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00:00I thought to myself, why am I doing this?

00:01The truth had to be told, really, when I think about it.

00:03Yeah, I was ruthless.

00:05Lovely to meet you.

00:06Ronan, are you okay?

00:06I'm actually very giddy.

00:09I came out of the room with Shane and Keith

00:10and I like-

00:11Oh, sorry about that.

00:12I went, ah!

00:13And I started screaming to myself a wee bit,

00:14so I'm trying to keep it cool.

00:16Ronan, it's so good to see you.

00:17You too.

00:18I'm really, really struggling right now

00:19to contain the excitement.

00:21Seven-year-old me is screaming inside.

00:23Did you say seven-year-old me?

00:24Seven-year-old me is screaming inside.

00:25Were you that young?

00:26Yeah, I was that young.

00:27Oh, bless and save us.

00:27That's brilliant.

00:28That was my first ever concert.

00:29Oh, Christ.

00:30You know, Glasgow.

00:31Glasgow, my mum took me.

00:32They were the best shows, boys, on the energy.

00:34Belfast and Glasgow, I don't know what it was.

00:38That Northern air, it was just, they were epic.

00:40And still, today, the best audiences.

00:43I love it.

00:43And I have great memories.

00:45The SEC, we used to go up there and do multiple nights

00:47and we used to take a whole hotel,

00:50this small hotel, we used to take the whole hotel.

00:53And it was pretty magic.

00:55Yeah, I think I might have camped outside that hotel

00:57at one point in October.

00:59I remember we threw blankets.

01:00It was Christmas time, coming up to Christmas time.

01:03And we were doing a run of shows in the SEC

01:05and there was a lot of fans outside

01:06and we threw all the blankets and pillows out

01:08of the top window.

01:10Because we were worried about you.

01:11You're freezing out there.

01:12No, because we were.

01:13I feel like if you were in it, you understood.

01:15Like, literally, my mum has just been voiceless.

01:17She's like, did you tell Keith he was my favourite?

01:19I'm like, mum, would you shut up?

01:20Like, my gran's been on the phone.

01:22Like, everybody's texting me.

01:23They're like, you're interviewing boys.

01:25What's your gran gonna make of this documentary?

01:26Oh, she'll love it.

01:27She'll absolutely love it.

01:28So I feel like if you were a fan of Boyz 101

01:30and you were in it at the time,

01:31you'd realise how important this is.

01:34Well, it's about time we got to tell the story.

01:36And it's funny because a lot of the fans

01:38that were around in the 90s will understand.

01:42But we didn't have social media.

01:44So we didn't get to share backstage and who we were.

01:48You know, we'd sit outside the hotels with you guys

01:50and we'd be chatting for hours.

01:52And I think, you know, a lot of the fans got to know

01:54who we were and got to see the people we were.

01:57But the people on TV, they didn't.

01:58You know, on the TV shows, you didn't.

01:59And, you know, the stage performances,

02:02you obviously don't get to see who the real people are.

02:05So after 30 years, I think it's time that, you know,

02:07we really got to show people, you know, and tell the story.

02:10And it's heartbreaking.

02:11It's not easy.

02:12It's not an easy watch.

02:13It takes you on an emotional ride.

02:15You know, it picks you up and it drops you

02:17like a, you know, a bloody lead balloon.

02:19And every time I've watched it,

02:21six, seven times I've watched it, I've been a mess.

02:24You know, it's been a tough watch.

02:26Yeah, I did two.

02:28And I was like, for the third one,

02:29I was like, I'm not ready yet.

02:30Honestly, on the third one's a tough one.

02:32Yeah, I was like, I'm not ready.

02:33It's really hard.

02:34And, you know, I've sat back and thought to myself,

02:36why am I doing this?

02:37Why, you know, why am I putting my integrity on the line?

02:41My, you know, if I have any.

02:43Well, behave.

02:44You know, the truth had to be told.

02:46And you know what, it's been a tough watch for me

02:48because, you know, people say things about me in the band,

02:52you know, that I was ambitious and that I was,

02:54and at the time I thought, you know,

02:55we were just a bunch of kids and, you know,

02:57decisions were made for us and I just went and did it.

03:00But really, when I think about it, yeah, I was ruthless,

03:03but wouldn't anyone else be in the same position?

03:05And, you know, I've asked for forgiveness,

03:09you know, because there's times when I think,

03:10yeah, I did take it a step too far,

03:13but this was the time to talk about it.

03:14And we did, and we're still friends, you know,

03:17we're still brothers.

03:18But on that note, one thing that struck me though,

03:19was the producer that said,

03:21get rid of the blonde one, he can't sing.

03:23Yeah.

03:24So that obviously would make you more ambitious

03:26Well, that's exactly what it did.

03:27And Louis was good enough to say it to me.

03:29He said, he said that.

03:29Now, at the time I thought,

03:31is Louis playing a game here just to try and,

03:34because Louis, with all of us, as you know,

03:36he wanted everyone in the band to know

03:38that you could be dropped at any minute.

03:40Yeah.

03:41So to make us work harder.

03:41I mean, it was a good mental game,

03:43but, so I did think that at the time,

03:45but no, I'm pretty sure because afterwards

03:48I said it publicly about this guy

03:49and he tried to sue me.

03:51Well, because yeah, he tried to say that he never said it.

03:54And I said, well, sue me then, because you did say it.

03:57Yeah.

03:57And he never came back.

03:58So I thought, oh, well then it must be true.

04:00He did say it.

04:00Absolutely.

04:01Yeah, that gave me,

04:02that kind of reassured me that,

04:04yeah, it was a true story.

04:06So yeah, Louis, you know,

04:07you know, yeah, it was, it made me fight harder.

04:11It made me want it even more.

04:14It made me better.

04:15I went away and I tried to be a better singer

04:17because I thought, obviously I'm not good enough.

04:18So I went away and I worked harder at it

04:20and I guess it helped.

04:22It's wild to me because obviously like,

04:24I love your voice.

04:25No, thanks very much.

04:25I still love it.

04:27It's amazing.

04:28And just finally then, I'm running out of time.

04:29I'm trying not to get emotional.

04:30I tried not to get emotional with the boys as well,

04:32but you have created so many memories for people.

04:34Like we were just chatting about how I'm chatting

04:37to my mum and my gran about this and everybody.

04:39Like how special does it feel for you

04:41knowing that you've created memories that will last forever?

04:44It's part of the reason we made the film, you know,

04:46because it's, this is not just our story.

04:48This is the fan story as well.

04:49So many millions of people, you know,

04:52and across the UK, thousands and thousands of people

04:54that we've met and that we've somewhat entertained

04:57over the years.

04:58This is their story and it's for them

05:00as much as it is for us.

05:02So yeah, thank you for all of the love you've given us.

05:05And I hope that this has, you know,

05:07holds an important place in your heart.

05:09Absolutely does.

05:10Seven-year-old me is screaming inside.

05:12You've made my dreams come true.

05:14You've made me feel so old.

05:16Sorry.

05:18Oh my God, thank you, Rowan, honestly.

05:18Thank you so much.

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