{"id":99172,"date":"2023-12-24T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T16:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=99172"},"modified":"2023-12-24T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T16:37:14","slug":"aj-mclean-from-the-backstreet-boys-confesses-what-the-real-reason-behind-the-bands-hiatus-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/aj-mclean-from-the-backstreet-boys-confesses-what-the-real-reason-behind-the-bands-hiatus-is\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys confesses what the real reason behind the band&#8217;s hiatus is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, <strong>AJ McLean<\/strong> from the <strong>Backstreet Boys<\/strong> confessed what the real reason behind the <strong>band&#8217;s hiatus<\/strong> is, making it clear that it was not for any kind of conflict between any of the members; on the contrary, they are on excellent terms, even as assured: &#8220;<em>We have our trip to Cancun next April<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>AJ McLean confessed to The Mirror that the reason is very simple: &#8220;<em><strong>We are taking a year off<\/strong>; after decades of success, this is something we all deserve<\/em>&#8220;. And he also revealed, &#8220;<em>Don&#8217;t worry, <strong>we still have a couple of unique things to come<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-member-of-the-renowned-band-made-an-exciting-revelation-to-his-fans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-member-of-the-renowned-band-made-an-exciting-revelation-to-his-fans.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-member-of-the-renowned-band-made-an-exciting-revelation-to-his-fans-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-member-of-the-renowned-band-made-an-exciting-revelation-to-his-fans-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-member-of-the-renowned-band-made-an-exciting-revelation-to-his-fans-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-member-of-the-renowned-band-made-an-exciting-revelation-to-his-fans-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-member-of-the-renowned-band-made-an-exciting-revelation-to-his-fans-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The singer states that the intention to <strong>take a break<\/strong> to pursue individual projects was a joint decision. He also spoke a little about the band&#8217;s <strong>Christmas plans<\/strong>: &#8220;<em>Last year we released our first Backstreet Boys Christmas album, and this year it will be re-released again, as we have never done one in our entire career<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>AJ has been making remarkable changes in his life. As he previously confessed to Page Six that he has been completely <strong>sober for over 2 years<\/strong>, he also revealed, &#8220;<em>I have spent 10 weeks attending an intensive program to deal with past trauma, PTSD, depression, and anxiety<\/em>&#8220;, which indicates that he is taking his <strong>mental health<\/strong> very seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys confessed what the real reason behind the band&#8217;s hiatus is, making it clear that it was not for any kind of conflict between any of the members; on the contrary, they are on excellent terms, even as assured: &#8220;We have our trip to Cancun next April&#8220;. 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