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Transcript of the AJ and Howie Interview at TMF Holland Source: The Music Factory (TMF) Holland

Interview with AJ and Howie in Koln, Germany. With VJ Tooske, from TMF (The Netherlands)

Tooske: AJ and Howie welcome. Thanks for being on our show today.

Howard and AJ: Thank you! Tooske: Where are the rest of the guys?

AJ: They are in my pocket.....I have Nick in my pocket.....no.....they are actually at home.....uhmmmmm......a couple of guys had...uhmmmm......some personal things to take care of...and they are also still writing and producing stuff...they are gonna meet up with us in the following week in the UK and were gonna finish writing some more stuff for the new album.

Tooske: Are they preparing for their weddings?

Howard: Uhmmmm, yeah a couple of them are.....

Tooske: A couple of them are????

AJ: There is only two of them..... Tooske: Exactly.....Those two are.....Which one of you is going to be the next to be married????

AJ: JOHN!!!!!

Tooske: John????

Howard: You mean Johnny No Name????

AJ: No, no, not Johhny No Name.....no, no....I don't know....we are not looking to even get married any time soon

. Howard: No, nope.

AJ: We have a whole new album to work on....and we got things to do.

Tooske: What do you think the influence of their marriages might be on the future of the Backstreet Boys....do you think they wanna be home more?

AJ: No

Howard: They might be......

AJ: No, they have their wives out with them....wherever the go.....they have their fiancees now...they have them whereever they go pretty much. Howard: Yeah....I think it's gonna be the same....it's not that they just met those girls....

Tooske: They just added the ring

Howard: Yeah, they got the ring

(AJ: There doesn't change much.)

Tooske: The last time we talked was right for the major tour.....right for the introduction actually of the Millennium album.....how do you look back at that?

AJ: I can't remember.....I can't remember that far back

Tooske: Picture Amsterdam, June 5th......

AJ: Oh, now you are getting specific..

.. Tooske: In the Arena

AJ: Oh yes...

Howard: Remember with the haringfish and all that stuff???

Tooske: And you loved it, didn't you?

AJ: Not at all!!!!

Howard: I didn't

Tooske: Raw fish....

AJ: It was an experience...defenitely.....I mean the crowd....ESPECIALLY in Holland was just insane!!!

Howard: Yeah, that was our biggest European concert.

AJ: 65,000 or 70,000 people.....it was SICK!!!

Tooske: I was amazed that....uhhmmmm....every time Nick tried to....I was there....somewhere way way in the back....every time Nick started singing....the crowd would be louder than Nick.

Howard: OH really???

Tooske: Did you notice???

Howard and AJ: NO!......we had ear monitors so we didn't really know......

Tooske: Oh sorry.

AJ: We didn't even hear Nick, cause we don't even wanna hear Nick

Howard: Exactly!....we don't wanna hear the fans screaming for him.

Tooske: But how did the tour go? The early days of the tour in The Netherlands, and then you had a whole way to go.

AJ: The tour went splendid, it went really well....I mean it was long...the last week was the longest actually...and we ended the actual tour ended in Toronto.....in the second week of March??? Remember????

Howard: Yeah.

AJ: Somewhere in March.....yeah...and it was just....a lot of fun, it was just a long tour.

Howard: Yeah!!! It was one leg in Europe and two legs in America.

Tooske: What is a leg?

Howard: A leg???

AJ: Right here, you got this (pointing at his leg...LMAO)

Tooske: I know that leg......I think he is talking about a different leg.

Howard: A leg is like a certain timespan.....2 months a month

AJ: 2 months 3 months....a certain area...we did Europe for like 3 months...we did the US for 3 months and then we came back to the US again and did it for 2 months.

Tooske: Is it something....I don't know, cause I've never done a worldtour....is it that at....when it starts you think oh this is gonna be incredible and at the end oh I want this to be over???

Howard: You know actually for me....when I start it it seems like wow it's gonna be a long time...but then it starts to go kind of quickly then and at the middle it starts dragging a bit....

AJ: YEAH!!! (with a deep voice)

Howard: And at the very end it's WOW were did it all go?

Tooske: Uhuh.

AJ: The first month is like....???.....making sure everything is right....the middle is like dragging ass...and by the time you get to the end....it starts to pick up speed but then like I said the last week of the tour felt like a year.....just cause, we were all waiting to get to the end of the tour, to have some time off, take a breather from it, you know, but.....we're gonna put together a true worldtour for this next album, which means....

Tooske: You already planned the next one, huh?

Howard: Yup.

AJ: Once we finished the album and we figured out what this team will be and what the title of the album will be and.....you know Millennium was more that futuristic type of vibes.....and find a theme for this album and then....

Tooske: And when do you think this one will be ready?

Howard: We'll probably be done in a quarter here

AJ: Probably 2001 or 2002.

Howard: Maybe...

AJ: Ok....no, we'll hope fully be done soon.

Howard: Probably the end of August hopefully.

AJ: Yeah.

Tooske: Who are you making it with?

Howard: Actually the five of us went down to the Bahamas.....and did some writing...

Tooske: You just had to go down to the Bahamas to write, huh

Howard and AJ: That's right.

Tooske: You didn't pick Iceland you picked the Bahamas.

Howard: It's in our contracts.

AJ: We had to go, where it's sunny and beachy and beautful women.....that's where we had to go.

Tooske: It's good for inspiration?

AJ and Howard: YES!!!

Howard: It's good to concentrate.

Tooske: So we'll get a whole album about beautiful women in the sunshine....that's why we have this setting here too.

Howard: Everything now around us is in the Bahama style....it keeps us

AJ: Pom pom pom

Tooske: Is it gonna be Max Martin and his people again?

Howard: Yeah, we're actually gonna go to Sweden....

AJ: 2 weeks.

Howard: in 2 weeks

Tooske: Are you at all worried that...his sound is such a big thing now...there are sooo many artists that use him to create a sound for them....and you might sound like a whole bunch of other people?

