• AJ's nickname was Bone because of 3 reasons. One is the rude one, one is the way he looks; being so skinny, and the other one has to do with the bunch of bone beads he used to wear.
• AJ's best friend of BSB is Howie Dorough.
• AJ used to run in high school because he was not good in other sports.
• AJ's parents divorced when he was only 4.
• AJ carried a briefcase and wore fake glasses around high school to look cool.
• AJ's first acting gig was playing 'Dopey' in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.
• AJ acted in Hi Honey, I'm Home in 1991.
• AJ had once offered $100 to any fan who would see him without his sunglasses.
• AJ collects hats.
• 69 is AJ's favourite number.
• AJ's mum, Denise manages his career.
• Denise found out she was pregnant again when AJ was just 2 years old. She later found out that the babies were twins (girls) in the fifth month. However, in the eighth month, she had to do a c-section because the babies were stillborn.
• AJ spends half-hour each morning sculpting his goatee.
• McDonald's is AJ's favourite restaurant.
• AJ reckons the most important thing that he does everyday is clean his teeth.
• AJ won $1,000 in a talent contest when he was 12, and spent it all right away!
• AJ and Howie once presented Mariah Carey with an award at the World Music Awards in Monaco and were surprised by the smallness of Mariah's dress!
• AJ's voice has been deepened by two octaves since he first joined the band.
• AJ and Howie are even bigger workaholics than the rest of the group.
• AJ still gets scared before shows. He said, "I always think I'm going to forget the words. But then, the music comes up and it all comes back."
• AJ had tons of television commercials!
• AJ once introduced the support act dressed as The Riddler from Batman because he thought the costume was cool.
• AJ was once a ventriloquist.
• Until a couple of years ago, AJ would never go anywhere without his 'Blankey', a blanket made for him by his grandmother. He was devastated when it was thrown into the garbage by a cleaner at a hotel in South Carolina.
• AJ has never blown his nose. He said, "When it comes to anything mucus-oriented or phlegm or someone spitting, I gag."
Source: AJ McLean Fans
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