Parents: Walker (Zac's middle name) and Diana.
Sibs: Jessica aka Jessie; Avery aka Avie; Mackenzie aka Mac or Mackie; Zoe
Brotherly Love: Used to practice karate on each other when they were younger.
Schooling: Home schooled.
Religion: Christian (learned to sing Amen at the dinner table).
Musical Influence: While living in South Central America they couldn't
understand the radio so they
listened to a Time Life tape of 50's and 60's rock. "The Original Rock
'n' Roll." Plus they like Alanis,
Blues Traveler. Prince, Spin Doctors, Jewel, etc...
Online IDs: MmmBop is their ONLY AOL screen name.
Big Break: Were discovered at the SxSW (South by South West) Music Festival in Texas.
Previous albums: Boomerang and MMMBop, made using Hanson's Own money.
Other: They all love legos; in their house they have a whole table full of legos.
Other/Misc. Facts and Info:
~The Hanson family's ancestry comes from Denmark. (This explains their
love for
legos, which were invented in Denmark!)
~Once before one of their gigs Zac got so nervous that he threw up. But
Tay and
Isaac calmed him down.
~Their parents used to sing to them before they went to bed;
Now they sing to the other 4 Younger Hanson kids.
~They love to swim. They don't have a pool, but they swim at their friend's
house.
~ Zac and Tay have weekly arm wrestling competitions, and Tay always wins.
~They usually act like karate people and pretend to fight.
~They are NOT getting enough sleep. (obviously)
~They are very homesick. (of course, they would be)
~They bring a turtle, and a snow globe of Tulsa (given to them by their
friends) to
remind them of home when they're on the road.
~Taylor once poured glue on Ike's head, and Isaac had to shave his head
to get it off.
~They have a bodyguard named Jason.
~Their favorite store is called Liquid Sunshine which is in Tulsa.
~Isaac wrote his first song when he was in third grade it was called 'Rain
Falling Down'.
~They have a 6 album deal with Mercury.
~Now wear earplugs during all their performances because of the noise made
by the fans.
(Especially the Fans in Toronoto!!! Yah!)
~They all share a room.
~Played outside the Blue Rose Cafe, where they couldn't get in because
they're too
young. And people from other places were coming over to see them play.
~The song Lucy was named after the Peanuts character Lucy. During the song
Madeline...at the times
the cd hits 2:47 and 2:57...you can hear this guy in the back say the word,"complicated"
it comes out
really clear because that's the part where Hanson doesn't sing. And there's
also this clapping noise.
Have sung 'MMMBop' over 300 times (As of sometime this summer..imagine
what that number must
be by now..).
~The reason why there are two MMMBop videos is because they didn't have
permission to use the
Albert Einstein footage. So, they had to cut that out and redo it.
(Huh? I never knew they had 2!)
~Hanson got a dog back in May, and named it "Wicket" (cool name!)
~They carry a journal wherever they go-- to keep track of all the memories.
~Once, while staying in a five star hotel, they went rollerblading through
the halls on the third floor,
only to be yelled at by all the rich guests.
~They (like typical teens) love balconies--'cause they can spit on people
down below!
~They like to trash (leave a huge mess in...) hotel rooms--- but only because
they are really messy
anyway. (hehe. . I never knew that)
~They relax by playing table tennis/ping pong.
~Their very first songs were written about ants and frogs. (hehe)
Broken bones?
~Ike: Nope, just a badly sprained ankle.
~Tay: Broke his arm about two years ago-- He was riding his bike down a
huge hill and his
parents were driving up the hill. When he saw the car coming toward him,
he tried to stop--
but flipped over the handle bars instead. He lay in the road and his parents
rushed over to pick him up!
~Zac: Broke his nose when they were firing rocks off of a see-saw. Zac
put the rock on one end and
Tay wacked the other end. Somehow the rock managed to catch Zac in the
nose!
Name:
Isaac- "Clark Isaac Hanson, I prefer to be called Isaac."
Taylor- "Jordan Taylor Hanson -I prefer Taylor."
Zac- "Zachary Walker Hanson. Walker is my dad's name, so I inherited it."
Family Nickname:
Isaac- "Ike, its short for Isaac.""
Taylor- "Tay or Tayles."
Zac- "Animal; becuz I'm wild and play the drums."
Birthday:
Isaac- "November 17,1980. I'm turning 17."
Taylor- "March 14, 1983. I'm 15."