Howard: Everybody sounds like us.

Tooske: But even if that's true a lot of people sound the same way.

Howard: Us were the first and that's all that is.

AJ: It's defenitely all good......I mean I think....whenever we work with Max we always seem to... some of the songs are very similair....like I WANT IT THAT WAY was the second coming of QUIT PLAYING GAMES....AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME and SHOW ME THE MEANING and all these songs...all these accoustic songs or what not....and then you have DON'T WANT YOU BACK kind of threw a wrench at everything it was kinda different....you know.....

Tooske: Yeah

AJ: And LARGER THAN LIFE had the rock....DON'T WANT YOU BACK was more like the hiphop.....we had the Latin song SPANISH EYES....we kinda threw a couple songs in on the album that kinda changed our sound...just a little bit....but not drastic.

Tooske: That haven't been singles...YET.

AJ: I know...which really SUCKED, cause I wanted DON'T WANT YOU BACK to be the last single...

Tooske: Me too, me too....is it going to be a single?

Howard: Nope....

Tooske: What's gonna be the next single?

Howard and AJ: I'LL BE THE ONE.

Tooske: I'LL BE THE ONE....why?

AJ: It was actually...I have been saying that it was a group idea, but actually it was my idea....

Tooske: So modest, huh.

Howard: Hey, hey now, common....give a little credit to the rest of us alright?

Tooske: Yeah alright.

[you should have heard the way Howard sounded and AJ looked when he said that.....oooooppppsssss.....LOL]

AJ: I brought......since, no....well, actually it was me and Howie's....since the rest of the guys are not here.....I brought a suggestion up to the guys a while back when we were up on the US tour...and I thought it would be kinda cool if you would let our friends pick the next single.....all of us sat and brainstormed.....and we picked 3 songs...and then we were gonna....Brian was like why don't we shoot 3 videos......and show the fans and let them pick....and we were......we don't have time to do 3 videos dude....so we chose DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU KNOW, DON'T WNAT YOU BACK and THE ONE....and DON'T WANT YOU BACK lost by one point.

Tooske: So you wanted that single, but didn't have it?

AJ: No....it would have been a good song.

Howard: See you messed yourself over....see with this brilliant idea it all backfired on you....

AJ: It was Nick's fault....it wasn't my fault. (stop guys!!!! No, need to fight, huh :-) )

Tooske: It was nobodies fault, butbutbutbut...we wanna know about the video....is it done?

Howard: Yes, it's done.

Tooske: What does it look like?

Howard: It's actually a compilation of the whole last year...all of our touring....you actually see some touring from Europe.

Tooske: Ohhhhhhh, N'sync has a video with that.

AJ and Howard: We just heard that, yeah.

Howard; But that's ok.....

AJ: Ours is better...and it was our idea.

Tooske: Is it that style?

AJ: Yeah, but I mean, we.....we also do a lot of the behind the scene stuff....just us messin around......doing stupid stuff.....riding the bus...playing basketball.....uhmmm.....meeting some of the sick children that we have on our shows from MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION....meet some of the kids that have cancer...or whatever.

Howard: We have shots like the Rolling Stone photo-shoot....

AJ: With our pants on the floor.

Howard: And MTV.

Tooske: Oh really?

AJ: We dropped our pants for the cover

Howard: Did you see that?

Tooske: Yeah, I saw that.....so when can we expect you back in The Netherlands?

AJ: As soon as we finished the new album.

Tooske: Because you guys.....we missed you at this years TMF Awards.

Howard: I know...we were, uhhhhh... (she is getting their award)

AJ: Ahhhh, does it still light up?

Tooske: No, it doesn't.....

AJ: Ahhhh man(this was a disappointing ahhhh)

Tooske: It doesn't need to.

AJ: I know...

Tooske: We missed you a lot and you were nominated for BEST LIVE ACT...cause everybody was crazy about your concert in June.....so you won

Howard: Oh, thank you....we wanted to come here, but it was at the exact same time that one of our personal secretaries was getting married....in Miami....so

Tooske: Alright, so a whole country suffered for one wedding?

Howard: Yeah, y'all should be very mad with her.

AJ: Yeah, you should be very mad with Nicole not us.

Howard: Give her number.

Tooske: So you promiss at least try to be there whenever there might be another.....cause if you never show up people might stop giving it to you.

AJ: Yeah.

Howard and AJ: we don't want that.

Tooske: Who wants it?

AJ: Me!!!!

Howard: I'll take it.

AJ: No, no. [Ok that's it from my side of the Atlantic...yeah that took me quite a while....hope you guys enjoy it!!! :-)]

A.J. McLean Yahoo!

Chat 3.17.00 The following is a transcription of an online chat that occurred with A.J.McLean March 17th, 2000.

A.J. McLean: Hello

ElenaCarter: Will Johnny No Name make a solo album?

A.J. McLean: Well, I dunno. possible. It's been a thought. But it would have to be something discussed amongst myself and the rest of the fellas and it coudldnt conflict with our new album. It would also depend on the response i get from Johnny's fans, and to see what the people want to hear. If Johnny works, and they want to hear more. then yeah. I have been working on some originals with gusy in the Johnny No Name band, aso maybe...we could do it. If i had the time, also.

i_luv_johnny_no_name : HI AJ.......OOOh this is sooo exciting.....Um...Will You be coming to canada with the Johnny No Name tour?? Thanks a Bunch!!!

A.J. McLean: More than likely yeah. I want to gho up to Canada as well as Europe. CLubs, theaters, if we do do Canada, i'd like to start in the vancouver area and work my way east. We've been out there before, and i defeinitely want to go there, Germany, Austria, Switzerland again. At least one of us should try to keep our face in the public eye while we wont be seen in the snext five - 6t molnths. Hopefully, we'll be off screen working on our best album yet.

backstreet78_millennium : What is your top priority at the moment?

