I’ve been a Backstreet fan for twenty years and all I can say is that the Backstreet Boys are my heroes. They simply saved my life when I was under a serious depression. Their music made me happy and brought my life, joy, happiness and dreams back. They became my motivation to overcome all the difficulties I was through in my life.
I always believed that someday they would know about this love and the importance of them in my life, as real heroes. And I was not wrong. After 12 years, in 2009, I first met them. It was such an awesome moment, I’ll never forget. At that moment, I finally met the one that would become the love of my life, the one that I would love unconditionally: AJ McLean. I felt as if my heart had found the eyes and the smile it had always searched for.
For this love, I faced my fear of fly and in 2011 and 2013 I dove into in the biggest dream of all, the BSB cruise. All I can say is that I lived a fairy tale with my princes and my king AJ! The way he has treated me, with such tenderness, singing for me three times so far, is much more than I have ever dreamed. Having this attention is something that makes me very proud and grateful.
Today, he calls me his Brazilian girl and this loving kindness that we share is what moves me to keep on publishing not only Backstreet Boys songs and projects but also their solo careers. My fan club BSB Don’t stop dreaming is already 10 years old now and today we are 4000 fans sharing information and love. The kind of love that gets stronger as time passes by. A love that I can’t explain rationally, that it is only emotional. A love that has already wrote and that will write unique memories in my mind, which I will carry with me wherever I go. Because as long as I live this is what they will be to me: Larger than life.
My pages:
BLOG: http://fcbsbdontstopdreaming.blogspot.com.br/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bsbfanclubdontstopdreaming
Page for AJ: https://www.facebook.com/AjMcleanSkulleerozInMyHeart
Instagram : my= fatimamclean / Fan club: fcbsbdontstop
Twitter: @fcbsbdontstop/@RE_AJ_CARTER
TUMBRL: http://bsbfcdontstopdreaming.tumblr.com/
I love this article in more ways than words can explain. Music has always been a place I go to for comfort and strength. It is very nice to see, and belong, to a community where we get to share great music that allows us to comfort and be there for each other. Thank you for sharing your stories. You are all an inspiration!
I hope i am not to late to the party. But i lost my brother back in 2000 and Show me the meaning, became the song i am still having issues listening too. Even after all these years, life should have been good back then. I cry a fountain and sing, it must sound intressting. I remember that song was a tribute to several you've lost. But like that one and others it helped me thru that time, where everything fell apart. Then life strikes again reminding me that what you have may end whenever, i lost my mother 2014. Show em' what you're made off, i tried to i don't know to use it. In hopes of my mother getting better. Last year (2016) i also lost my more or less enstraged father. The music still helps me, without the music i think i wouldn't have even tried. As time goes it gets better, but i can't help to feel incomplete. But i also feel if i don't forget, they were never gone. I even played my mother favorite Backstreet Boys song at her funeral, if i don't have you. Cause that's what she wanted, i'm still not sure where i am. Or when i heal, but at least i got the music. Where i can feel some emotions and not just the everyday. I'm still on shut down , trying to recover. Feeling like someone punched you in the face and down for the count down.
Like Kristen, I am a 30 year old woman with a disability, and music and BSB has always meant a lot to me. I've loved the boys since I was in middle school and saw them live twice in Atlanta. But the songs that I've relate to most recently are, "Show 'Em What You're Made Of", and "Madeline". Like Kristen, the boys helped me through a lot and I think that these songs, among others, are such an awesome message for people with disabilities. I remember watching the movie on Netflix, thinking I knew plenty about the boys already, and just bawling when those songs played.
BSB music has been saving/getting me though tough situations for many many years. It helped me stay calm even after a good friend killed her self only 2mths into our year 12 (senior yr) & my cousin before that & when I lost my best friend in 2000. When JD, my brother died in 2002 all I wanted to do was die & be with him but I needed to stay strong to help my family, I was raped in the same year & eventually I tried killing myself on the 1st anniversary as I let everything build up & thought I couldn't keep going BUT their music saved me. In the Past 9yrs I've had Arnold Chairi Malformation (bit like a brain hernia with part of the brain leaking out of the skull) which causes 24/7 mirgrains & it's extremely hard for me been stuck in my house as after JD died I was always going out with my mates every weekend & having fun. But now I'm stuck in a dark room nearly 24/7 & their music helps calm me down like a great friend. After 3 miscarriages & told I couldn't get past the 11 week mark of pregnancy once again they saved me.
