NKOTB's Danny: A Reunion Would Mean Giving The Fans Our All 
  Monday, March 24th, 2008

News Kids on The Block fans have been eagerly waiting for an update on the reunion of NKOTB that was essentially confirmed via their website last month.  Though additional videos have been added to NKOTB.com on a video screen called NKTV - including "Hangin' Tough," "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "Tonight," "Step By Step," "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)," "Please Don't Go Girl," and other previously-released songs plus a brand new song called "Close To You" - no e-mail updates have been sent to fans about the reunion, yet.

But, since a new song has been recorded and the website revamped with "Are You Ready?" it seems like only a matter of time.  And we've got some good news for you - we've dug up an interview that Danny Wood gave to Jarrell Mason of WUAG-FM The Time Machine / NJS4E in July of 2007:  and Danny told Jarrell in an extensive, ten-part interview that if the band got back together, it would be much bigger than just a one-time thing.

Jarell Mason:  Now, explain to me the whole Bands Reuniting thing on VH1.

Danny Wood:  Um, well, basically, the whole thing with the NKOTB is we haven't done anything together, um, yet, you know.  So for me, when anyone comes to me, you know, saying, do you want to do this TV show about the group or whatever, I always say no.  Because if we're going to do anything together, it's going to be on our own terms and in our own control.  So I've gotten a lot of negative feedback from a lot of the fans, like, 'Why didn't you do that?'  But there's a couple things.  First of all, like me and Donny have always have had like a pact that, look, we won't do anything like that, you know, unless we're going to do it together.  And that's number 1.  And Joe, too, like I've talked to Joe about that.  Then also, Bands Reunited, if you look at some of the bands that are one there...

Jarell:  They're all kinda like, C-list.

Danny:  C-list...D, E, F-list!  They had the Flock of Seagulls on there - that dude, the drummer in Flock of Seagulls - was the electrician at my house here in Miami.

Jarell:  For real?

Danny:  Yeah.

Jarell: Wow.  Fallin' on hard times.  Where are they now?

Danny:  Well he's doin' alright, he's got his own little business, he's alright, but it's like, they - what do you expect, they only had a few hits, so...that show?  I never want to be classified with those...on that show.  That's the bottom line.

Jarell:  Right, and definitely hearing it from you - great move.  'Cause I know Jordan and Jon said yes to it but you, Donny, and Joe all declined to do it.

Jarell:  Now I know the fans want to know this.  Will there ever be a chance that New Kids will do like one night only...because I know the international fans and the fans over here, they just wanna see you guys one last time, and just close that book and be like - bam, we did it.

Danny:  Well, I think if we're gonna do it, it would have to be a larger plan than a one-night only.  I think we would wanna do it where we really give the fans what they deserve, which would be probably like rerecording the songs, maybe doing a few new songs.  Maybe it's a Vegas thing, maybe it's a world tour, something.  But for us, I think there would have to be you know a plan, someone to help us implement the plan, you know, like a heavy hitter in the music business to implement the plan, and do it that way.  I don't see any other way we'll get back together otherwise.

The full interview is posted on YouTube:  Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

In other NKOTB news, more of you voted (29%) that you wanted to marry Joey McIntyre back in the day than any other bandmember.  Jordan Knight was a close second with just 3 votes less (also 29%); Jonathan Knight third at 15%; Donnie Wahlberg fourth at 14%; and Danny Wood was last at 4%.

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