A.J. McLean: At this moment... honestly, putting together the best possible new Backstreet Boys album we can. We've alotted ourselves a good 5 months. WE're going to try something different this time, which is to go to the Bahamas in a remote studio inside a house...and we're going to live there for about 2 - 2 1/2 weeks, with JUST us, and just drink as much as we can of any kind of music, and then throw up and see what comes out. That's definitely the top priority.

ana_and_bryan: How did the idea of Johnny No Name came out?

A.J. McLean: Well, originally, the name was Johnny Suede, and it stemmed from back in May, in Nashville, rehearsing for the world tour...our old drummer Tim took me to a clothing store cause there was a jacket he wanted me to get. I went in and got the coat, and we're all trying to find new code names for when we check into hotels. When we'd go to a bar or a club,k they'd always make fun of me if i was acting more unusual than normal, they'd say "Ooo, Johnny Suede came out to play!" I was thinking of doing a solo show for charity, and needed a name. On my 22nd birthday in Orlando, my first show, we used the name, and found out...afterward...that it belong to a Brad Pitt film! It was a couple years ago, (1987), and the director is now still a strugglign artist in California, but...he wouldnt let me have the name. We then had to go with Johnny something else, and... well...between myself, Louis my bass player, Andre our photographer, and the drummer, one of the msuggested "Johnny No Name" We all said it was kind of stupid, but the more i thoguht about it...the more we realized that...Johnny No Name could work...the fans could yell back "Suede", and it'd be fine. I just cant call it that, officially.

lmv_1130: Of all the songs that you cover on this tour which one is your favorite and why?

A.J. McLean: WE're actually adding a ocuple new song. Chanigng the intro, took out a couple.My favorite from my first show would probably be BAD TO THE BONE, cause it was perfect for that evening. Johnny was singing to AJ, and it was great. Now, in the new set, even though i havent learned the words yet, PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY by Wild Cherry, or KILLING IN THE NAME OF by Rage against the Machine is gonna be fun. There's not really any words, but...you know....it's the first one to learn.

tapanga34: I love your tattoos!! Are you thinking about getting any new tattoos? If you are what are you going to get? We love you!!

A.J. McLean: ACtually, i'm due for two actually. I will be prolly going in tyhe next couple of days for rehearsals (mom kicks him), and i'm going to put a sun on my top right shoudler...and then somehow, someway.. I've got to figure out a symbol for Johnny Suede. I'll need some symbol for Johnny Suede (sorry, Johnny No Name) Send in some cool ideas for Johnny SUede or Johnny No Name! Something that symbolizes it . Come on, send it in! :) Well...

dmscmtrue: AJ who are some of the acts going on tour with you ?