There's been many other things in my life & I know there's many ppl out their going though so much more but as I've said (sorry not good at writing about myself) my boys, my angels (besides JD) have done so much for me & after 25yrs or so I'm loyal as they r loyal to all of us. I pray to god to let them keep saving their fans lives.i also know Never Gone came out after JD dying but it helped every day.
Thank you Nick, Howie, AJ, Kevin & Brian for saving this Aussie girl.
To the BSB Army, sisters & brothers keep supporting out Boys & each other pls.
Thank you all for sharing your stories. You are extremely brave and should be proud of yourselves. And that you Karah, for putting it all together.
This is so touching and inspirational. I think that BSB fans are the best because they have the biggest hearts and they support one another. The love of the boys and their music not only brings us together, it gives us a power to overcome many obstacles and come out on top.
Reading these stories made me teary eyed and are amazing to read. All of my favorite bands make me happy all the time but BSB has a big place in my heart since I was 7 1/2 years old. I used to have seizures when I was a teenager, all of my favorite bands music made me feel better, but BSB would take it over along with Good Charlotte too. I use to have some out of no where seizures. I don't remember when it all really stopped but in 2014 I had my last out of no where seizure, as I like to put it. I went on YouTube, and looked up BSB videos, picking live ones to watch like one that was from the tour with new kids on the block, during 'Incomplete' Nick ripped his shirt open, which sure made me smile and giggle while trying to sing. There are so many different songs for me to pick from. I've been seizure free for such long time is it what it feels like to me. BSB will always have a big place in my heart even at 27 years old. In 2014 I got to see the guys for the first time, it was so amazing! Nick will always be my first crush and love!
This was a lovely article. Thank you to all the fans who shared their stories. So many of the other fans I've met have their back story, and I love how the Boys have brought people together, brought people back to life. In college (1998-2002), I was mocked for being a Backstreet fan. But one sweet young man understood and respected my obsession. We listened to all sorts of music, but he knew I had a soft spot for BSB. I was going to surprise him with floor seats to the Black & Blue tour at Nassau Coliseum in July 2001, but he was murdered in April. The concert was delayed for AJ's rehab, but I went - alone - on Thursday, September 6, 2001. And when I watched the events of the following Tuesday from my dorm room on Long Island, BSB's music was again there to help me breath. Their music really does save lives, and I am eternally grateful for Backstreet Boys. KTBSPA!
It was may 10 2016 when my world was turned upside down , I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer Finally may 31 was my 1st chemotherapy I was so scared didn't know how I was going to handle 6 months of treatment!!! Nurses got me set up few minutes into chemo asked my nurse can I listen to my iPod ? Sure tuned on put earbuds in and when straight for my boys " show them what your made of " song started to play then I mouthed the words threw my tears " when walls start to close in your heart is frozen over just show'em what your made of " after that it became my battle song,I would also sing this with my boys " gloves are off ready to fight , like a lion I will survive!"as the chemo was so hard on my body
There was times I wasn't sure if I could go on ,but listening to " show them what your made of " helped me so much !!!! After I chemo 3 surgeries, and 5 weeks of radiation were done and cancer was gone , realized I could do anything, I feel stronger now plus back on my feet again like the lyrics say " the world will be waiting for you just show them what your made of !" Reading all these amazing bsb soliders stories I'm so proud of each and everyone of them!!!
Comments
Posted 08.13.2017 at 2:23 AM by Renata Fatima Mclean
I’ve been a Backstreet fan for twenty years and all I can say is that the Backstreet Boys are my heroes. They simply saved my life when I was under a serious depression. Their music made me happy and brought my life, joy, happiness and dreams back. They became my motivation to overcome all the difficulties I was through in my life.
I always believed that someday they would know about this love and the importance of them in my life, as real heroes. And I was not wrong. After 12 years, in 2009, I first met them. It was such an awesome moment, I’ll never forget. At that moment, I finally met the one that would become the love of my life, the one that I would love unconditionally: AJ McLean. I felt as if my heart had found the eyes and the smile it had always searched for.
