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Article: Boy band singers need soul: If Lachey, Angel want solo careers, they need to add more substance.
- Article from:
- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2006
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Byline: Malcolm X Abram
May 21--Being in a popular boy band must be wonderful. Thousands of girls (some of legal age!) scream your name and offer to have your children; crappy products are mass-produced with your likeness on them; you get to hear/see yourself on radio and television and make a little money until the bulk of your fan base turns 14 and moves on to something with loud guitars or a hip-hop beat.
Surviving the downward spiral that comes after the hormonally charged screaming stops has to be tough, personally and professionally. The ratio of successful solo stories (Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams) to failures (just about everyone else) is ...