Westlife Gives Major Props To The Backstreet Boys

Contributed by elgato:

NickFreak at BSBblvd.com says, “Any of you heard of Westlife? Well they are an Irish boyband who are huge over here in Europe and have tried to become a hit in the US. They have mentioned BSB quite a few times in the past as being ‘legends’ and ‘our influences’ etc. but on one show called Planet Rock Profiles which was aired here in Ireland a few weeks ago they praised BSB no less than 8 times in a half hour show! It was great! They went on about how they wanted to try to live up to their high standards and if they could be half as powerfull vocally as BSB their mission would be complete! They went on and on and I now have so much more respect for them! I have to admit when I saw their live show it was almost a complete replica of BSBs Millennium tour with all their outfits from the Black & Blue tour which drove me mad but AT LEAST they have the decency to say that they love Backstreet Boys (which is more than I can say for a few other OBVIOUS BSB rip offs *cough* *NSYNC *cough*) and as Kian (one of the members) said, “When we formed we just wanted to be as good a vocal harmony group as the Backstreet Boys.”