales in excess of 100million.

But he did not reveal if he would continue later on the band’s current 104-gig Unbreakable world tour.

It is due to end in March, more than a year after opening in North America, with dates in South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South Africa.

It is the second time a personal nightmare has dogged Littrell during a tour.

He came close to dying before open-heart surgery in the middle of a sold-out tour of 39 cities in 1998.

Jett is believed to have had a seizure and hit his head on a bathtub at the luxury home owned by his parents in the Bahamas.
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Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell: La enfermedad de su hijo

El 21 de diciembre, el Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell, 33, y su esposa Leighanne, 39, revelaron que su único hijo, Baylee, 6, fue diagnosticado con la enfermedad de kawasaki atípica - una inflamación potencialmente mortal en las arterias coronarias que afecta solo a 15 de 100.000 niños en los Estados Unidos. "Mi pediatra revisó libros tratando de averiguar que es lo que estaba mal", Leighanne, diseñadora de bolsos, dijo a Us, observando que los síntomas incluían fiebre alta y erupciones. "Cuando finalmente oímos, no supimos si llorar o enojarnos". La buena noticia: La enfermedad es tratable con medicamentos intravernosos. "El está en casa ahora", dijo Leighanne. "Nos sentimos bendecidos".
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Posted: Jan 22 2009, 10:07 PM

Thank you to EVERYONE who has written to me about Baylee! Your prayers have gotten our family through a very difficult time. Baylee is getting better everyday. He had a doctors appointment the day after Christmas, and it showed that his right coronary artery is starting to shrink!!! We will be going back to the doctor every 6 weeks. We hope and pray that our next doctors appointment will show yet again more shrinkage of the coronary artery. He is on an aspirin treatment to keep his blood properly moving through his system. This is the only exception to giving children aspirin, other wise it is very dangerous.

Thank you all once again for your love, support and prayers, they mean so much.

God Bless, Leighanne
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The Littrells On The Doctors

Kawasaki Disease

Brian Littrell, of the Backstreet Boys, has a 6-year-old son, Baylee, who was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. Brian recounts the harrowing ordeal that his he and his family endured. Brian and his wife, Leighanne, were perplexed when Baylee came down with symptoms that wouldn’t go away.

Baylee had swollen lymph nodes and was initially diagnosed with strep throat. But Baylee’s illness persisted and he soon developed a high fever. “We just couldn’t get it under control,” Brian remembers.

An echocardiogram of Baylee’s heart revealed a dangerously engorged coronary artery, at which point the doctors deduced that Baylee had Kawasaki disease, a rare disorder that can affect the heart.

“We really don’t know what causes it,” Dr. Jim says. “We don’t know if it’s viral, bacterial, or some sort of chemical exposure, but only about 1,800 kids are afflicted with it per year.”

Brian adds that Kawasaki disease is called “the great mimicker,” because it mimics many other illnesses. “For all the parents: Be an advocate for your child,” Brian advises.

Inspired by his son’s struggle, Brian founded the Healthy Heart Club, a charity meant to educate children and their families about the benefits of adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle.

On The Mend

Although his bout with Kawaski's lasted awhile, when The Doctors asked Baylee about his experience, the boy replies, "It was the worstest day of my whole entire life!"

Happily,Baylee is on the mend and in fighting shape. He recently kicked his way to an orange belt in Karate and hops onstage to read the teleprompter with Dr.Travis. “Don’t touch that dial. We’ll be right back!”

Source: http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_syno...ection=synopsis

The Littrell Family 3

Posted: Dec 30 2008, 06:59 PM

The Littrells Say, "Thank You!"

Dear HHC Fans,

Before being admitted Baylee had been treated for or thought to have had; strep throat, hand, foot, mouth disease and erythema multiforme. After receiving a biopsy, blood tests, an EKG and 2 echocardiograms, Baylee was finally diagnosed with A-Typical Kawasaki Disease. We would like to stress A-Typical because Baylee did not have text book symptoms of any of the viruses they thought he had.

Kawasaki Disease causes inflammation in the coronary arteries as well as the walls of the small and medium sized arteries throughout the body. Unfortunately Baylee's coronary arteries were effected. He received an IVIG, which is a treatment to bring down the inflammation in his coronary arteries. Baylee will be closely monitored for the next 6-8 weeks by a Pediatric Cardiologist to see if the treatment was effective.

We want to thank every one who prayed for us as well as all of the emails and phone calls. Your love and support means so much to our family. The Hospital Staff were absolutely amazing. They made an extremely difficult time in our lives as comfortable as possible.

We are humbled by the love and compassion that people have for our son all over the world, thank you.

Brian and Leighanne Littrell

For more information: Visit ABCNews

Source: http://www.healthyheartclub.info/
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Posted: Jan 9 2009, 06:19 PM

Brian and Leighanne Littrell Urge Parents To Follow Their Instincts

In late November and throughout December, Backstreet Boy singer Brian Littrell and his wife Leighann were living a nightmare as they watched their 6-year-old son Baylee Thomas Wylee succumb to a mysterious illness. While he was ultimately diagnosed with atypical Kawasaki Disease, the diagnosis did not come without significant pressure from his parents. The couple have spoken out about their ordeal to OK!, and their message is simple. "If you feel like something is wrong, follow your instinct," Leighann says. "Doctors don't know everything."

