AJ MCLEAN: Interview With InRock Magazine [December 2009 Issue]

Source: BSBChina.Com

InRock Magazine - Japan - December 2009 issue

Exclusive Interview with AJ: On the Day I Will Start A Family, But Seen From my schedule right now—It’s impossible.

Before dawn of the interview day (Oct.2nd), AJ who had finished his part in the MV of Bigger first, was really tired and yawned with his eyes turning red. On the table beside him laid his breakfast that was sent by the room service. But it was a feast that he only can taste after the interview. Before then, all that AJ can do was staring at the muffin and eggs before him. When the interview was done, AJ finally got the chance to eat his breakfast with bacons. He’s really a kind person, he was always so kind.

Why you guys wanted to shoot Bigger’s MV in Japan? What’s the relationship between the MV and Japan?We are walking along the streets in Tokyo, and many big electric billboards comes into view. From the flash light to the buildings, it feels like a comic world. First, this song is a song about love, the content of this MV is mainly about love. We are tired of always shooting those love story MV. So we decide to shoot a special and exciting MV. Plus, this is our first music video that we shoot outside US.

Ah, really? It’s really an honor to all the Japanese fan!AJ: No, it should be our honor. We shot it yesterday. While we were enjoying the shooting, it’s really a hard job, too. This is because; Japan has really strict rules about shooting, which we have to obey. So there are a lot places that we want to shoot but can’t.

As for? Nick wanted to shoot in a videogame center, just when he rush into it, the staff came out following him and say there doesn’t allow shoot. Haha, that’s really funny. But, besides this all the shooting stuff goes pretty well, this content will become those very cool scenes in the MV. We really shot many beautiful scenes. We want to give everyone as much as possible surprise, so I can tell you the details. All in all, it a really great MV

It’s whose I idea about shooting the MV in Japan?This idea just came out when we were talking, so it’s our idea. We were planning to shoot the video in LA a week before the tour. But that week we need to do some dancing rehearsal and some preparation of the tour. So it’s not so possible for us to shoot the video in that week. But these days when we were in Japan, we just have a day that we don’t have to work, so we suggest to shoot the MV in Tokyo. And we have also got the approval of our company, so we just shot it.

Recently, you guys are really creative in shooting MV. The MV of Straight Through My Hearts is also using the most popular theme in US—science fiction.As for the MV of Straight Through My Hearts, the lyric goes well with science fiction theme. So we took the challenge. Personally, I think it’s pretty successful. It combined with the most popular sexy factor, it’s really a magnificent MV.

Recently BSB is very united. What role you are playing in this group?I think everyone’s role in this group is different. Talking about my basic function, it should be put the most popular factor into this group and not losing our creativity. As for the other member, as for the economic, plan or shooting we all have our advantages, Nick and I had learnt a lot about economic from Howie and Brian. This is the so said overcome our own shortcomings by learning from each other's strong points.

BTW, what about your private life? You have been dry out for a long time?Yes. I have been dried out for 8 years. But, I will drink a little occasionally, Sometime I will drink so beer with my friend. I try to drink when there is some ladies, this can avoid me for drink too much to get crazy, I will lose face that way. In a word, I want live a normal life. So I try to balance my real life and the illusory life of being a Backstreet Boys. Sure, we are our real self when we are Backstreet Boys, but in a world like this we feel like we are illusion. We travel around the word, we perform in the stage of the world, this is just like a dream. A dream that come true.

You gonna release your solo album.Yes, I just finish recording. Although it took so long a time, yet it finally finished. I can finally draw a breath. I’m wondering if it can come out at the end of October or the beginning of November?