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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: Artists With A Voice

"We're not politicians. We're not rocket scientists. We're artists, and we realize that we have a powerful voice." The Backstreet Boys hope that voice will help convince their young fans that the world needs greener energy sources, says member Brian Littrell.

The four-member American group is performing for free in Copenhagen as history's largest U.N. climate conference begins. They said the emissions from their private jet flight from London had been offset.

"If there's a way to capture the youth's attention to have a better world to live in, that's what were are here for," band member AJ McLean said.

The Backstreet Boys' gig at Copenhagen's small, hip Vega venue is the third and final concert in the "Play to Stop – Europe for Climate" campaign being run the European Union and MTV. American musician Moby gave an August concert in Stockholm, and the British indie band Editors performed in September in Hungary. The campaign is running in Britain, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania and Sweden.

Jan M. Olsen, AP correspondent, Copenhagen

Source: The Climate Pool

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