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Joey McIntyre in Corduroy Magazine VII

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JOEY MCINTYRE GETS LEAN AND MEAN IN
“I started getting pissed off and getting mad at people who were saying ‘You’re not relevant anymore’ and ‘The music business is changing.’ I had to knock them down one by one and make music loud enough and strong enough to drown them all out.”
His boyish charm and smooth voice have endeared him to millions of fans across the globe, but in a new interview with Corduroy Magazine, former teen heartthrob Joey McIntyre reveals a surprisingly different side of himself, sharing about his recent record label battles and thoughts about quitting the music industry altogether.
Excerpt from article:
When you’ve been selling out stadiums and topping music charts around the world since the age of 13, what is there left to accomplish? Joey McIntyre, it seems, just wants to go to school.
“I’d like to go to college and study world history or languages,” says McIntyre, best known as the youngest member of New Kids on the Block. “I want to take time to learn.”
But first, there’s some unfinished musical business to attend to, namely a new solo record – his fifth – that finds the singer, now all grown up at 37, taking a more introspective look at his career. This time, he’s also taking a more beat-driven route, with songs that whiz and bounce with Red Bull-esque energy and lyrics that find the smooth-voiced singer — dare we say — a little bit angry.
“I started getting pissed off and getting mad at people who were saying ‘You’re not relevant anymore’ and ‘The business is changing,’” he says, explaining his moment of rare aggression. “I had to knock them down one by one and make music loud enough and strong enough to drown them all out.”
As for what the future holds, McIntyre is optimistic if not, guarded.
“I always think I’m fucking done [and that] I’ll never do it again,” he says when pressed about leaving music behind to focus on new projects. “I’ve learned to go with the flow and not be too attached to the outcome.”
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Pictures by Peter Ash Lee & Corduroy Magazine

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