A. J. McLean Quotations

Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.

But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart... I am a big teddy bear.

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 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.

I look good. I feel good and not to sound conceited I sound great.

I'm the type of guy who likes to be there 24-7. I'm Mr. Roses.

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.

You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.

Once I went to bed in Orlando and I woke up in Atlanta. I have no idea how that happened.

I've worn a dress at my wedding. I've worn 6-inch Louboutins. I've got no fear and no shame.

Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.

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, personally, am trying to get more and more involved with the gay and lesbian movement, very much so.

No one's a virgin, life screws us all!

I pray to God I get inside a girl's head one day and see what in the WORLD they are thinking.

I'm the kind of guy who grew up listening to Three Dog Night and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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.

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'll sing outside your window. I'm as old fashioned as they come.

Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.' No, they don't.

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.

There's life outside Backstreet Boys that is going on and continuing.

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.

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.

The real concern is the group between 16 and 35 who are in the job market but don't have the basic skills to be retrained to keep up with the global economy.

He was very much looking forward to attending the brunch. But we just couldn't iron out the transportation issues. And there wasn't a way we could clone him.

Jack is not prepared to reverse his position on this bill. We need some more time to review options that would be appropriate and applicable to all students.

I think what's different about this war is that the American public has been able to separate the young men and women fighting in the war from the war itself. Back then, if people hated the war, they hated the people in it. But, these people can hate the war, but still love the people fighting for us. That's what I see is the big difference.

Our guys never got this (same support). I just want to make sure no one has to go through what (Vietnam veterans) did.

Accept life on life's terms and just let things go.

I know for sure that my daughter and wife love me.

What inspires me is my daughter because I want to set a good example for her, as does my wife.

Meditation is a huge part of my life. And prayer.

You have to be comfortable in the uncomfortableness.

I accept emotional pain, walk through it, and then come through the other side.

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?

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 try to be an open book now as much as possible.

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.

I set a good example with my way of being, eating, acting, speaking.

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.

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.

There is nothing like the love or a child.

But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart I am a big teddy bear.

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.

Love for me is innocence, honesty, compassion, trust, loyalty, a gentle summer breeze, sunshine, a great cuddle.

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 have always wanted to branch off and become a fashion guru. I want to share my artistic views with the world.

I shop more than most women.

No matter who you are or what you do, there will always be some people who don't like you

My crotch is like scrambled eggs

I am a huge animal lover. I prefer to rescue any of the pets that I have had.

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.

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.

Keep your head up and be patient.

I have no regrets. I believe you have to go through everything to grow and learn.

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.

A dear friend of mine once told me that the only way around is through. I now live by this.

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?

Music first, music last, music always

The perfect day is going to bed with a dream and waking up with a purpose.

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.

Skulls are what people dont know to be good luck, they ward off bad.

Under the law . . . these students are not required to present such records in order to be enrolled. We in California want to be accommodating as possible for these students. We don't want any bureaucratic paperwork to prevent them from being in school.

Bill is an excellent teacher for all levels of artists because he is able to make them relax. He has a great sense of humor, which is important in a teacher.

Bill has a way of accepting whatever kind of art his students want to do. He's a traditionalist, but he's willing to experiment with different art.

It's a 95-minute film, and there are only a few seconds of actual gore on-screen. But the implication of what's happened -- and what's going to happen -- is so strong, people walk away believing they've experienced the most violent movie in history.

I think all of the police departments (in the Green Bay metropolitan area) do a tremendous job. But is eight hours of coverage sufficient? No, it's not.