911's On the Loose! An Emergency Is Emerging!

In the last issue of TEEN BEAT we introduced you to Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Spike Dawbarn, otherwise known as 911. The band, whose name is taken from the universal emergency phone number, has been causing quite a stir. They've taken England by storm, with records that have been skyrocketing up the British charts. Now they are setting their sights on us, across the ocean! Want to get to know 'em a little better? First thing you have to do is check out their single "Love Sensation" from the soundtrack to the new video release Casper: A Spirited Beginning. Then, kick back and read on! We sat down with 911 and they were more than happy to answer all of our questions. Here's what they had to say.

TEEN BEAT: How did you decide that "Love Sensation" would be the first single?
911: I think we just listened to our record company. It's on the Casper video, and we thought all the kids and teenagers would like it. It was good timing.
TEEN BEAT: Tell us how old you all are.
JIMMY CONSTABLE: I'm 21 years old.
SPIKE DAWBARN: I'm 20.
LEE BRENNAN: I'm 20.
TEEN BEAT: What music has influenced you guys?
911: Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, New Edition, anything really.
TEEN BEAT: We hear you get mobbed by fans in other parts of the world!
911: Yes - it's enjoyable! It was kind of scary when we did a few shopping malls in Malaysia because we never knew anybody knew 911. We didn't take any security guards with us, and there were thousands and thousands of people! We had to juggle the security guards out of the mall to get us out of the place. We went there thinking, nobody's going to know us, and just as we got there that day our album had gone up to number one there.
TEEN BEAT: What are the 911 fans like?
911: They're great! We're very grateful to them because we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them. Even if we're doing a place where we're not known, we get fans who follow us and give us support.
TEEN BEAT: How do you feel reading about yourselves in magazines and newspapers?
LEE: I always like to see what's been written about us by all the different journalists. It makes for interesting reading.
TEEN BEAT: What's been the highlight of your career so far? JIMMY: There's been so many. There's not one specific one, but I guess knowing that our songs have entered the Top 40, performing on the Radio 1FM summer roadshows and meeting loads of nice people are some of the highlights.
TEEN BEAT: What amusing things have happened to you on the road?
SPIKE: I could write a book about the amusing things that happen to me on tour but I always find getting stuck climbing through hotel windows funny!

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