Rolling Stone - June 12, 1997

For Hanson, the trio of teeny-bopper brother's from Oklahoma, it's going to be hard to avoid heartthrob status, because, well, they're all pretty dreamy. All of them have hair of gold, like Kurt Cobain, the youngest one in braids.

Check them out in their oddly fascinating video for "MMMBop", an absurdly catchy pop tune that is in perpetual rotation on MTV. The clip mixes shots of the three fervently playing in their band with scenes of brotherly goofing off.

That's real goofing off, according to 11-year-old Zac: "We were acting weird, and [director Tamra Davis] would say, 'Just do that in slow motion,' or something."

Some "MMMBop" video fun facts (Collect 'em! Trade 'em!):
(1) Yes, they really wrote that song. "We all sing, we all write, we all play, and we're all equally involved," says 16-year old Isaac.
(2) The skating wipeout was real. "Definitely all real," says Zac.
(3) Acoording to 13-year-old Taylor, the car that he "drives" in the video is Sandra Bullock's Speed 2 car.

With Hanson's major-label debut, Middle of Nowhere, out for only a few weeks, their lives haven't changed much yet. The biggest difference, so far, is more e-mail. "We get both sides - the 'Oh, I hate you guys, you stink' side and'You guys are so awesome,' " says Taylor. "The positve outweighs the negative by far."
"The thing you always have to remember is that it can all be gone in a moment," adds Isaac wisely. Still, the group's burgeoning fame is sitting wellwith Zac. "There are more fans, more fun - just more," he says.

There are also more Hanson siblings back home in Tulsa. Drummer Zac is keeping an eye on 3-year-old brother Mackie. "He's got the rhythm," says Zac. "I've got to watch out. He'll steal my place."