A.J McLean shoots into fame when he became one of the members of the boy band that went viral in the 1990s. Alexander James was the name with which he was known to the people that are associated with this early life. He was born in the year of January 9, 1978. He is an American by birth and is mainly known for being a part of one of the most popular singing sensations of the 90s, the Backstreet Boys. The contributions of McLean in the field of music have been phenomenal. Apart from singing with the popular boy band, he was also known to be the main part of NKOTBSB, after separating his ways from the band. The other areas of his life can be associated with song writing and some acting. He is well versed with the skills of playing the bass guitar, piano, violin, drums and saxophone.

A.J. McLean is known to be a fanatic for tattoos of different types. He is covered with different types of arm tattoos. He has both black and white as well as color tattoos that embellish his muscles.