A.J. McLean: we have Nobody's Angel. And we're trying to get three acts. We have Mindi Abeair, our saxophone player. She's also a solo artist, and plays for our band, as well as Johnny No Name. Denise McLean: I think the agent is looking for local acts as we go along. QTPIE8780: okay, aj, please help me out. I have heard from people that you guys chat online anonymously and that you don't. Which is it? Do you guys ever venture online for an anonymous chat with fans? A.J. McLean: I dont. But my girlfriend will sometimes, using my username. She'll go on and talk to all of the fans, and lots of them ask about me and how i'm doing. And sometimes if i'm here, i'll pop on and talk too. It takes me soemtimes 20 questions to convince them it's me, but.... eventually we get into some great discussions They ask some crazy questions, like "what color was the shirt at the motown awards" (LOL) i_luv_howiebsb: Do the other guys help out any with the Johnny No Name concerts and stuff? A.J. McLean: they're all supportive, cause it is for charity, and each of us has set up a different charity foundation. bsb_maxmartin_cheiron_rocks: Johnny what happened with "Suede"? (cuz it's Johnny No Name now...?) A.J. McLean: Brian has the Heart FOundation. I've been trying to get a Diabetes Foundation. VH1 SAVE The MUSIC is really influenced alot by guys in my posiotion, and i really beleive that keeping music in the schools is a very important thing to do. The govt. is cutitng back on all kinds of financing for the schools, and they're cutting music. And they lose how important it is to the world, and to kids. Without the kids listening to and buyign the music, we'd all be out of the job. I know all the guys are very into it. Brian wanted to come up, during one of my charity shows, and sang with me. The crowd went nuts and loved it. Howie may join me for one of the shows in LA, and i'm trying to convince him to come up. I dunno. We'll see. dabonesgrls: aj, this is the most important question to all the fans, were only asking it cuz we REALLY care about u, do u still smoke? please give us an honest answer, Denise McLean: Yes, he should stop. A.J. McLean: Great. My mom is now involved. I actually quit at the beginning at the beginning leg of the world tour. The same thing that happened to me last time i quit happened again. When i quite in EUrope about a year ago, i lost my voice about the 2nd week of our tour. It wasnt a good thing. When i started smoking again, my voice came back. Now that we have so much downtime, and i'm not under any pressure or stress....i think it'll be easy to quit. I dont want to go onto any supplements, and have any sideeffects, and i think... it'll make me a stronger person if you quit cold turkey. My cousin quit. My chief of secuirty quit. His wife quit. Everyone is quitting, and it's a lot harder than people think. Especially if you know that you have an addictive personality (like me), if you get hooked on stuff easily, then dont even try it. Dont go near it. DOnt be around it. If your friends smoke, tell them to not do it around you. It's going to be really difficult to quit, and if you ever do, quit. It doesnt make you cool. Lots of fans have told me, "We think you're cool even if you dont smoke, so dont do it." And i say that back to you. latinhuny69: hey this ? is for denise;-)~ How do you feel about your son's success like do you go to the supermarket and see a mag with him on the cover and be like that's my baby? A.J. McLean: Remember, i'm in the room. be nice. Denise McLean: I'm very proud of hi. I don't even think he realizes how proud i am. It's amazing to me what he's accomplished at a young age. I used to think he was an alien because no onewas as outgoing as him in the family. My reaction when I see things out and about how him, I see caricatures at Kiosks. My friends will get them. When I'm out I'll say"that's a good picture of my son." They don't belive me. It's definitely a weird thing. You expect your kids to go to school and be successful in their 20's and 30's. A.J. McLean: i still want to go to college, but you know...i'll be thirty before that happens. Denise McLean: But he's known he's wanted to this since he was 6, it's amazing what he accomplished. I was lucky I could pay my rent when I was his age. sweetie_31_2001: Denise, how did you react to a.j.'s tattoos? A.J. McLean: (laughing) I'll answer that one. Denise McLean: The first one he got, he was scared to tell me. He snuck out of the hotel with Brian and security and someone who knew who the tatoo guy was. Nobody told me, but I found out. A.J. McLean: and now i have 12. Hahah! :) Denise McLean: It takes getting used to. I've never had one, and I've never known anyone who had them. A.J. McLean: I'm still trying to get her to get one with me, but she wont do it. Denise McLean: It's an unusual thing for me, but I'm just gonna have to accept that this is how he expresses himself as an artist. There are worse things he can get into it by far. And he's never got into any of the bad things that some people in his position get into. A.J. McLean: you know what's really funny? I can go and get a tatoo just about anywhere on my body, and it's one needle hitting your body 3ooo times a minute, but you have to DRAG me to the doctor to get a shot. When we had our shots to go to Asia, i was the only one that had to lay down and hold my mom's hand .I just freak out. But with my tatoos, it's diffent. I havent gotten one since May, so i know the new one will hurt. It's that initial adrenaline rush at the beginning...cause you dont know how it's going to feel. But right now, on my stomach and back, i've got them in places that would hurt the most. Howie right now, is the only one who doesnt have one yet. We're doing to drag him in. :) Denise McLean: (LOL) It took Howie four years just to get his ear pierced. A.J. McLean: we almost got Howie in the chair to get one....in the parlor, but... he did a little too much partying that night, and we had to take him out and back to the hotel so he could get sick. Denise McLean: I don't ever want to see that. Thank you. A.J. McLean: He got all nervous and sick, and .... i still kick myself. We should have forced one on him, knocked him out, and got it to say I LOVE MOM! :) Linz_Littrell: Denise, does AJ's success bring you guys closer together or farther apart?? A.J. McLean: Well, i mean, at first it was like one time she was working solely for us, and now she kind of works outside the group. I kind of didnt want her to work with us, not because i didnt want her around, but because it was too stressful for her. I didnt want to see her get sick, or any more gray hairs. At first, it was cool, cause the guys envied me cause my mom was on the band with us. Maybe on a day off, i'd go shopping with the guys or to a bar, but it kind of got wierd when i got back from the last tour. I had a christmas here at her house, and i gave her my old house as a christmas present. I was living here with her and my girlfriend. We always saw each other here in the house, and now that i've moved out, i live ten minuts down the road. And it's the wierd seperation thing. Now we're in 2 different places, and i'm finally growing up. It was wierd...and i just think she's more like my best friend than my Mom. She doesnt act...47.... I mean...HER AGE....oops. It's like a Mom-son-best friend realtionship. It's fun! SHe comes outand has fun with us, she still visits us all. She was like the Tour Mom.RA She'd come out for all the guys, cause none of them had family with them. It was great for all of us that she was there. Denise McLean: It was quite stressful in the beggining because I was on a different bus a lot of the time, at first I ws on the crew bus. A lot of people don't know that the crew doesn't stay inthe hotel, they go to the new city. I was part of that set-up with their wardrobe. One of the hard thing I had to put up with in the beginning was seeing them drive off and I had to stay at work. A.J. McLean: Ah...you werent working! You were messin' around! :) Denise McLean: But we had days off and we could get togeterh adn talk to each other. It brought us closer together. I feel blessed that we could spend so much together going all over the world,me and the other boys, being part of the success and watching all of them grown into men. Now, I think it's time for me to stay home a bit more, stop living out of a suitcase which I done for 7 years. Now that he has his place and I have my place it's better, now that we have the income. When he's o ntour, he;ll call me. When he went on the Milennium tour, it was the first time I didn't leave with them. He called me up and said "I just realized something, you're not getting on the plane with us." I said yeah, but it's not like you'll be alone, you have 50 people with you. You get what they call separation anxiety... But I'm easing into it because he's only a few minutes away. A.J. McLean: honest answers.... cole_2004_99: did you ever take n e voice lessons to get that really pretty voice of your's A.J. McLean: none i for lack of a btter word, trained myself. i never had a true voice coach. i'd go out if there was a group or artist, i'd go out and buy their CD and try to mimic their voice. that's basically how i developed my own style. I'd take whatever riffs or sound they had, and then adapt it to my sound, combining them...and create my own. I didnt have any voice training, or do scales iwth a piano. I primarily did it all myself. I wasnt one growing up that was easy to take direction. I was always really hard headed... to the pont where i'd say "I'll learn the hard way" It worked out for me. It definitely paid off. Denise McLean: He was in chours in school though and did a lot of musical theater which I think helped immensely when he was a child. A.J. McLean: (nodding in agreement) ... Denise McLean: Heavy question (lol) Peanutbutter101: Is there one thing you truly belive in? A.J. McLean: (thinking) God I mean... when you think about it, beyond anything beyond family, friends, beyond whoever....who welse do you have to turn to for forgiveness, for thought... To reach out for anything and everything, who do you ahve to talk to? If you cant talk to your family, or dont have family or friends...you can always talk to God. You can always find peace of mind. Peace. Tranquility. Sense of mind. I really believe God has given us a great big kick in the butt for the past 8 years that we've been together. He's kept us togetgher, and made us tighter as ateam. Because of our belief and because we've always been so close to Him, that... we're going to be