the end of NLT + your comments and thoughts
Travis posted a blog finally answering everybody’s question: what is going on with NLT?
There’s been a lot of rumors going around about “the end of NLT”. I’ve been really wanting to clear things up, but that wasn’t up to me. There was a lot of things going on that had to be cleared up before this statement could be written. Thank you all for your patience & for your understanding. What has NLT been up to?
As individuals, a lot. I’ve been working on my solo project. Kevin is shooting a new show on Fox called “Glee”. And I’m sure JJ & V will fill you in when they’re ready on what they’ve been up to.
Is NLT done?
There’s no easy way to say it.. but yes. Unfortunately, the group is done. We aren’t together anymore.
Being in NLT has been a dream come true for me & I know it was for the other boys too. Thank you, all of you, for helping us to make that dream a reality.
As much as a few people might think the blame lies with one person, it doesn’t. It doesn’t rest on my shoulders. Just like it doesn’t rest on kevin’s. Just like it doesn’t rest on jj’s, or on v’s. There’s no sense in pointing the finger at anyone, because you have to understand that everyone involved wanted this to work & put their heart and soul into their efforts to make it work. Blaming someone may make you feel better about it.. but the simple fact is.. one singular person didn’t cause this. It took a complicated mess of things to break up NLT. The label wasn’t prepared to spend more money on the group. There was a legal situation holding us back. Kevin got a great opportunity that would require a lot of his time. At some point you have to sit back & evaluate the big picture. Where do we go from here? Given the situation.. we didn’t have many options. Sometimes it’s just not meant to be.
Maybe we surrounded ourselves with some people that didn’t have our best interests. Maybe it wasn’t the right time for a boyband to break. Really though, it was a number of things combined, on the business side, that made it impossible for things to continue the way they were. If there’s one thing I want to get across it’s that. This breakup wasn’t a “fight between the boys” thing. I want everyone to know that it was NOTHING between us boys that caused this. I love those boys to this day & I support them and wish them nothing but success in whatever they do. If you are a true fan of NLT, then i really feel like you would feel the same way, towards all of us.
So there’s your explanation. It’s been really rough to deal with on a personal level and if you think i’m blowing this whole thing off easy, you couldn’t be more wrong. None of this has been easy, it was a hard ending. I wish you guys could’ve been here, on our side of the telescope to see everything more clearly. But it is what it is.
I know this blog was a trip. To date, it’s the most personal blog I’ve written. As it should be. It took me a lot of revisions trying to say everything i wanted to say, but i leave you with this. There’s a reason for everything. Even if sometimes things don’t work out the way we’d like. Ultimately I can only ask for your understanding & ask that you guys show all of us the same love & support as individuals that you’ve shown us as a group over the last few years. I can’t do what I do without all of you behind me & wouldn’t want to.
As always, I love you all.
peace.
TG.
my thoughts…
i was already told this a week or two ago. i was really upset..i actually cried. i had a lot of love for this group and a lot of faith in them making it together. i’m still really disappointed in certain people simply because of the way they’ve handled things, and the way they’ve treated certain people, including myself. i really wish we could go back in time…back to when it was about the music and nothing else. back to when it was just about 4 boys..not about all the people and circumstances around them. but anyway, i really do love all 4 of them and i’m sad that it had to end this way. i suppose it’s for the best. i plan on keeping this site up as an NLT fansite, at least for a while. but i know that later i want to completely change it up to support them individually. i’m not sure how yet. the forums will stay too but will also be changed up. i love all of you and i thank you so much for sticking around! maybe i’ll see some of you at a show for JJ or V sometime. haha. if you wanna talk, feel free to talk to me on AIM: starFATEDx or email me: nltfan@gmail.com
please feel free to post your comments and thoughts here or on the forums too. i’d love to read them. <3
May 1st, 2009 at 12:50 am
yeah I kinda knew about.. 2 wks ago that it would happen. Things happen for a reason.. Or as my grandma always told me “things will get worse before they get better, so just stick to what you believe in. It’ll work out with good Karma.”
So yeah. I actually wana cry re-reading that.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:56 am
im upset but im not mad i can understand and i think its best not to poin fingers it’s not all on one person it was a decision made by a group of people so like i said it’s no kevins fault or v’s or travis’s or jj’s so be nice
May 1st, 2009 at 1:08 am
Aww Star <3
Its sad to know that they really are broken up now.
