[16][17][18] He aspired to become a music minister,[5] but in April 1993 during a history class at Tates Creek, Littrell's cousin and future bandmate Kevin Richardson called him out of an American History class and informed him of an audition for a fifth member of the Backstreet Boys after a member spot opened up when Burk Parsons resigned his place in the group due to his desire to become a Christian minister. The Littrells Open Up About Baylee's Kawasaki Disease - People . They were like [Richardson makes screaming noise]. [16], In 1997, Littrell was instrumental in bringing a lawsuit against the group's creator Lou Pearlman, claiming Pearlman had concealed information regarding the group's earnings. And Brian obviously was the catalyst for the lawsuit and it really made his stomach turn upside down. While the group never managed to win any Grammy awards, they were nominated multiple times owing to their immense popularity. Our manager was looking for his bag, he reached for his backpack and felt something weird and it was the girls knee! At one point both brothers had been part of the reality show House of Carters, that depicted the Carter family and the goings on in their lives. The Dream of the Nineties Is Alive at 90s Con "Baylee will be closely monitored for the next 6-8 weeks by a Pediatric Cardiologist to see if the treatment was effective," Littrell writes. In 1998, he underwent corrective open heart surgery, that fortunately proved to be fruitful. "Hanging over at Lou's was like going to Disney Land. I was in the hospital for two months, where I was clinically supposed to die. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Nick and I were still in school, so you know, X amount of dollars -- even if it was $100 -- is a lot to a 14-, 15-year-old back in the day," McLean said. They were inseparable. I was living on the McDonald's diet for the better portion of probably six or seven years of our career.". My mom and my girlfriend said I was real cheerful, and then they wheeled in a transfer bed and said, Are you ready to go? And then I just busted out bawling.. They perform in countless concerts every year, and continue to make every 90s kid smile with their classic songs.
