AKA: AJ, Bone, Johnny Suede (before), Johnny No Name (after)
Birthday: January 9, 1978 (Capricorn)
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, FL
Siblings: None (only child just like me!)
Height: 5'9"
Favorite Food: Micky D's!! (Number 4, super-sized...iced tea no lemon...)
Pastimes: Dancing, basketball, gold, bowling, writing poetry, shopping, shooting pool, drawing (geesh, is there anything this guy can't do??)
Fav Songs on Millennium: "Don't Want You Back", "Larger Than Life", "Perfect Fan" (one for an ex, one for us fans, and one for his mom...how sweet)
Etc: His favorite chocolate bar is Hershey's Cookies 'N Creme
Notable quotes:
"One time, I had my hair put in braids, and I pulled it back in a ponytail. When I saw it, the first thing I said to myself was, 'What was I thinking?' I ended up taking them all out. I sat on my butt for eight hours getting those things tied in my head and it didn't even pay off! I looked absolutely stupid!"
"My house is like something out of the Jetsons. I've got a lot of velvets and zebra rugs and chrome. I'm going to dump a lot of money into the house and totally renovate the inside - gut it, totally change it. I have white tile, and I'm going to change it to wood. I had a white and tan kitchen and I want to make it black and brown. I was thinking about moving but I just got in here, and I want this to be my house."
"I mean, we're always looking for new ideas, but we don't ever want to just 360 and totally change our whole thing, because we have a great formula that is the Backstreet Boys' sound."
"I like to dress myself like I like and tell what I think. I wanna be myself."
"When I'm in love, I'm very faithful. And when I'm not in love, well...I get out and have some fun!"
"I'm a big ham and I gotta be out there and doing crazy stuff for no apparent reason, especially on stage."
"I always pushed myself. To this day I take my crap seriously. If, God forbid, something happened to me where I couldn't perform, I would rather die, basically."
What the Boys say about AJ: (source Starlog Celebrity Series #20)
How would you describe AJ to someone who's never met him?
Brian: I would warn people that he's a very, very confident person.
What's AJ's favorite expression?
Brian: He's got this new thing. He says "See ya!" in a real high, loud voice. At the end of interviews, we all say "Bye!" and he says, "See ya!" It drives us nuts!
If you can't find AJ, where's the first place you'd look for him?
Brian: AJ's actually hard to track down because he wanders around. Any of the others would probably be in the bathroom or their rooms or something, but AJ just walks around the hallways, or talks to people in the hotel lobby - he might be anywhere!
Do you think AJ would make a good boyfriend?
Brian: I guess. I wouldn't want to date him, but I'm sure he'll make somebody happy. He's very easy to get along with and very giving - those are some of his best qualities. I think all of us would make good boyfriends!
What's your funniest AJ moment?
Howie: One time, he got stuck in an elevator! He was missing for a good 25 minutes. Then, we heard a little voice coming down the elevator shaft saying, "Don't breathe much, there's not much oxygen in here!"
