A.J. McLean was born on January 9, 1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA as Alexander James McLean. He is an actor, known for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), This Is the End (2013) and Hi Honey, I’m Home (1991). He has been married to Rochelle Karidis since December 17, 2011.
A. J. McLean Quotes
But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart… I am a big teddy bear.
Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.
You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.
Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.
I can’t stress how much my daughter is an inspiration to stay sober. When I come home and she opens those big blue eyes at me, it’s the most amazing feeling I could ever feel.
The biggest misconception about me is the bad-boy image that everyone stuck me into due to my tattoos, drug days and the constant changes I make with my hair color.
I look good. I feel good and not to sound conceited I sound great.
We didn’t realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don’t think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn’t really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well.
Once I went to bed in Orlando and I woke up in Atlanta. I have no idea how that happened.
I’m the kind of guy who grew up listening to Three Dog Night and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Keep your head up and be patient.
Thinking back on it, I’ve been in this business since I was 3, and I grew up in musical theater, so I was raised and surrounded by gay men and gay women. I was hardly around anyone straight.
No one’s a virgin, life screws us all!
I’m the complete opposite of every clean cut, decent-looking guy you could ever think of. Yet, I have the biggest heart in the world.
I’m the type of guy who likes to be there 24-7. I’m Mr. Roses.
There’s life outside Backstreet Boys that is going on and continuing.
Our fans want us to be happy and if that means being married or having a girlfriend, they are okay with that. Of course, in this industry it is a bit harder to have normal relationships, but it is possible.
I pray to God I get inside a girl’s head one day and see what in the WORLD they are thinking.
I shop more than most women.
I’ll sing outside your window. I’m as old fashioned as they come.
I’m a bit of an insomniac. I go to bed at 5am because I get caught up in watching TV or listening to music at night.
I don’t like it when people don’t look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.
I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage.
Everyone always says, ‘When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.’ No, they don’t.
I’ve worn a dress at my wedding. I’ve worn 6-inch Louboutins. I’ve got no fear and no shame.
I, personally, am trying to get more and more involved with the gay and lesbian movement, very much so.
You just can’t let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.
Accept life on life’s terms and just let things go.
Skulls are what people dont know to be good luck, they ward off bad.
The relationship between father and his daughter – there is no other love like it and there never ever will be. It’s beyond unconditional and is the best form of love there is.
My idea of the perfect bottom would be nice, bubbly, curvy, firm, maybe a little bit bouncy.
You can live and learn, but you cannot learn to live. So just live.
The perfect day is going to bed with a dream and waking up with a purpose.
I set a good example with my way of being, eating, acting, speaking.
There is nothing like the love or a child.
What inspires me is my daughter because I want to set a good example for her, as does my wife.
I have no regrets. I believe you have to go through everything to grow and learn.
No matter who you are or what you do, there will always be some people who don’t like you
A dear friend of mine once told me that the only way around is through. I now live by this.
I know for sure that my daughter and wife love me.
I try to meditate every day for at least 5 minutes. I put my phone on silent, sit in quiet and try and find my center.
Love for me is innocence, honesty, compassion, trust, loyalty, a gentle summer breeze, sunshine, a great cuddle.
I am already experiencing something better than being a pop star and that’s being a father. It’s the best job in the world. A lot of work, but a lot of fun.
When I came out in the public about my struggles with alcohol and drugs, that’s probably the most vulnerable I have ever been in my entire life.
You have to be comfortable in the uncomfortableness.
Vulnerability and me go hand and hand now. I try to put myself first so that I can take care of my family so I try not to fight vulnerability as much now.
I had this question asked to me recently when I was buying food for my wife and brother in law and I would like to ask it to other people: Why is it that most celebrities pay with cash as opposed to credit card? Is it so that they are not recognized right away and want to be more unassuming?
I accept emotional pain, walk through it, and then come through the other side.
Meditation is a huge part of my life. And prayer.
I do believe that there is a greater being that has brought me this far through life. Something or someone is on my side teaching me valuable lessons.
To bring the fans into the world of being like part of the crew through things like cell phone cases, making them feel like they are on tour with their favorite band is a cool thing.
I try to be an open book now as much as possible.
I have always wanted to branch off and become a fashion guru. I want to share my artistic views with the world.
I am a huge animal lover. I prefer to rescue any of the pets that I have had.
Love is a sensation caused by temptation when a guy sticks his location into a girl’s destination to increase the population for the next generation. Do you understand my explanation or do you need a demonstration?
I’m not good at secrets, so don’t tell me any.
I dont really take anything from home except some U.S. magazines and books and definitely some U.S. music. There are just certain songs that remind me of home.
Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.
Hugs are part of everybody life for me. Hug all sorts of people – I don’t worry about it looking unmanly or whatever. I think physical human contact is one of the things that makes living worthwhile.
My crotch is like scrambled eggs