But thank you for always keeping us up to date you’re amazing!
May 1st, 2009 at 1:35 am
I had a feeling something was going on. I’m not even as up to date as most people. However, being 25, I have seen stuff like this happen before. The guys stuck around for two years. That’s fantastic! Just keep supporting them and show them your love. They need it now more then ever.
I will leave you with a quote I say sometimes. I think this occasion is perfect for it.
“There is a light at the end of the tunnel. To get there, you have to go through the darkness.”
~AmandaG
May 1st, 2009 at 2:02 am
I am SOOOOO deeply sad that they are no longer together! I’ll miss NLT like crazy!! =(
May 1st, 2009 at 3:09 am
it was really sad for me to hear that because i havent been interested in a group like them for a while now because they seemed different and special.
but i also want to thank you for keeping this site alive and for your effort.
i really wanted to see them on stage once but yeah.. it looked like it wasnt supposed to be. i am sure they will make their way. i miss them already…
May 1st, 2009 at 3:17 am
Im depressed, but as a TRUE fan..Im gonna suppport each one of them indiviually, I will still listen to there songs & look at their pictures, because ive been deeply in love with them..and Oh! i sooo miss their saynow msgz but i still have faith that theyre still lively working on what they want to do , Im sure Travis is going to be succesful and have his first album soon, & Kevin is going to be an amazing actor & gets more chances as in acting in movies after “glee” , JJ & V might join some other band and we get to hear them sing , and the best thing about this is that they (didnt) breakup with a FIGHT the only thing i was afraid of ..
& Lastly I WISH YOU ALL SUCCESS! <3
May 1st, 2009 at 4:44 am
i’m upset i cried but things happen u can’t help it
May 1st, 2009 at 5:40 am
i dont even know where to start.
to be honest i was devastated, i still am.
even though im from australia and ive never seen them live or never met them, the boys meant soooooooooooooooooooo much to me , and they still do. i cried when i read the blog, but, travis is right. things do happen for a reason. im glad it didnt end with a fight but i dont know what im gonna do without them im just gonna support them individualy. who knows whats’ in store for the future. they are all incredibly amazing guys. i love them so much and im always gonna support them no matter what. gah i could go on forever, i seriously could.
i just wanan thank you for making and haveing this site, its incredible. keep up with the good work (:
May 1st, 2009 at 5:54 am
It is upsetting, but they all have such talent that we will keep seeing and hearing from them. TG may be right boybands aren’t in right now, except that VFactory is the only one trying to break that barrior and they don’t have another group such as, NLT, to help them break it. Yet, all fans’ best wishes go to all four boys : )
May 1st, 2009 at 6:42 am
i’m just glad we have an answer. esp. after everything in the past week or so.. but i feel that that’s all as i said it is. in the past.
i’m excited for everything they’re doing individually. then when they become huge and blow up i can be like “i was with them from the beginning!! boo ya!!”
May 1st, 2009 at 7:34 am
my whole week suck and this was all i could take. i was heart broken when i founded out i just cried and cried until i couldn’t cry anymore.i will still surport them one by one anyway.i love them all.
May 1st, 2009 at 8:51 am
As an undying and true fan of NLT, i support their decision. it’s for the best. despite the fact that i want to cry my eyes out, travis is right. it is what it is. i’ve supported them since the beginning and i still support them now at the end. and i’ll still support them as they go their seperate ways. ive never been so attached to a group before, I love them to death and beyond. their music was one of the best things ive heard. Im gonna miss them.
-Kevin, have fun with GLEE. i’ll be watching
-Travis, good luck with your solo project, i’ll be listening in.
-V and jj, idk where you guys stand, but good luck with whatever you guys do.
all you guys have my full support.
May 1st, 2009 at 9:51 am
yea when i read that on travis’s myspace yesterday i was crying so much, my sister said that karma really was a trip, a trip to a sad ending
but it is what it is. hey, at least ur keeping the site up, thats the only good thing im happy about. anyway, i love u guys, and i wish u the best of luck. <3
May 1st, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I cried too! I couldn’t believe it! I still can’t.
But you know just because NLT is not NLT anymore, there still going to be NLT in our hearts always.
I think it’s really sad that they thought the people around them were trying to help them but they really won’t. Because if you think about those four guys got along with one another and enjoyed being together. And that doesn’t happen alot with boybands, or any kind of band for that matter. They could have got so far together.
