Justin Beieber Doing NKOTB?

Justin Bieber Doing NKOTB?
Jim Jonsin Reveals Ideas
June 30 2011 | Rob Markman
Multi-platinum producer Jim
Jonsin has some interesting
plans for when he gets in the
studio with Justin Bieber. No,
he won't be coupling the
teen-pop sensation with B.o.B,
but rather he will try to
capture the vibe of NKOTB.
"For Bieber, I think I want to
reach back to New Edition,
those days," Jonsin initially
said before referencing
another 1980s Boston-bred
boy band. "I want to try to do
something like that — 'Please
Don't Go Girl,' New Kids on the
Block — because the girls
would go crazy. Maybe not
that song, but something that
feels like that: little bit of soul,
R&B, but pop as well."
While the track pre-dates the
17-year-old Bieber by about
four years, "Please Don't Go
Girl" was the first single from
NKOTB's sophomore album,
Hangin' Tough, and ultimately
put the group on the map. The
ballad, which featured Joey
McIntyre as the lead vocalist,
drew comparisons to New
Edition's 1983 single, "Is This
the End" — not surprising
considering both acts were
founded and produced by
Maurice Starr.
It isn't all about the '80s
however: Jonsin also would
like to produce something
more modern for JB as well,
using Kelly Rowland as a
reference. "And then I'd love
to put him on something like
that 'Motivation' type of
track," he said of the hit
Rowland single he helped
create. "Just a hard beat that
he could sing something super
slick [on]."
Jonsin admits that, at first, he
didn't know what to make of
Justin, but thanks to the Biebs'
"Never Say Never" film, the
hitmaker has a newfound
respect for the young star.
"When I watched the movie
with my 8-year-old daughter,
I was floored and inspired at
who he was as a person. He's
a good kid, he's a
philanthropist, he's a good
role model," Jonsin said. "I
have a newfound respect for
the young man, and I'm
honored to work with him."
Who would you like to hear
Justin Bieber channel on his
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