around for a VERY long time. You know...j I'm looking at some of the names in there..."AJis YUMMYinmyTummy?" amuznet_live: AJ and Denise are viewing the chat with all of you..... A.J. McLean: that's a cool name. Wierd one...."I'm Swelly in my Belly" jenn_marie156: AJ, as Johnny No-Name, who are your musical influences? A.J. McLean: Rock. more or less. Rock and punk. trip hop. acid jazz. That whole kind of vibe., I can go and name tons of groups, but there's too many. Led ZEppelin, Skynard, Etc...the list can go on for days. Johnny No Name is...someone who is a combination of every type of music genre with the exception of country and classical...though... sweet_505: Will you ever sing a duet with someone? If so, it would be great if you waited for me! :o) A.J. McLean: As Johnny? I've already talked with Fred Durst with Limp Bizket. We talked about it at teh Grammys. There's a possibily there. It'd be kinda cool. A.J. McLean: As a group, or myself, we'd love to work with...again....Shania Twain, Elton John....and Lionel Ritchie actually came up on stage with us in San Antonio He got on the piano and he played easy, and we sang with him. Denise McLean: He's going on tour with Tina Turner A.J. McLean: He's going on tour with TINA TURNER, and he wanted to come up and do BRICKHOUSE with Johnny. music_lover_kayla: Denise please tell us a secret only a mother would know about AJ? A.J. McLean: (very quiet) Denise McLean: LOL.... I would say.... he has a very cute habit of twirling his clothing when he's nervous. A.J. McLean: What does that mean anyway? Denise McLean: He takes the edge of his shirt or his pants, and rubs it between his thumb and index finger. That' his nervous habit that he does. A.J. McLean: (laughing here) neoal: Who is your favorite female artist of all time? A.J. McLean: I actually have three. 1. Etta James. She's my fav female blues singer. I've got every single album 2. Pat Benetar. I was a big fan in the 80's of her stuff. 3. It's a tie between Jewel and Sarah McGlaughin. I love their vibe....and i'd have to be biased and say... Denise McLean: How about Paula Abdul A.J. McLean: My girlfriend. She's got a beautiful voice. Ok.....Paula Abdul. I used to be soooooo in love with her. And I met her at the Tonight Show, and she was little. Denise McLean: He was speechless. A.J. McLean: Great. But little. amuznet_live: So far, you've all asked over 35,000 questions for AJ and Denise......THANK YOU! A.J. McLean: Oh, and just for all of your interest...YES...i'm back with AMANDA. :) And things couldnt be more wonderful. ksgirl15: Do you ever sing in the shower? A.J. McLean: Sure. Denise McLean: LOL... He sings everywhere. A.J. McLean: I do. I sing everywhere. Tha'ts my problem. I could probably make it through the mall everyday without getting recognized, but i end up signing everywhere i go. I kind of set myself up. alb1525: Do you have the chance to answer the mail that comes via the FunClub? A.J. McLean: no, i actually dont. I dont get a chance to very often. Sometimes when i log in, and my girlfriend does, it's just to talk. I'll talk to random fans, random anyone, but i've never actually checked into the FunClub. I would if i had time, but i dont. Denise McLean: WE usually take those letters and incorporate them into the newsletters. We get a lot of the same questions. The Fun Club Webpage will be the same way. We want t make it very fan interactive. WE can get the rumor mill squelched so fans don't get freaked out when they hear things. We can nip that in the bud shall we say. A.J. McLean: Southside 12....AJ says hello, and "what's up", and that i'll be the first of us 5 to say "Hello and How Are you?" Mengy86: What do ya love the most about touring?? A.J. McLean: i think just travelling. Getting to see different people, different cultures. Everything is different. (great, now everyone wants me to say hi. Shhhh) It's great ot be on tour. You can do anything you want. Kinda like going to a pep rally. You're always in a nonstop adrenaline rush. It's a fun time. siyalater_2000bsb: How do you go without getting recognized everywhere? A.J. McLean: everywher i go i get recognized. But i think i bring it on myself. I walk aroun in sleeveless shirts, or in a cowboy hat. I had a girl today who didnt recognize me, but knew my voice just how i talked! They probably know what type of blood i have. it's amazing to see how much those fans know about us. To me, it's the most amazing thing in the world. For someone to be that intrigued with some person they may never even talk to, let alone meet...it's so cool. So flattering, yet so.....it's intriguing more to me to see what goes on in a fan's head for a day. To see what htye're thinking when we're up on stage. It's just so...cool. amuznet_live: Now we're over 40,000 questions asked for AJ and his mom Denise.........WOW! phillis_a_nunemaker: WHAT IS THE NICEST THING YOU HAVE DONE FOR A FAN!! A.J. McLean: i think i do a lot of nice things. I wont walk out of a hotel and just get on the bus.I always try to =make time for the fans. we've said it a billion times, buit i'll say it again....Without you guys, we wouldnt be here. If it wasnt for them, buying our records, coming to our shows,m seeing us, loving us....this wouldnt have ever happened. Denise McLean: Rememberthat girl you gave a towel too, the handicapped girl, it was right at the end of the show. She was right outside the pit area. She had a sign that said "throw me your towel" With all this going on the arena, thousands of people, he made sure that this girl got a towel. amuznet_live: Don't forget to enter the contest for tickets to 'Johnny's' upcoming shows after the chat at http://www.amuznet.com/ A.J. McLean: I wore khakis, glasses with no lenses, and carried a BRIEFCASe to school! I was a dork! Denise McLean: AJ never wore jeans until he was 12. A.J. McLean: (talking about how he dressed in school...) shaggy_riky: Do you still have time to play pool? A.J. McLean: yes. i have a pool table in my house , and at my mom's house. i've gotten better and better and better...i can kick just about anybody's butt these days...as long as there's no money involved. groovy_baby145: AJ, what is the nicest thing you have done for your mother? A.J. McLean: Probably give her my house, cause she stole my car from me. Denise McLean: LOL... A.J. McLean: Get this... i'm on the road...jsut bought a new Mercedes convert...been waiting to get one for years... she doesnt wanna drive my truck cause she's a little person and cant reach the peddles....so she tells me when i'm coming home... My mom, the one person in the world that is trying to keep me from spending money on frivolous things.....keeps the car and tells me to "Go buy another one!" Now we have matching cars, except mine's better. Heh. Denise McLean: Oh my goodness. A.J. McLean: I'm just an all around great son, even thought i'm a pain in the ass. Denise McLean: I don't have this grey hair for no reason. blue_daisy2000: What futre goals and ambitions do you have? A.J. McLean: Governer for the state of Florida. Denise McLean: Scary.. A.J. McLean: For the group to have longevity and put out the most incredible album we've ever done. To totally blow everybody away. To make everybody go wow. Ambition. To be an all around better person; quit smoking, work out more. Eat better. Shave my head. Denise McLean: He's got an ugly head... YOu have a flat spot in the back. A.J. McLean: She did drop me on my head once! Denise McLean: I did not A.J. McLean: Kicked me in the head. THUMP Denise McLean: Untrue! LOL! A.J. McLean: (laughing hysterically now) Denise McLean: Maybe i didn't. That was the problem. A kick in the head might have straightened you out. amuznet_live: over 46,000 questions.. kinseyla98: What is the wierdest thing a fan has done to show their love for you? A.J. McLean: You want the PG version, or the X version? Denise McLean: That girl with the ring in Germany. A.J. McLean: Met a fan in Germany, and we became friends...and she was, i guess, have you seen the movie MISERY? She didnt use plywood and a sledgehammer...but... She gave me two gold rings with diamons in them, and i didnt think they were real. I go to Mayer's Jewelers just for fun and get them appraised. The guy behind the counter..."Where did you get these?" He offered to buy them off me, for.... get this... $15,000 Both of the rings were her parents wedding rings! She stole them, and gave them to me! So now i have like half the german army after me. But the funny thing is, i still have them. She ACTUALLY snuck onto our bus, and was hiding in our manahger's bunk. She was probabloy trying to get to me, but...we had to put her in a cab and send her home. amuznet_live: there's two things to do after the chat, enter the contest at http://www.amuznet.com/ and stop by http://www.bsbfunclub.com/ bone_this_aj: What do u think u r doing in about 10 years? A.J. McLean: Well, hopefully... hopefully we'll be together, well the group will DEFINITELY be together....but...i hope to be doing some film and TV work, solo projects. I'd like to get into some film writing. WRite and produce for other artists. It'd be fun to do stuff like that. i'll still be in the business, keeping preoccupied. I want to say hello to MISSY, DAVID, and SUE...!!!!!!! Thanks to your help with Johnny No Name. Denise McLean: Thanks for all the help with Johnny No Name. A.J. McLean: I also want to say hello to my LITTLE SILLY DILLY!!!!! amuznet_live: Thank you everybody! Stop by /www.amuZnet.com and also the BSB Fun Club! at http://www.bsbfunclub.com/ A.J. McLean: I should let y'all know...March 27...i will be in Los Angeles, at the Wiltern Theater. March 28...Las Vegas...at the Joint, at the Hard Rock. amuznet_live: over 50,000 questions................Thank you all! A.J. McLean: Then we've got a couple days off, then APril 1, Milwaukee, at the MODJASKA Theater. April 2.... Minneapolis, at The QUEST. April 4th, Chicago. On a mission from God, at the ROSEMONT THEATER.++ amuznet_live: All these shows are listed at the BSB FUN CLUB! A.J. McLean: APril 5th, Detroit Rock City, at the STATE THEATER...and that show is almost sold out. Denise McLean: Get your tickets fast because that show is almost sold out. They went on sale today. A.J. McLean: April 7th, Washington DC... at the 9:30 Club. Denise McLean: That's a cool place. I've been there. A.J. McLean: April 8th...Atlantic City...keep an ear out! And the last show on APril 9th is in New YOrk City, in the Urban Plaza. Johnny just wants to say... this is his new catch phrase...ready ? BE COOL BE REAL And BEHAVE, Baby! amuznet_live: That's it everyone......Thanks

