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 Read the full interview here:  https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2021/07/13/joey-mcintyre/?fbclid=IwAR1Qk4FO50c5XmLB5KSgdFGP8GlZqvJgKk8fctVT6o72QXxUe-A-OqEpbGw   When was the last time you cried? I cried on the phone to my sister about a month ago. It was definitely connected to the pandemic, and just the journey, and sort of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. But it was also connected to moving back to L.A., and doing restoration work on my home. It just brought me to my knees, the combination of the two, and the tears came. And of course, it always feels better when that happens. It’s such a relief. It’s like, why don’t I cry more often? What do your kids think of New Kids on the Block? They think it’s a fun place to be. Walking into arenas…it’s one big party to them. And certainly, they love the guys. They’re all like their uncles, so it’s very much a family affair at this point. But they totally keep me grounded, as far as music and pop cultur...

 Read the full interview here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/style/new-kids-on-the-block-jonathan-knight-farmhouse-fixer-hgtv.html By Steven Kurutz July 13, 2021 ESSEX, Mass. — When he was 22 and flush from success as a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block, Jonathan Knight bought a Georgian house, built circa 1900, on the North Shore here, with a slate roof, Palladian windows, terraces and 12,000 square feet to pad around in. It was 1990, two years after the New Kids released their second studio album, “Hangin’ Tough,” which topped the Billboard charts, spawned several hit singles and went on to sell more than 14 million copies worldwide. Suddenly, the five members — Jonathan, his younger brother Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood — went from scruffy kids from Boston to fantasy boyfriends for suburban teen girls everywhere. Mr. Knight invited his large family to move out of the city and come up to live with him in the new place. “And then we w...