An article from Big issue April1-April 14 1998
You Must Be Joking!
Watch your back cos it's April Fool's Day and these stars are in a cheeky mood! Here's their best joke stories...

Brian Backstreet
Have you ever had an April Fool joke played on you?
"Yeah! I was working at a store when I was a kid and the manager asked me to go and buy some tartan paint. I didn't know what it was and it turns out it doesn't exist but I spent an hour trying to find it."

Who would you like to play a practical joke on this year?
"Probably Kevin. He's really clean and loves to have a shower when he gets to a hotel so I could give him some of that trick soap which would come out black."

Have you ever played a joke on any of the other BSBs?
"Last year we put Kev's watch forward by two hours when he was asleep. We arrived at the hotel and all got out of the bus, when he woke up he thought he was really late for our show and started panicking."

Who would you most like to play an April Fool's joke on and what would you do?
"I'd play a joke on Geri Spice. I wouldn't do anything real bad. I think I'd hide those huge shoes of hers so she's have to go on stage barefoot."

Have you ever played a joke on Nick?
"Yeah! I once filled a basketball with water and when Nick bounced it, it exploded and water went everywhere. It was sooo funny!"

Nick Backstreet
Have you ever had an April Fool joke played on you?
"Yeah, loads of times. One year Brian put a tape of Howie snoring inside my walkman so when I went to listen to some music, all I got was Howie."

Who would you like to play a joke on this year?
"On April 1, we're supposed to be in Sweden doing the new album, so I may pretend I've lost my voice or something just to freak the others out."

Have you ever played a joke on any of the other BSBs?
"Yeah, sometimes I pretend I can't sing and they start to panic cos they don't know what to do."

Who would you most like to play a joke on in the world?
"Aaron. I don't know what I'd do to him but it would have to be really good to make him look silly."

What's the funniest joke you've played on Aaron?
"I filled his trousers with leaves and then when he went on stage leaves started trailing out of his trousers."

Aaron Carter
The best joke I've played...
"I told Nick I couldn't hear and everytime he spoke to me I ignored him. But then he told my mom I'd gone deaf and she screamed in my ear to see if I was! When she found out I was kidding around, she yelled at me for being really dumb."


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