AJ MCLEAN: New Biography On His Avex Official Site

Name: Alexander James McLean (Alexander James McLean).
Born in 1978 January 09, West Palm Beach, Florida (currently 31 years old).
After the divorce of parents, mother, grandfather, grandmother raised. 1990 was moved to Orlando, Florida. Initially, while aiming the actor, started his musical career.

1993, formed the Backstreet Boys. Around the fire with Germany soon, Europe 1995 years, was released in Japan prior to Buck Street Boys 『Sales 850 million copies. 』Bakkusutoritsu 2nd album back in 1997 was a big hit around the world including the U.S. 1,300 million pieces of home. In 1999, 3rd Millennium album is ranked No. 1 in the United States. Sales and a record 3,500 million copies. In 2000, the same one that topped the U.S. album Black & Blue 4nd announced 』. Scissors, best album, 『Never Gone (2000),『 Unbreakable 』(2007) is a sensational record sales around the world. 2009 and September 7th album release 』Ass Is This a big hit.

375 million copies worldwide, 650 in Japan alone boast the most powerful super-group as part of the phenomenal sales of million copies have been devoted to the role of AJ, and slowly continued to prepare for a solo album Hurry been. Childhood, however, not say good luck and not necessarily the day we have had.

Solo album, AJ could say it had made the work environment of growing up. The divorce of parents, mother, living with grandparents, life without a father. Nostalgia for his father's bosom, a boy growing up in the surrounding deep affection. Comes a sudden tragedy. Instead of the mother came to work to feed his son, AJ who have diabetes and a gentle grandfather, such as hauling school and dance lessons. Send a busy life as a Backstreet Boy AJ also noticed that the absence of holes in the family, mother, give the puppy's grandparents. Tobi will also suffer from diabetes until the beloved family dog was named. Be diagnosed with diabetes even father and uncle from an early age have more yearning. And AJ is rising. という小児糖尿病患者のための基金を設立。">.. established a fund for children of diabetics. AJ families with diabetes is to explore the things of the disease, know the fact that even children with diabetes. But rises to stardom, do not forget the backbone of his attitude to the same charity. AJ such work which embodies the will of this 『a』 HAVE IT ALL.

In music, in March 2008, started working as a solo live. Backstreet Boys tour Unlike class stadiums and arenas, fans closer sense of distance between the House Of Blues (Anaheim), The Roxy (Los Angeles), including houses and concert halls and went live in Europe . BSB 2008 Japan tour in February (TOKYO DOME 2DAYS) continue to nine first solo tour was supposed to be held in January (a total of four performances in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya) was sold out, despite has been postponed due to convenience and artists.

First solo album "HAVE IT ALL" is, JC Chasez (who produced Justin Timberlake's' N Sync vocalist) and the Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" "As Long As You Love Me" and They are known for producing Kristian Lundin, participated as a writer. AJ also signed up to staff writer, has written a hands-on experience based on personal lyrics. "And the severance of the father, heartbreak, and one night event, and that really deals with that 色Nna. It's me the truth." He said.

The concept of the album, "Is Rock Funk Seoul. Urban, Soul, Ska, 60's rock, and even Middle Eastern music, Celtic music and Indian-style chants, etc., that you are a little bit of 色Nna, it is one I have combined into one. "are explained. AJ has influenced artists, Lenny Kravitz, Prince, CCR, The entire work can be said to give a 彼Rashii Lynyrd Skynyrd.

BSB solo album and also the differences, "BSB as I sing some songs. The lyrics are under the influence is even more personal edge. This is a lyrics also issued Ke without exposing your choice of words . Dattara BSB But, as a group can not work things like that. "are explained. "Producers from a BSB show my work as first, do not you like him you aim for the sound, it's because I decided to take it. That's a negative."

Who concluded this last moment to comment on the album.
"BSB after the promotion in Europe, the return flight, I tried 聞Ki返Shi their music from beginning to end.
Had some time to the activities of the BSB, I'm listening again and again. I think we made a very good thing, I want to hear the fans quickly. "

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