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AJ McLean on His Sobriety Journey: ‘I’m Sticking This One Out’

Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean shares he's in the best headspace of his life as he opens up about his sobriety journey and overcoming a relapse.

AJ McLean is in “the best head space I’ve ever been in my life.” In a new interview with People published on Thursday, the Backstreet Boy reflected on how he is focused on his sobriety journey after going through a relapse several years ago. “But what really hit me was the moment, my youngest daughter Lyric said to me that night, ‘You don’t smell like my daddy.’ And when she said that to me, that was it. The new interview comes as McLean hosts Building the Band on Netflix, which features Liam Payne in a posthumous TV appearance.

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