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AJ COMES TO YAHOO!

YahooChat:Welcome to Yahoo! Chat...in just a few minutes we will be chatting with BACKSTREET BOY A.J.!!!! Send in your questions now! A.J. will be here in just a couple of minutes...send in those questions now! It's The Backstreet Boys LIVE on Yahoo! This is the second of five chats....hope you were here for our last event and will join us for the next one Send in your questions for the Backstreet Boys now! A.J. will be here any minute..send in your questions now! Sorry he is a couple of minutes late....the BACKSTREET BOYS are on tour. The Backstreet Boys are playing Houston tonight and they are tuning up. What is everyone's favorite BSB song? I'm sure A.J. would love to know. This is the second of five BSB chats...the next one is on August 11th and if you stay until the end of this event we'll tell you who is chatting then.

YahooChat: A.J. is here! Let the chat begin!

A.J.: What's up to all our friends and fans in the chatroom right now with me! Thanks for all of your support and we appreciate it, I mean it. Please ask me anything you want, and I do mean anything! And also sorry for being late guys!

BSBgrrl18 asks: How is your US tour going?

A.J.: So far so good. We've been on tour now for about three weeks. A lot of sold out shows so far. We are in Houston right now and we have a sold out show here tonight. I think our most prestigious show so far has been Radio City in New York. It has been a phenomenal tour so far. This is our first arena tour. We've been selling out, and it's been great. Perfect.

Sweet_girl_for_u99 asks: A.J. i love your tattoos. Do they have any meanings to them?

