Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night. – A. J. McLean
But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart… I am a big teddy bear. – A. J. McLean
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. – A. J. McLean
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. – A. J. McLean
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. – A. J. McLean
Everyone always says, ‘When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.’ No, they don’t. – A. J. McLean
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. – A. J. McLean
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. – A. J. McLean
Once I went to bed in Orlando and I woke up in Atlanta. I have no idea how that happened. – A. J. McLean
You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground. – A. J. McLean
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. – A. J. McLean
I pray to God I get inside a girl’s head one day and see what in the WORLD they are thinking. – A. J. McLean
I’ve worn a dress at my wedding. I’ve worn 6-inch Louboutins. I’ve got no fear and no shame. – A. J. McLean
I, personally, am trying to get more and more involved with the gay and lesbian movement, very much so. – A. J. McLean
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. – A. J. McLean