O-Town Singer Says Simon Cowell Needs Diversity in New Boy Band

Simon Cowell‘s gearing as much as search excessive and low to find the subsequent One Route — and one former boy bander has a couple of concepts about how Simon could make lightning strike twice.

O-Town member Erik-Michael Estrada joined us on “The TMZ Podcast” … and stated one of the crucial essential elements in forming the right modern-day boy band is range.

He identified whereas bands within the ’90s and ’00s — like his and Backstreet Boys — have been fairly various, bands earlier than them have been frustratingly both R&B or pop … there was no in-between.

Erik-Michael elaborated additional on the significance of range inside boy bands … saying assembling members from totally different backgrounds ensures all followers will be capable of relate to somebody within the group.

He additionally harassed the significance of getting what he calls boy band “slashers” — individuals who can do a bunch of various issues: dance, sing, play devices, write songs … you identify it.

Try the clip to see how he addresses one different reality of boy bands — particularly that one member ultimately turns into the chief or essential singer. Whereas that may, clearly, trigger stress, or a rift, he says there is a approach to keep away from that earlier than issues go south.

As we reported, Simon is on the prowl for his subsequent pop success story, 15 years after assembling 1D on the “X Factor.”

The previous “American Idol” choose defined the rationale he is on the hunt for his new megastars is ‘trigger there hasn’t been an impactful boy band since One Route.