A.J.: Let's see. Currently I have five of them. They all have a meaning to me. I'm not quite done with them yet. The one on my left forearm is a comedy mask which represents comedy and tragedy because I grew up doing theater which is my first love. Right above that is the statement "Laugh Now". Right above that on my left shoulder is my name written in tribal. On my back left shoulder is a dragon, since I was born in the year of the dragon. On my right shoulder is my nickname written in a cross. We have a show coming up in LA on the 8th, and I want to get a panda bear on my right forearm. Reason being is because in my eyes it combines a non-racist image, black and white together, in a uniform symbol. That's all I have so far!

FrickLuva asks: Do you believe in love at first sight?

A.J.: Actually I do. I really do. I've met someone who, it's like, you meet them and you have that connection and that vive. There is a strong possibility of that. It's all about the chemistry. I believe.

RokPower asks: What do you order at McDonalds?

A.J.: I order a double quarter pounder with cheese value meal. Number four usually. With a large coke, no ice, and a large fries.

HereTitlePlace asks: What's the best thing about being a Backstreet Boy?

A.J.: I would say the best thing about being a BSB is the opportunity at hand. The opportunity to travel the world. Meet the people we've met. Just do the things we've all dreamed of doing since we were young toddlers. There are so many things that are positive about being where we are. Some of the down sides are being away from family, not getting home cooked meals, stuff like that.

Millaco asks: When you first started out did you think you would become this successful?

A.J.: You are always hopeful. But you never know. There's not much that you really know. It's just something you can hope for and you give it your best shot. You just have a strong belief that if you do what you've been blessed with to do, and if the fans respond well, then yeah, it can blossom into something great. And so far, it's been great!

Two_yummy_girls asks: A.J...are you still close to the friends you had before you became famous??

A.J.: Some. Not as many as I'd like to be.

Danielle_14_98 asks: What is your favorite song to sing?

A.J.: Ummm, probably, live, "Hey Mr. DJ" and "That's The Way I Like It". Because they're the most hype songs.

We_LOVE_u_BSB asks: Who would be your first choice to do a duet with?

A.J.: Either Celine Dion or Mariah Carey. My second choice would probably be Aliyah.

Go_Backstreet asks: AJ, When and why did you first start wearing your trademark goggles and glasses?

A.J.: Since 1993. It was just something that I wore in our first video that we ever recorded for "We Got It Going On". Our stylist said pop these sunglasses on. Our management said why don't you keep on wearing them, different styles, etc. It then just became my trademark, and now I don't really go anywhere without them. Sometimes I even sleep in them.

Rosa5_112681 asks: how do feel when u think about girls obsessing over u?

A.J.: I don't know. It's kind of , it's definitely flattering, but it's a little weird. I don't really understand why yet. I wish for five minutes I could get inside a fan's head to see what causes that hysteria or that obsession, you know?

Lokahi_CA asks: AJ- it has been said you are a great fan of musical theatre, which is your favorite?

A.J.: Phantom of the Opera. Has to be my favorite. And it's the only show on Broadway that I've never seen. I'd love to see it.

Kaoschild9 asks: If you could have any other job besides music what would it be?

A.J.: Dancing. Or acting. I don't really know anything else. This is my life. This is all I know basically.

ThatGirl83 asks: if you were a spice girl what would your spice name be?

A.J.: Probably Freaky Spice.

B_rok__98 asks: Are you really a big flirt?

A.J.: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

Sweet_D_Girl_1 asks: Since you travel all over the world, do you collect anything from all the different places?

A.J.: Sometimes I get postcards or other things. But not a whole lot of souvenirs really. Howie gets more souvenirs than me.

BSboysfan123 asks: What is your favorite cartoon character?

A.J.: I have so many! I love cartoons. I can't even think off the top of my head that I like the most. Now I'm into Ren and Stimpy, and all the really gross, nasty, freaky stuff.

Taurus2nd asks: Do you guys surf the internet often?

A.J.: Nick does. I know Howie does. Some of our band members do. I just got my lap top. I haven't actually gotten connected yet. I haven't logged on yet. I've done it at other people's houses and at my mom's place. It's so funny, cause when you do it, you spend an hour and a half proving it's you. And these girls ask really complicated questions. And then some of these girls, won't give me their phone numbers and sometimes they do. And I'll sometimes sing onto their answering machines.

BSB_Pride_4ever asks: Aj-What is the most important thing in the world to you?

A.J.: My mom, and then secondly my career, meaning my life. My family, my grandparents, and then my career.

Belle_hi asks: Have you ever kissed a fan?

A.J.: Where? You have to be more specific. I've kissed many fans on the cheek and in passing, but I've never kissed, kissed a fan.

Hamlin81 asks: who is the biggest comedian of the group?

A.J.: Probably a cross between Brian and Nick. Their whole personalities, the things they say and the things they do. Kevin being the most serious because he's the oldest. Howie being the mediator, and me being a complete lunatic basically.

Sugear98 asks: Who are your favorite current artists?

A.J.: Hmmm. Eric Benet. Maxwell. Brian McKnight. Jamiroquai. Prodigy. And BSB! Groups and people like that.

Skittles13_98 asks: are any of you virgins?

A.J.: I'm not. I'm pretty sure Kevin isn't. He's 27 years old. Myself, Kevin, Howie and Brian are not. I'm pretty sure Nick is not, but you never know.

Jeynne asks: Why do you change your hair style so often?

A.J.: You know I don't know myself. I have to change constantly. I don't like staying the same. Just when people get used to me one way, I have to change to get the m interested in what I'm going to do next. Right now it's bright red. Who know's what it'll be on the next tour. Probably orange or blue.

Luvbsb11 asks: What is the next music video you are going to shoot??

A.J.: We just finished shooting "I'll Never Break Your Heart" in Los Angeles. That's going to be the next video. Actually I just found out this morning that it got added to MTV in full rotation. We recorded it with a director named Billy Woodruff. He's done groups like Next, Chico Debarge. He's done incredible work, and he made our video look kick-butt.

SomeGirl53 asks: What's the name of the new album?

A.J.: We're looking at releasing the album March-ish. We'll be in the studio for about two months after the tour recording. And there will be stuff hopefully written and produced by us on there.

