| PET(S) |
A cat named Quincy. |
| HERO(ES) |
Elton John and Billy Joel |
| HEROINE(S) |
Michelle Pfeiffer |
| HOBBIES |
Basketball, rugby, horseback riding, football |
| MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(S) |
Piano and keyboards |
| FAVORITE FOOD(S) |
Mom's chili |
| FAVORITE DRINK(S) |
Mineral Water, Iced Tea |
| FAVORITE SMELL |
Paco Rabanne XS |
| FAVORITE COLOR |
Blue |
| FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT(S) |
History, Geometry |
FAVORITE
TV SHOW(S) |
Roseanne and Martin |
| FAVORITE MOVIE(S) |
Top Gun and The Shawshank Redemption |
| FAVORITE BOOK(S) |
Interview with the Vampire |
FAVORITE
GROUP(S)/ARTIST(S) |
Elton John, the Artist, Billy Joel, the Eagles, Brian McKnight |
| FAVORITE BACKSTREET BOYS SONG(S) |
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" & "Darlin'" |
| ODD JOB |
Ballroom dance instructor |
| SECRET |
Kev harbored a dream of being a fighter pilot after seeing Tom Cruise in Top Gun - but the Air Force wouldn't let him postpone his training so he chose music instead. |
| TYPE OF GIRL HE LIKES |
Someone who dresses sexily, or sensuous, someone he can talk to, intelligent, and who has a nice smile. |
| DREAM DATE |
Nice restaurant then maybe dancing or a movie afterward. |
Kevin Richardson spent his first nine years on a 10-acre farm and the next eight in a modern-day log cabin. "I had a great childhood," says Backstreet Boys' oldest member. "I loved school, played Little League football, rode horses and dirtbikes, and sang into a hairbrush in front of my bedroom mirror." The boy was happy--and he could sing. After receiving his first set of keyboards as a high school freshman, Kevin spent his adolescence in chorus and drama club. He also entered talent shows and played his keyboards in restaurants and at weddings.
These days, prior to touring, Kevin shared an apartment with Howie D. and his cousin Brian. His free time is spent weightlifting, dancing, shooting hoops, playing football, and writing music at his keyboards. Ask him to describe life in the studio and he'll say, "Sing. Eat. Sing. Sing. Eat. Sing. SLEEP!" And on the road? "A lot of fun, a lot of work, and sometimes a little lonely. It's what I've always dreamed of!"
