Take That - how to survive as a boy band? | ZDF aspekte #interview #english ‪@TakeThat‬​

Find more about aspects here: https://kurz.zdf.de/aspekte/ “Take That” rose to fame in the '90s as one of THE boy bands. Today, the guys are in their 50s and are releasing their tenth studio album. Chart records, screaming fans, a dramatic breakup. “Take That” defined the 1990s as a boy band. In an interview with Salwa Houmsi, the band talks about how they weathered the ups and downs and continue to make music successfully to this day. More information: “Take That” set the standard for boy bands in the 1990s, broke sales records, and sparked a veritable “Take That Mania” among fans. After a breakup, a comeback, and more than 30 years later, the band is still going strong—and as successful as ever. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald have had an incredible career with “Take That”—but they’ve also experienced their share of low points.Salwa Houmsi meets the now-grown-up boys in Berlin and wants to know: How did they manage not to get lost in the boy band craze and instead go on to fill stadiums to this day as established musicians? The new “Take That” album, “Dreamers,” is set to be released at the end of the year. Dreamers—that’s exactly what the guys from “Take That” are and always have been: “Who would have thought at the beginning that we’d be able to do what we do—and have been doing it for 35 years!” “Take That” was formed in Manchester in 1990. A music manager put together a band consisting of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams, and Jason Orange. Carefully handpicked, attractive members, catchy pop melodies, entertaining choreography, cool outfits, and unparalleled marketing—a recipe for success that made the ’90s the decade of the boy bands—and “Take That” one of the most successful among them. To date, the band has sold over 45 million records and had twelve No. 1 hits in the British charts alone. With hits like “Relight My Fire,” “Back for Good,” and “Never Forget,” Take That defined the sound of the ’90s. Their image as a group of sexy heartthrobs and their provocative music videos quickly earned the band a massive following. Fans camped out in front of concert venues and besieged the band members at their homes. When Robbie Williams left the band and “Take That” broke up shortly afterward, phone hotlines were set up for distraught fans. All that fame at a young age—it has its downsides, too. On the show, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald also discuss mental health and explain that the period after the breakup wasn’t easy for them either. Mark Owen: “You’d been so young, so successful, and so famous—you’d experienced so many amazing things. “And suddenly you're back home, and the first thing you have to figure out is how to even use a washing machine.” Back then, no one expected there might be a reunion someday. But “Take That” pulled off the comeback and has been on the road again since 2006, performing old favorites and new hits with a changing lineup. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald have been performing as a trio since 2014. And their fans have remained loyal to them. A few hundred of them had the chance to meet the trio at a pre-release listening event for their new album in Berlin and enthusiastically explain why the band has never lost its appeal.