But We still have to support them anyway we can!
I hope the future holds the best for all four of them!
~Lorena
May 1st, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I guess I can’t be in denial about them supposedly being broken up now, it really is a sad thought. But like Travis said, we can support them all in whatever ventures they decide to take up. Life is about having new experiences and everything has it’s ups and downs. NLT had a good run and now it’s over, and I have a heavy heart, as many others do. I wish the best for Kevin, Travis, JJ, and V because they deserve it. Good luck boys, I love you all! <3 :]
May 1st, 2009 at 6:04 pm
OMG! this sucks! i still want them to get back together! i love all their music, and im gonna miss it soooo much! ): well, i wish them all luck! NLT(:<33
May 1st, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I am really broken from this but, im not that mad cuz im happy that Travis is still singing……I just love his voice…….
May 1st, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I’m not really upset I’m just really sad… I actually thought they could make it as a group and bring pop and boybands back… seems like it’s all falling appart cause as you know Menudo broke up too a while ago… I’m just sad and dissapointed i guess.. i’m not dissapointed of THEM! cause i know they worked really hard to release that album over a year ago… i wish it was still coming out.. i didn’t even get to have one cd by them! I wish them all the luck and success in the world thought.. separetely or together .. w/e.. They really deserve it
May 1st, 2009 at 7:30 pm
oh and alsoo.. i think you should really keep this site up… NLT will always be NLT to us and it would be really hard if this was taken down… I cried like a baby when i found out… and the first thing i thought was i need to get on nltonline.org to read the comments of those who understand what i’m feeling cuz everyone’s like “it was just a boyband get over it you know..” but i can’t it’s harder than that.. anyways thanks for making this site in the first place! i’m sure it meant A LOT to them !
May 1st, 2009 at 8:07 pm
im sad they broke up. but being in a music group myself. i completely understand what travis is saying. no matter how hard we try somethings are just not meant to be. but i hope i get to hear about each one of the members are they embark on their journeys. I have a amazing feeling that everyone will be successful. especially Travis who has such a wonderful voice which will lead him to make hit songs!
no matter what i am still fans of NLT.
May 1st, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Vote for them on the BOP Celebs! Poll… i really want the mag should make a last issue on them! they deserve and i kind of think we deserve it too! NLT’s got the best fans in the world!
http://www.tigerbeatmag.com/celebs/polls/new-fave-music-group/
May 1st, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I’m really sad that they broke up, but like what everyone said I’m gonna support them no matter what. I’m happy that their still boys and I hope we can see them together again, but I’m happy that we have the truth and I know that they’ll do great things. Star, I’m really happy that you’re keeping this up, cause we all need a place to learn the news about them. NLT, I’ll miss oyu guys, but I’ll always be a major fan of ALL of you!
May 1st, 2009 at 11:16 pm
i knew that this was coming, but that doesn’t stop the news from hurting any less. i guess i felt that boybands weren’t really popular but i thought NLT could break that barrier. they were so different, and talented, i just knew that they would be something great; and they were! but things just didn’t work out in their favor and i guess they saw that going seperate ways was the best thing to do.
i am DEEPLY saddened by this news.
first Menudo, now NLT i cannot, i repeat CANNOT take another musical blow this year.
May 1st, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Hey Star, I don’t know if you’ll read this, but I just wanted to say that I seriously appreciate it so much that you’ve held onto this site for so long after all these bumps with the pushing back of CD releases and now this. I read from the Twitter replies that the Kevin’s super appreciative of your site and I’m sure the rest of the boys are too. As a fan, I am also really appreciative of all the work you put onto this site for two years. Without you, I wouldn’t be as caught up about the boys as I am. It’s sad to see them go their separate ways, but I’m sure everyone will still support each of them individually. I hope you know that we appreciate you too. So thank you, Star. Thank you so much.
May 1st, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I’m really sad
I really loved them
I wish all success and happyness for whatever they do!
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Star, i think that ALL NLT fans appreciate what you did with this site.
without NLT ONLINE i wouldn’t know half as much about the boys as i do now.
I just want to say that i’m sure NLT, and all of us true fans appreciate you, and hope that this site remains up and running.