Around his birthday on Nov. 26, Baylee fell ill with diarrhea, nausea and enlarged lymph nodes. A trip to the doctor yielded a diagnosis of strep throat and a prescription for Amoxicillin, but his condition continued to worsen. While the family was in Kentucky celebrating an early Christmas with Brian's relatives, Baylee spiked a fever of 103-degrees and developed blisters in his throat as well as a rash. A return trip to the doctor resulted in a diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease based on the blistering, while the rash was attributed to a reaction to the antibiotic.

Suspecting something more was to blame, Leighann recalls that "the rash looked like a chemical burn" and had gotten so severe that Baylee's eyes "were swollen shut." Feeling "frustrated" because "there is no way you can believe a doctor who is telling you to go home and this will go away on its own," the couple took their son to the emergency room –only to be met with more resistance.

"Baylee had said he had been feeling these little heart murmurs -– he calls them 'heart sparks.' So Brian and I wanted him to have an echocardiogram. The doctors rolled their eyes, like, 'They're just being paranoid parents.' But the results came back and showed damage to his coronary arteries, and inflammation. He was finally diagnosed with atypical Kawasaki disease."

Baylee underwent an intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment to repair the damage to his heart, and the couple should know in six to eight weeks whether it was successful. "It's the only shot to cure Kawasaki," Leighann notes. While he is currently "running around in his Batman costume, feeling so much better" and displaying a "fantastic" attitude, Baylee is still somewhat restricted in what he can do – which is tough for a 6-year-old. "The other day, Baylee said, 'I just want to be normal, Mommy,'" Leighann shared. "Right now, he can't do a lot of cardiovascular activity, but he can practice his karate."

"He also has to stay away from people who are sick because his immune system is weak."

Determined to turn the experience into something positive, Leighann feels that the doctors who handled Baylee's case "would never run an echocardiogram unless we insisted." To that end, the couple hope to help other parents who push for testing that the medical community deems unnecessary. Adds Leighann,

"We'd like to set up a fund for children who need extra medical testing, when insurance won't cover it. I hope our experience can help another family."

Source: http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/01/02/bri...ncts/more-23831
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OK! Exclusive: Brian Littrell’s Family Nightmare

Former Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and his wife, Leighanne, were confronted with the horror of an unknown disease, as their 6-year-old son, Baylee, broke out in a full-body rash in early December, with blisters in his throat and a 103-degree fever.

After numerous tests and three misdiagnoses, the couple asked doctors to perform an echocardiogram, which showed damage to Baylee's coronary arteries. It was determined that Baylee suffered from atypical Kawasaki disease. He's been released from Atlanta's Scottish Rite Children's Hospital after receiving treatment, and now Brian and Leighanne are reaching out to other parents. "If you feel like something is wrong, follow our instinct," says Leighanne, who talks to OK! about the fight for her son's life.

OK!: How is Baylee doing, now that he's home?
Good. He is running around in his Batman costume, feeling so much better, and his attitude is fantastic.

OK!!: When did he first get sick?
Around his birthday, Nov. 26. He felt nauseous and had diarrhea. His grandpa also noticed his lymph nodes were a little swollen. Baylee wasn't running a fever, so we let him have his party. We went to the doctor, who diagnosed him with strep throat and put him on amoxicillin.

OK!: But the symptoms didn't go away?
We spent an early Christmas with Brian's family in Kentucky. On the way back home, Baylee had a fever of 103. We took him to the doctor, and he had blisters in his throat. He was diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease, a viral illness that causes blisters. But he developed a rash on his body, and the doctors then thought he had erythema multiforme, a reaction to the amoxicillin. We got home, and the rash looked like a chemical burn; his eyes were swollen shut. We went straight to the emergency room.

OK!: What were you thinking at this point?
Well, you're frustrated. There is no way you can believe a doctor who is telling you to go home and this will go away on its own. But Baylee had said he had been feeling these little heart murmurs – he calls them "heart sparks." So Brian and I wanted him to have an echocardiogram. The doctors rolled their eyes, like, "They're just being paranoid parents." But the results came back and showed damage to his coronary arteries, and inflammation. He was finally diagnosed with atypical Kawasaki disease.

OK!: What's next for Baylee?
We have to monitor his heart for six to eight weeks, until we know the IVIG has worked: It's the only shot to cure Kawasaki. The other day, Baylee said, "I just want to be normal, Mommy." Right now, he can't do a lot of cardiovascular activity, but he can practice his karate. He also has to stay away from people who are sick because his immune system is weak.

OK!: What advice would you give other parents?
Doctors don't know everything. They would never run an echocardiogram unless we insisted. We'd like to set up a fund for children who need extra medical testing, when insurance won't cover it. I hope our experience can help another family.