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Back in the late 90s and early the 00s, one of the biggest music stories was the rivalry of the boy's band between theBackstreet Boys and Nsync. And you might think that it was generated by the media and young fans who chose their favorite group and are blocked. Group members also felt competition. In a new interview withVariety, Singer backstreet boys boysAJ McLean and NSYNC singerChris Kirkpatrick talked about feelings not so positive They had moved all these years ago and how far they came. Although they can not be able to be "in the same room", McLean and Kirkpatrick now go together. Read more about the old rivalry and how they finally become friends.

McLean, Kirkpatrick and 98 degree singerJeff Timmon Just played in Las Vegas in a fundraising for theVictoria's Voice Foundation, who helps young people in the midst of the opioid crisis. According toVariety, McLean and Kirkpatrick "discussed humorously which of their groups is superior" by performing the background performance of some of their hits. Timmons also made a 98 degree remix '"The most difficult thing".

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During the interview withVariety, Kirkpatrick said, "There was a moment when I could not be in the same room with this guy", with reference to McLean. "But there has always been mutual respect," he continued, and now that we are all parents, we grew up. Reflecting on things, it's cool to see what each band has done and how everything worked together. "

Timmons saidVariety This, in 98 degrees, he felt that there was more competitiveness within the group than of them and other groups. "We have always had a mutual respect for these guys and we have not seen it as a competitive situation, but as you get older, you enjoy the opportunities you need to do that kind of things [together], a-T- he declares.

Kirkpatrick disagree.

"It's a lie!" he said. "Back in the day, there was a competitiveness. There were underlying things we all had. I was afraid of you!"

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Members of Backstreet Boys and Nsync did not only felt a rivalry because they were similar groups and divided fans. The groups also had the same manager,Lou Pearlman, who has welcomed state of their animosity towards the other. (Pearlman would later be cguarded by a number of crimes and sentenced to prison. He died in 2016, always serving a sentence.)

NSYNC memberBass launcher product a movie on Pearlman,The boy group con: The story of Lou Pearlman, in 2019. In an interview with Yahoo!Bass said, "" The animosity was real because Lou made it real. He always tell us that some guys in the Backstreet Boys would say that - and then he would tell them that some guys from Nsync would say that. He did a very good work in stings the United States [one against others]. So, when we ever see each other - during rewards and that this type of thing, we were completely off Backstreet boys because we did not know if they hated us or not. "

BASS said that the group members began to realize what was going on around 1997 when they participated in a charity basketball game together and had to compare their experiences with Pearlman.

With the ancient rivalry story at this point, Kirkpatrick and McLean can even happen together. They created their song "Air" to fundraising, which they publish as the ATck group (all cool children). McLean founded Atck, which includes a list of singers. Timmons and Kirkpatrick have already worked together in the group on the Sureshot, created on the show VH1Mission: Men's Band In 2007. The other members were LFORich cronin (which died in 2010) and color ME BADDBryan Abrams.

"We will announce the 78 degrees / Backstreet / Nsync World Stadium tower, come 2022," joked Timmons in the interview. He added, "We always admire them and I would certainly like to do something with the three together." McLean said to be friends with the two men now, "it's pretty much like the three stooges".

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