Hanson Rules! - October 97 Teen Beat

~Fun Stuff! Giveaway!~ Hanson! Hanson! Hanson! Kids and teens everywhereare screaming for more of the three blondies who are blowing the world away with their Middle of Nowhere CD. They aren't officially touring yet, but Isaac, Taylor and Zachary have been showing up on TV morning and talk shows to perform "MMMbop" and other tunes that get the crowd going bonkers! It's absolutely Hanson mania, and TEEN BEAT has gotten in on it since we know you all want to know everything there is to know about `em, and you want to feast your eyes on every photo ever taken of the three, right? Right! Okay, so the next three pages are devoted to hearing from Hanson, seeing Hanson, and winning Hanson, so get to it!

~Talking With Isaac!~

TEEN BEAT: Did you expect "MMMbop" to be such a huge hit?

ISAAC: You can't...how can you expect it? It's been a great experience! It's incredible to think that your song could actually be in the top ten, be in the top 40, mucch less number one. There's nothing to say but "Wow!"

TEEN BEAT: What's your favorite place that you've visited?

ISAAC: Well, we really enjoyed being everywhere. We enjoyed being in England, France, Germany. We also loved New York and L.A.

TEEN BEAT: If you weren't in music, what would you do?

ISAAC: I think music is a part of us and it's what we've always done, and we intend to be doing it for a long time. If we weren't doing music, then we wouldn't be who we are, because music is our life. It's what we love.

TEEN BEAT: Do you have any pets?

ISAAC: No, we don't have any animals.

TEEN BEAT: How does it feel to have girls screaming for you?

ISAAC: You have to remember that this kind or thing can go just as fast as it can come, and it's come really fast, so it could go just as fast.

TEEN BEAT: Name one thing that really gets on your nerves.

ISAAC: When I go like this (Ike pretends he's scratching his fingernails on a chalkboard), it really gives me goosebumps!

~Taylor Tattles!~

TEEN BEAT: Tell us how you get together and write a song.

TAYLOR: A lot of times we just jam and suddenly the song will be there. Like the first song on the album, "Thinking of You." We were playing together and all of a sudden the song was written in a half an hour.

TEEN BEAT: Do Isaac or Zachary ever do anything that bugs you?

TAYLOR: Zac's the drummer, so he'll go, "I'm the drummer, I'll do whatever I want," so he'll speed us up, slow us down, whatever he wants to do.

TEEN BEAT: What are some of the things fans say to you when they meet you?

TAYLOR: It's a weird phenomenon. A lot of the guys want to be friends, and they want to come over [to our house] or something, and the girls do the "I love you" thing. It's weird!

TEEN BEAT: Would you ever go out with a girl who's so crazy for you that she shows up at your house to meet you?

TAYLOR: If someone was that obsessed with you, I think it would be kind of hard, but I don't know-if she was nice enough, I guess yes.

TEEN BEAT: What are your dreams for yourself?

TAYLOR: Just to continue in the business. We'd like to produce music and movies. Whatever I'm inspired to do.

TEEN BEAT: How did you decide who would play which instruments?

TAYLOR: You just gravitate to different ones. Zac's in love with the drumsticks. Ike's arms are long enough for the guitar. I could play piano better than Zac, so he's stuck with the drums.

~Zachary Tells It Like It Is!~

TEEN BEAT: Do you have a girlfriend?

ZACHARY: No, I don't! I'm still looking!

TEEN BEAT: What's the first thing you're going to do when you go home for a break?

ZACHARY: SLEEP!

TEEN BEAT: What's your favorite sport?

ZACHARY: Soccer.

TEEN BEAT: What's your idea of a perfect date?

ZACHARY: A hot chick!

TEEN BEAT: How does school fit in with your busy schedule?

ZACHARY: We have home school. I don't think we could be the bandwithout home school.

TEEN BEAT: If you could tour with anybody, who would it be?

ZACHARY: I'll tour with Hanson!

TEEN BEAT: What do you do for fun back home in Tulsa?

ZACHARY: We built a treehouse in our backyard.

~Hanson's Birthdates!

~ Isaac: November 17, 1980 , Taylor: March 14, 1983, Zachary: October 22, 1985

~The Tunes On Middle of Nowhere Are:~ "MMMbop" "Speechless" "Yearbook" "Look At You" "Man From Milwaukee" "Lucy" "Weird" "Where's The Love" "A Minute Without You" "Madeline" "With You In Your Dreams" "I Will Come To You" "Thinking Of You"

~Just For Fun!~

*Isaac like to write science fiction novels, pen music, play street hockey, rollerblade and run through creeks near their home in Tulsa. *Taylor plays soccer and basketball, sings and hangs out with his friends. *Zachary has fun checking out the girls at Hanson shows, holing up in his tree house and going to Laser Quest.