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A.J. McLean: Hello
ElenaCarter: Will Johnny No Name make a solo album?
A.J. McLean: Well, I don’t know. It’s possible. It's been a thought. But it would have to be something discussed amongst myself and the rest of the fellas and it couldn’t conflict with our new album. It would also depend on the response I get from Johnny's fans, and to see what the people want to hear. If Johnny works, and they want to hear more. then yeah. I have been working on some originals with Gusy in the Johnny No Name band, so maybe...we could do it. If I had the time, also.
i_luv_johnny_no_name : HI AJ.......OOOh this is sooo exciting.....Um...Will You be coming to Canada with the Johnny No Name tour?? Thanks a Bunch!!!
A.J. McLean: More than likely yeah. I want to go up to Canada as well as Europe. Clubs, theaters, if we do Canada, I’d like to start in the Vancouver area and work my way east. We've been out there before, and I definitely want to go there, Germany, Austria, Switzerland again. At least one of us should try to keep our face in the public eye while we wont be seen in the next five - six months. Hopefully, we'll be off screen working on our best album yet.
backstreet78_millennium : What is your top priority at the moment?
A.J. McLean: At this moment... honestly, putting together the best possible new Backstreet Boys album we can. We've allotted ourselves a good 5 months. We’re going to try something different this time, which is to go to the Bahamas in a remote studio inside a house...and we're going to live there for about 2 - 2 1/2 weeks, with JUST us, and just drink as much as we can of any kind of music, and then throw up and see what comes out. That's definitely the top priority.
ana_and_bryan: How did the idea of Johnny No Name came out?
A.J. McLean: Well, originally, the name was Johnny Suede, and it stemmed from back in May, in Nashville, rehearsing for the world tour...our old drummer Tim took me to a clothing store cause there was a jacket he wanted me to get. I went in and got the coat, and we're all trying to find new code names for when we check into hotels. When we'd go to a bar or a club they'd always make fun of me if I was acting more unusual than normal, they'd say "Ooo, Johnny Suede came out to play!" I was thinking of doing a solo show for charity, and needed a name. On my 22nd birthday in Orlando, my first show, we used the name, and found out...afterward...that it belong to a Brad Pitt film! It was a couple years ago, (1987), and the director is now still a struggling artist in California, but...he wouldn’t let me have the name. We then had to go with Johnny something else, and... well...between myself, Louis my bass player, Andre our photographer, and the drummer, one of them suggested "Johnny No Name" We all said it was kind of stupid, but the more I thought about it...the more we realized that...Johnny No Name could work...the fans could yell back "Suede", and it'd be fine. I just cant call it that, officially.
lmv_1130: Of all the songs that you cover on this tour which one is your favorite and why?
A.J. McLean: We’re actually adding a couple new songs. Changing the intro, took out a couple. My favorite from my first show would probably be BAD TO THE BONE, cause it was perfect for that evening. Johnny was singing to AJ, and it was great. Now, in the new set, even though I haven’t learned the words yet, PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY by Wild Cherry, or KILLING IN THE NAME OF by Rage against the Machine is going to be fun. There's not really any words, but...you know....it's the first one to learn.
tapanga34: I love your tattoos!! Are you thinking about getting any new tattoos? If you are what are you going to get? We love you!!
A.J. McLean: Actually, I’m due for two actually. I will probably be going in the next couple of days for rehearsals (mom kicks him), and I’m going to put a sun on my top right shoulder...and then somehow, someway.. I've got to figure out a symbol for Johnny Suede. I'll need some symbol for Johnny Suede (sorry, Johnny No Name) Send in some cool ideas for Johnny Suede or Johnny No Name! Something that symbolizes it . Come on, send it in! :) Well...
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