Zac- "October 22, 1985 - I'm 12."
Girlfriend:
Isaac- "Nope, but I've definitely been close a couple of times. My lifestyle
is kinda of crazy and
often girls just end up being friends instead of girlfriends."
Taylor- "I've never had a girlfriend and i'm not looking for one, even
though I love girls. Pamela
Anderson is fit, I’d give her an 8/10. I like the spice girls, but haven't
sat around and stared at
them. But baby spice is pretty cute." (Huh?)
Zac- "No way. I've got a few years before I have to worry about all that
slushy stuff. Some guy
once came up to me and said, 'you gotta marry my sister' and I was like,
'yeah,in 10 years.'"
TRUE INFO TAKEN FROM INTERVIEWS!!!!
~If Hanson could bring an object person and animal to the moon..this is
what they'd
bring..Ike would bring their cousin Wayne beacause he's like their best
friend....Zac would
bring his stuffed dog..not a real one cuz that's too gross...Tay would
bring a dog becuz
they're the most loyal..and maybe a monkey like the one in Indiana Jones...but
Tay said
he'd definitely bring a cd player with loads of cds..Ike said that he'd
also take a cute girl
becuz she might be a wild animal too. (go Ike!)
~what hurts their feeling was what some people say about them even if they
don't know
them..they like the fact that their tutor sticks up for them a lot...but
taylor added he really
cares what people think about them though they can't change people's views
on them.
~Tay said he's really physical with his brothers because he doesn't really
have a strong
voice so he has to end up hitting..mostly Zac because Zac is so stubborn
and Ike too
because Ike is always plinking on his guitar which is really annoying Tay
says.
~The most mishevous thing they did..Zac-burping..Ike said that once this
girl came along to
one of their concerts and they kind of hit it off and his parents didn't
want Ike to hold
hands with her because they were too young..he ended up holding hands with
her and
getting in trouble. Taylor said that when he was young he stole a transformer
from a
friend..and his friend said that it was missing and Ike told on tay..saying
that tay got a
new toy out of nowhere..hehehehe
~These are their favourite quotes Ike-"It is a far far better thing that
I ever do than I have ever
done". Zac- "Duh" Tay- "You have to like yourself
before u can do anything"
~They said that Zac is the most appealing to girls because all the girls
think he’s sooo cute.
~When asked whether boys are better than girls...i'll sum it up..basically
boys and girls like
different things and do different things.
~hahaha this is funny..when asked what is their most disgusting habit..Tay
yells out, "Zac
picks his nose!!!" and Zac starts to deny it..and Ike gets all sarcastic
with his finger up his
nose going, Oh Zac, "Yeah I don't pick my nose"...Zac says he prefers burping
but his bros.
made it clear that that's not a habit...Tay and Ike agree that they both
like to bite their
nails..although Ike has figured out a way not to do It any more.
~Their Hanson motto is "Judge us by our music not our age!!!"
~They said looks don't matter with music..becuz it’s not important
~They said none of them have EVER had girlfriends..Zac says he wants to
be single alwayz..Tay
and Ike agree that they're always looking..but not looking for girlfriends..
~The most famous person they met were the Spice Girls..they agree that
scary spice isn't that
scary and that they're all really nice.
~They don't get into fights as much but they do get into pillow fights...but
their fights don't last long
~When asked if they'd ever cut their hair..Tay says, "It's just hair. Who
knows we might shave
it all off one day."
~When asked what was their most embarrassing moment..Zac pipes up that
it's him but they all
agree it was the time they forgot an important part of the keyboard for
their show and their mom
had to drive to a store to rent a keyboard or something like that
~When asked about their dream-date scenary ..Tay starts freaking out and
squealing at the talk of
girls...Ike said it doesn't matter where u are if u like each other..Tay
said the same just as long if
your car don't break down in a mud puddle with freezing weather.
Ike said that Tay ruined
one of the letters he was writing to a girl who was just a friend..Tay
added in the letter, "I want
u desperately" (hehe! Go Tay!)
~Money isn't important and that they'd probably use it for musical equipment;
and the bank
~They said they fly in all different classes on planes..the don't mind
which class they fly... they
usually just fool around, draw, play games and write to pass time away
~They get mistaken for girls a lot.. (ok . peoples it's getting Really
old now!) Besides, Ike and Tay
said "If We were girls, we are the Ugliest girls, we've ever seen!"
(gosh Dangit! they don't look like girls!)