Whether you thought of them as made for TV, made for TRL, or made to be on posters on teenage girls’ bedroom walls, with hits like “All or Nothing” and “Liquid Dreams,” O-Town made their presence felt as a prominent boy band at the beginning of the millennium.

While their time in the spotlight wasn’t as long as NSYNC’s or Backstreet Boys’, O-Town’s Jacob Underwood notes the original Making the Band alums had a hint of how long their initial run would last.

“We were told at the beginning, ‘You guys are gonna be famous right away. Most bands aren’t, and the average lifespan of a band once they hit No. 1 is four years,’ and that’s as long as we were together.”

Myspace caught up with Underwood to find out some behind the scenes O-Town history, including the most unusually personal gifts he’s received from fans, and the unique way he went about cutting off his dreads. Underwood also discussed the group’s decision to reunite and go the indie route, and the new female vocalist he recently started working with.