"A funny thing happens whenever one member of Steps tries to tell a story. Another usually chimes in, then another. Round and round it goes until eventually, everyone has had their say and nobody can remember where they started. Ego, you'll be pleased to hear, has nothing do with these enthusiastic interruptions. It's just the Steps method, and it works."
"Finishing one another's sentences is what iconic pop families do best - and this family, however unconventional, first came together in a crowded performance hall in the summer of 1997. "We're going deep," nods Ian 'H' Watkins (49) when I mention the inaugural Steps rehearsal. Indeed, and I'm keen to know what, exactly, H and his glamorous accomplices expected upon answering a pop-group audition ad in The Stage newspaper in the UK all those years ago. "I know for me," says Lisa Scott-Lee (49), "listening to 5,6,7,8 during the audition process, my instant thought was...""
Steps began with a bubblegum pop hit and faced the challenge of being seen as more than a novelty act. Almost 30 years later, the group has defied critics and industry obstacles to maintain a thriving career that now includes a jukebox musical bound for Dublin. The group exhibits a close-knit, conversational dynamic in which members frequently interrupt and finish each other's sentences. The ensemble first formed in the summer of 1997 in a crowded performance hall, and key members have recalled their early rehearsal intensity and audition impressions, including hearing "5,6,7,8."
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