Jennesa asks: who were your musical idols

A.J.: Gee, like Jodeci, Boyz to Men, Shy, all your doo-wop harmony groups. Individually we have a large variety, but group-wise those are the groups.

Sandra7584 asks: aj how is your day going today?

A.J.: Pretty stressful. Pretty hectic today. We have a day off in Kansas City in two days. I'm trying to arrange a trip to NY for that day. And then we do a lot of press. We just did a shoot for US magazine. We have a meet and greet to do today. And then we have a four hour bus ride after the show today to Dallas.

Hitz584 asks: If you could have a date with any famous person in the world who would it be?

A.J.: Right now it would probably be either Jennifer Love Hewitt, or Aliyah. There's one more, but I don't know her name, maybe you can help me out. The girl that was the bad guy's girlfriend in the movie Face Off. She is absolutely gorgeous.

Bbfrack asks: who is the most romantic of the group and why?

A.J.: I think, geez, probably myself, I've been told. Just because I don't do big, huge glorious things for a girl right off the bat. I like to do the simple things. Like if a girl likes Reeces peanut butter cups, I leave it with her at work, with a note saying I love You. Another girl I'd like to date, but she's busy right now is Gwen Stefani (lead singer of No Doubt).

DEV_LUV_BROK asks: who is the biggest slacker of the 5 of ya'll?

A.J.: Slacker? Don't know if you'd call it slacker, but the most late, last person downstairs or something, would probably be Howie or Kevin. I'm always first. Always. I might look like hell, but I'm always there first.

AJsFunkyGirl asks: CAN YOU COOK?

A.J.: Yes I can. I cook Italian, Mexican. I can cook a little bit of Chinese, but not a whole lot. I haven't gotten my wok yet. I need to get one to make my stirfry at home.

Bballfan6 asks: whos your best friend out of your goup?

A.J.: Hmmm. It kind of varies weekly or daily. But maybe Howie, I've known him the longest, for ten years.

Uthinkubigtime asks: Are you wearing boxers or briefs?

A.J.: Ahh, really, ummm, neither right this minute! Cause it's so damn hot over here. But generally, boxers.

Dawni_b asks: Do you guys ever write poetry???

A.J.: I do. I've been writing since I was about ten. And I still write on occasion now which is how I get the inspirations for the songs I write.

WAgirl__98 asks: Where is your favorite place to perform?

A.J.: Now, my favorite place has been Radio City because it's probably the most prestigious place we've performed. It's also been the smallest and most intimate, but also the most prestigious. Just being there you can feel the presence of all the other artists that have been their, the Rat Pack, the singers, all the award shows that have been there.

PinayFSA asks: How did you guys like VJing for a day on MTV?

A.J.: Pretty cool. Since I've watched MTV since I was a kid, I've always wanted to be a VJ, not permanently, but a guest appearance every so often. I'm just a ham, I love being on camera somehow. I'm just a ham!

I_LOVE_MRCool asks: What do you think is your best body part,A.J. and why?

A.J.: Hmmm. LOL! A dangerous question. I've been told my eyes. And I've been told by many fans, "Dammit would you take off your glasses so we can see your eyes!" I have long eyelashes, which are a little feminine for me, but people like them. I would cut them off, but if it works....

Decs6 asks: A.J.--------------DYE YOUR HAIR BLONDE !!!!!!! YOU LOOK SO HOT WITH BLONDE HAIR!!!!!!

A.J.: I'm considering going back to it. I went to red, but I'm considering going back to it, maybe, over the next couple of days. Maybe, maybe not!

Decs6 asks: WILL YOU ASK NICK IF HE'LL MARRY ME???

A.J.: Yes I will. I'll ask Nick, but Nicks not around me now, but I'll ask, me. And if Nick says no, then I'll say yes!

YahooChat: We'll ask Nick when he joins us on Yahoo! Chat August 11th

Pureas_silk asks: Do you want to star in movie in the future?

A.J.: Heck yeah! Definitely. But I want to be a bad guy. Everyone likes the good guy, that's a given. But everyone likes the bad guy if he's a good actor!

Econoline_Crush_Girl__ asks: Are you guys going for a different sound on your next album? What can we expect?

A.J.: I think a little more R&B. A little more adult. A little bit more adult comtemporary. Stuff like that. Basically a growth period for us.

Danielle___1998 asks: Have u ever skinny dipped b4? When?

A.J.: Yup. I often do it at my house now. It's just me living there with my roommate.

Pam_n_Jen asks: What is one thing that you can't stand about being famous?

A.J.: Time. Basically not having enough time to do much. And not having much of a personal life any more. Just talked to my roommate last night. She said there's girls coming to the house every day now. Everyone in the community knows it's me. You don't even have privacy at your own home. It's kind of weird. But I love the attention, I really do.

Razzleberry21 asks: Do you have any pet peeves?

A.J.: I hate people who are liars, that's the first thing. People that can't look you in the eye when they talk to you drive me nuts. Or people that are figidty drive me nuts. People that sit there and start tapping on a table with a pen, that drives me crazy.

Giovana_ asks: Do you have any pets?

A.J.: I did. I had two dogs, one being a tea cup chihuahua, and the other one a German Shepard. The chihuahua died five days after I got it. And then I gave the Shepard back to the family I got it from because I didn't have time to take care of it.

Ga_Bu_Powa asks: If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?

A.J.: Longevity and success, that's one. To be able to take care of my family for the rest of my life. So they were comfortable and set. And to be happily married with a family and to be a wonderful father some day.

A.J.: Thank you to everyone that was in this room with me today. Hopefully I'll talk to you when I log on. And I will do whatever it takes to prove that it's me whether it means to call you, write you, or maybe you'll believe right off the bat. Thanks you guys for being so supportive and being there for us, and hopefully being there for us in the future. Without you guys and girls there would be no BSB, so thank you very much!

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