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AJ
Plans Non-alcoholic Wedding
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Source: TeenHollywood
Backstreet Boy AJ McLean has found a new favourite non-alcoholic drink
and he plans to use it at his upcoming wedding instead of
champagne.
The singer, who checked himself into rehab last summer in a bid to
sort out his boozing problems, celebrates one full year of sobriety
this month.
And he isn't going to wreck his progress when he weds pretty Sarah
Martin on Valentine's Day next year, February 2003.
He explains, "I really like Martinelli's Apple Cider. It looks
like champagne but it's not."
McLean admits he's still very proud of himself for realising that his
drinking problem was spiralling out of control, and urges peers of his
who booze heavily to stop and think about their actions.
He adds, "So many people have so much talent and so much to look
forward to if they just stop drinkin' and druggin'."
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Backstreet
Boy Nick Carter Preparing To Release Solo Album
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Source: Launch
By: Jason Gelman, New York
Backstreet Boy Nick Carter will be the first member of the
multiplatinum group to release a solo album on Jive Records this fall.
Carter told LAUNCH that while a firm release date has not been set, he
expects the album to be released this September.
"Right now I've been in the studio, and I've got, like, over 30
songs recorded," he said. "And they are thinking about a
single in a couple of months, and the album later on this year--maybe
late September."
The 22-year-old singer added that the album will feature a combination
of both pop and rock songs. "Of course, I can't stray too far
away from what I've done, so I'm stuck with that. And I've also added
a new element of which I've loved since I was a little baby: rock
music. So, I had to add a little bit of rock with it. It's going to be
interesting to see how the public accepts it, but at the same time I'm
very happy with what I'm doing personally, so it's going to be
cool," he added.
Carter also wanted to dispel any rumors about his solo career marking
the beginning of the end for the Backstreet Boys (news - web sites).
"We're not breaking up. I mean, everybody's all, like, worried:
'Nick's doing this and the Backstreet Boys are over,' and all this
stuff. I mean, you know, I've been in the group for 10 years, since I
was 12, so I mean, I'm 22 now and I really want to try something
new," he explained. "That's basically what I'm doing.
Sometimes you can't make everybody happy--that's the one thing I've
learned in life--but the guys are supporting me, so that's
good."
Carter performed with his younger brother Aaron Carter at New York
radio station Z100's
Zootopia 2002 concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,
New Jersey, on Sunday (June 2).
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