It could definitely be argued that O-Town changed the world. Without the band’s meteoric success on ABC’s reality show “Making The Band,” which chronicled the guys’ every move from the formation of O-Town to two No. 1 singles and platinum status, there might never have been “American Idol” or “The Voice” or “The X Factor.” Groups like One Direction might never even have existed without the pioneering phenomenon known as O-Town.
After a 10-year hiatus, Dan, Jacob, Trevor and Erik-Michael are back. They are a little older, a whole lot wiser, impressively seasoned, in control, and simply better than ever! Their new album, Lines & Circles, is currently available on iTunes and after the success and buzz of both their first single, “Skydive,” and their recent North American tour, O-Town is getting ready to release the follow-up single, “Chasin’ After You.” This week, AXS was lucky enough to get to speak with both Dan and Jacob about the past present and future of O-Town.
AXS: Did you guys think you’d ever be back together again?
Dan: I didn’t.
Jacob: Well, because Dan is so pessimistic (laughing), I started to really believe that it never would...