Overview

• McLean has remained sober since recommitting at the end of the Backstreet Boys’ DNA tour and will celebrate four years clean this fall.
• He credits his daily regimen of recovery work, including mindful presence and peer outreach, for keeping relapses at bay.
• Maintaining six workouts a week and a clean diet has helped him sustain a healthy balance between family responsibilities and his career.
• Hosting Netflix’s Building the Band has given McLean a platform to support emerging artists and enriched his own creative journey.
• He continues candid conversations with his daughters about his past struggles and emphasizes Alexander James as his true self distinct from his stage persona.