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:09 am
i had a feeling this would happen after all the singles flopped.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
lmaooooooooooooo i knew it like 6 months ago like DUHHHH. and i gave up on thEm by then too so yea and i guess its an end to this website too!!!!HAHAHAHAHA
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
aliyah why don’t you shut the hell up.
If you gave up on them six months ago then why waste your time commenting on here bitch.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:24 pm
actually aliyah, it’s not an end to this website. go back and read what i wrote.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 pm
i seriously wanted to cry when i heard about this but i knida knew it was going to happen sooner or later b/cause if you think about it travis was working on his solo project and ke vin was working on glee and v and jj were off in their on land so…..bt i’m still going to support thenjust like i was doing while they were still a qroup.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I knew this would happen a very long time ago I just didn’t want to make it seem true to me.
I actually read this on his blog today and cried so much.
I don’t know what to do.
Me and my friends have been working for months on this gift for them. We were just waiting another concert or event to give it to them but that wont happen. I’m extremely upset about this and I agree with Star. I didn’t want it end this way.
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 am
Living i London, NLT were still close in my heart cos it was like i was the only one f my friends who had heard of them. But now, I just feel so sad. I respect all of them cos i know how hard it mut be. But i feel like part o me is gone. And i will listen to their songs but it still makes me so sad. I’m hoping i will get over it soon enough but the more i think about it, the more unlikely it seems. I kinda wish i never heard of them. its harder to live without something when you’re so used to living with it. – but thats just it, i was talking to my friend and shes like gosh its not like they’re dead. Which i keep trying to convince to myself. I really need to look on the bright side. I hope they’re all successful. I’m just concerned for JJ and V cos where will they go after all this, kevin is in Glee, Travis has an amazing voice. But what about poor lil JJ and V???
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
Well i kinda expected that something was going on because we havent heard from all of them in a while.. but hearing it that they are offically over hurts so much.
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
OMG! I can not believe that they broke up. But I mean I kinda expected something was going on since u know they haven’t done any new songs or shows or whatever. But no matter what I will always be an NLT fan and love Kevin, V, Travis, and JJ. OH and my cousin and best friend were shocked too.
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
NLT….my number one favorite guy group ever! V, JJ, Travis, and Kevin: I have to say im extremely upset about the split, but I know that as you all go your separate ways, you will all be succesful in whatever you do. keep the faith!! I will continue to listen to your music and watching your videos and pics (drooling over them, actuallly lol) Can’t wait for the premiere of Glee! I love you guys <3
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
I’m just excited to see what everyone is gonna be doing individually. Of course i’m sad, but its not like the guys are vanishing off the face of the earth! They’re still here, & they’re just doing their own thing, & im excited to see what each one is gonna hit us with[:
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
i agree with audrey. i think they are still going to hang out…and apparently V is going to be in a new group? either way, i think they will be more powerful as individuals
thanks for everything, star!
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
I’m really, really sad and don’t know how to take the news. I gave so much time and energy into NLT. I made a scrapbook and everything. Now I have to throw it all away.:(
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
R.I.P NLT!
I Love Travis, JJ, V, and Kevin, FOREVER!!!
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:13 pm
hey.
i just want to let NLT know that i will always love them and i will always be listening to their music even though they are broken up. they have pretty much the best music to listen to! I can’t wait to hear more of you Travis and hope everything turns out like you want it to. Kevin, i can’t wait to watch your new show, it looks really good. JJ, and V, i hope you find what you guys are looking for in life and hope everything works out for you.
NLT will always be in my heart forever!
love you,
moe
May 4th, 2009 at 10:27 am
i love NLT with ALL of my heart and i was totally sad and shocked to learn that my FAVORITE band was breaking apart! i am actually crying while i am writing this, and i hope that NLT will be a band again! i am 12 and will be 13 this month(MAY) and i have never gone to their concerts or met them and this was a VEY BIG dream of mine. my heart is shattered. and i love these guys with my heart! i will be a fan 4 ever! no band will ever replace you guys! i will always look up to you and be a fan for ever.i promise. i love you kevin, goodluck with your Glee tv show!:) i love you travis, i will be listening to your solos!
i love you v, i hope whatever your doing is great! 
and most of all to my favorite member, JJ, ilove you2 and i hope you have a great time in your dancing! that would b so cool 2 c u in Dancing with the stars! LOL! 
