Loser interviews Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell

Click here for an interview with Brian Littrell, Backstreet Boy turned-Christian music soloist.

I first met this pop-superstar in April at the Gospel Music Assoc. Week. His publicist asked me to interview him and I reluctantly agreed. The magazine I work for doesn’t typically print interviews, which is why I felt hesitant to waste his time.

However, I met an editor from Christianity Today at a Provident dinner. We got talking and I found out his interview with Brian was cancelled. We agreed that I would sell my interview write-up to CT.

What followed seemed a complete disaster. I almost turned down the story because I couldn’t get it completed (parents in town, writing a feature article at work) by the deadline they requested.
Then I couldn’t get a hold of his publicist to schedule a follow-up. Then I discovered Brian told me in about the exact same words what he tells every other media outlet. Then the interview was too short. But there was no way of getting a hold of him and asking more questions. I hear from CT they’ll pay me, but not as much as we agreed (I accept this—it’s my fault the interview is short). Then nothing. I assume they’ve decided not to publish it. Finally, I hear from my friendly editor it took “a while to get a few questions answered and get the interview to where my boss was satisfied.”

So now three months later it’s online. This is just to say you win some, you lose some.

I felt like a complete failure/loser during this entire process, but I pray God has used/is using it SOMEHOW for His glory.