FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Boyz II Men's Nathan Morris says the rhythm and blues
group isn't ready to become the elder statesmen of the genre just yet.
Morris told the Fayetteville Observer that the group, which performs Friday
at the Crown Theatre in Fayetteville, is still "having fun and feeling
young."
"The shows feel young," he said. "The performances feel young. But that's
because these Motown songs make it easy to feel that way."
The trio performs songs from its 2007 Grammy-nominated release, "Motown: A
Journey Through Hitsville USA," at concerts. Motown songs "started out young,
and the artists started out young," he said. "Man, Motown was the sound of
young America. We definitely try to make sure everything we do has Motown
coming through it."
The Philadelphia-native group's inspiration from the legendary Detroit label
has always been out front, like the name of their hit 1991 single,
"Motownphilly."
Boyz II Men formed as quintet in 1988, then reduced to a quartet. The group
became a trio when health problems forced Michael McCary to leave in 2003.
Morris said he's glad Boyz II Men -- which has had four Grammy awards, five
No. 1 hits and sold 60 million records -- didn't come along during the
Internet age because "our society isn't built for longevity."
"Today, American society doesn't give artists a chance to make it for the
long-term," he said. "We live in a push-button, instantaneous,
gotta-have-it-now world. And there are some pluses to that, to this new music
age. But the minuses are that a lot of great groups and performers are here
today, gone today, because they aren't given the time to develop."
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