i LOVE YOU ALL AND I WISH YOU GOODLUCK IN EVERYTHING! your fan 4ever and always, melanie
May 4th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
u guys gotta understand that it is the end of them making music, it is not the end of them. They have not died so everything will really be okay. We all still love them very much, and we shouldn’t way them down with our tears. This door has closed, but another one will open sure enough. We have to stand by them no matter what they choose to do. Travis will do great solo. And kevin will do big things. Hopefully we will see him on the big screen soon! JJ and v will do whatever they choose to, so we gotta help them with it. NLT was and still will be the best group ever. My heart is with them and i love them more than anything, truly. Travis has always seemed a little annoying to me, but he was still cool and i looked up to him as a brother. Kevin is hot and adorable, i will love to see more of him on GLEE. JJ has always been my love since i first saw him 2 years ago. He just captured me with his moves and his heartfelt personality. V is the almost coolest guy in the world. His fadoras that he wears will always be called V-hats to me. I chose not to shed a tear when i heard this news. I had to stay strong and remember that my world has not ended. I love them too much to waist my water. My family has made fun of me for liking them and saying that they knew it was gonna happen, but i didn’t get mad. I just left it alone. NLT WILL ALWAYS ROCK BILLIONS OF GIRLS HEARTS ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peace and love you guys.
Your huge fan, Leslie Camille Watts
May 4th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
People will suppose that i am older, but i turned 13 2 days ago. And just like melanie i have never been to a NLT concert, but i still have hope that i will see them one day no matter what.
May 4th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Leslie, nobody said it wouldn’t be ok. people can be sad if they want to be.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Alright, so my thoughts on the fact NLT is no more. Im happy for them, dont get me wrong. I love the boys to death and have been following them since the beginning and its just heart breaking that its all over and their broken up, like i cried it was that bad. I am happy that they are going out their and doing their own thing and thats all good;( Though I wish they would’ve stayed together ) I would follow these boys for the rest of my life wherever they go, travis and his solo carreer, kevin and his acting carreer, and V and JJ with whatever they want to do. We kind of have to look at the brighter side of it, theres nothing we can do about them breaking up but to be supportive in what they are trying to achieve and hope for the best of them.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:52 am
I think we should all just take a minute to realize that though this was not one person’s fault, we can still all blame,,,,v,,,, JUST KIDDING!! No, there really is no need to point fingers and play the blame game, I think the whole world agrees on that. Besides, what good would it do? It’s not like that would bring them all back together, so I think we just all need to hang tight and in the end, things will work out. We need to give our love and best wishes for all the best to happen for our boys, and see what comes of it. If it was meant to be, then eventually, they will get back together as a band. If not, then we all get to live with the heartbreak, but its just a band and like I always say, people come and go, and the only thing in life that is ever permanent is that we will all die one day. Poeple come and go, so this is their period of going but with all hopes, one day they will come back. Luv ya all…. keep hoping and just wish our boys the best!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
oh my god…i am really depressed…i love you guys and i totally understand your desicion.i just want to say a BIG THANKS for bringing to us this wonderfull music!!!!JJ,KEVIN,V and TRAVIS i wish you guys THE BEST because you deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WE LOVE U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS:I m sorry about my engish…i m greek
May 8th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
i am gonna miss NLT so much in fact i already do.
kevin i am truly in love with you and all the rest of NLT or what NLT used to be?? wishing you all good luck especially you kevin you are my favorite,,,,,,,, GOOD LUCK ON GLEE I AM SO WATCHING IT>
May 10th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Splitting up really is a waste of all the great music they have made, the music scene already seems to have become more depressing without them… Best of luck to them all, hopefully one day they can get together and finally give us a album.
NLT <3
May 11th, 2009 at 7:39 am
umm sorry, but i do not agree with you, :’(, because i do not think that splitting up was a waste of their music, becuase they still have their music out there for us, it’s not like they took it with them and burned it in a bonfire, i mean cmon, seriously. Anyway, just thought I’d throw my opinion out there, but I still believe what I said earlier, and that is, just give them love and wish them luck and things will work out in the end, we will all see…..
May 11th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
No lol I didn’t mean like that. I meant that not everyone got to listen to their music, and it went to waste in the way that people missed out. Youre right, its still there, but we won’t be able to see them perform live or buy their other songs. Its all been leaked, and the only way people will hear it is through youtube or downloading illegally. Thats what I meant