For this love, I faced my fear of fly and in 2011 and 2013 I dove into in the biggest dream of all, the BSB cruise. All I can say is that I lived a fairy tale with my princes and my king AJ! The way he has treated me, with such tenderness, singing for me three times so far, is much more than I have ever dreamed. Having this attention is something that makes me very proud and grateful.
Today, he calls me his Brazilian girl and this loving kindness that we share is what moves me to keep on publishing not only Backstreet Boys songs and projects but also their solo careers. My fan club BSB Don’t stop dreaming is already 10 years old now and today we are 4000 fans sharing information and love. The kind of love that gets stronger as time passes by. A love that I can’t explain rationally, that it is only emotional. A love that has already wrote and that will write unique memories in my mind, which I will carry with me wherever I go. Because as long as I live this is what they will be to me: Larger than life.
My pages:
BLOG: http://fcbsbdontstopdreaming.blogspot.com.br/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bsbfanclubdontstopdreaming
Page for AJ: https://www.facebook.com/AjMcleanSkulleerozInMyHeart
Instagram : my= fatimamclean / Fan club: fcbsbdontstop
Twitter: @fcbsbdontstop/@RE_AJ_CARTER
TUMBRL: http://bsbfcdontstopdreaming.tumblr.com/
Posted 08.02.2017 at 9:57 PM by Heleni
I love this article in more ways than words can explain. Music has always been a place I go to for comfort and strength. It is very nice to see, and belong, to a community where we get to share great music that allows us to comfort and be there for each other. Thank you for sharing your stories. You are all an inspiration!
Posted 08.02.2017 at 1:02 PM by BlueCat
I hope i am not to late to the party. But i lost my brother back in 2000 and Show me the meaning, became the song i am still having issues listening too. Even after all these years, life should have been good back then. I cry a fountain and sing, it must sound intressting. I remember that song was a tribute to several you've lost. But like that one and others it helped me thru that time, where everything fell apart. Then life strikes again reminding me that what you have may end whenever, i lost my mother 2014. Show em' what you're made off, i tried to i don't know to use it. In hopes of my mother getting better. Last year (2016) i also lost my more or less enstraged father. The music still helps me, without the music i think i wouldn't have even tried. As time goes it gets better, but i can't help to feel incomplete. But i also feel if i don't forget, they were never gone. I even played my mother favorite Backstreet Boys song at her funeral, if i don't have you. Cause that's what she wanted, i'm still not sure where i am. Or when i heal, but at least i got the music. Where i can feel some emotions and not just the everyday. I'm still on shut down , trying to recover. Feeling like someone punched you in the face and down for the count down.
Posted 07.30.2017 at 9:33 PM by JennyOveson
Like Kristen, I am a 30 year old woman with a disability, and music and BSB has always meant a lot to me. I've loved the boys since I was in middle school and saw them live twice in Atlanta. But the songs that I've relate to most recently are, "Show 'Em What You're Made Of", and "Madeline". Like Kristen, the boys helped me through a lot and I think that these songs, among others, are such an awesome message for people with disabilities. I remember watching the movie on Netflix, thinking I knew plenty about the boys already, and just bawling when those songs played.
Posted 07.28.2017 at 11:07 AM by Rhiannon
BSB music has been saving/getting me though tough situations for many many years. It helped me stay calm even after a good friend killed her self only 2mths into our year 12 (senior yr) & my cousin before that & when I lost my best friend in 2000. When JD, my brother died in 2002 all I wanted to do was die & be with him but I needed to stay strong to help my family, I was raped in the same year & eventually I tried killing myself on the 1st anniversary as I let everything build up & thought I couldn't keep going BUT their music saved me. In the Past 9yrs I've had Arnold Chairi Malformation (bit like a brain hernia with part of the brain leaking out of the skull) which causes 24/7 mirgrains & it's extremely hard for me been stuck in my house as after JD died I was always going out with my mates every weekend & having fun. But now I'm stuck in a dark room nearly 24/7 & their music helps calm me down like a great friend. After 3 miscarriages & told I couldn't get past the 11 week mark of pregnancy once again they saved me.
There's been many other things in my life & I know there's many ppl out their going though so much more but as I've said (sorry not good at writing about myself) my boys, my angels (besides JD) have done so much for me & after 25yrs or so I'm loyal as they r loyal to all of us. I pray to god to let them keep saving their fans lives.i also know Never Gone came out after JD dying but it helped every day.
Thank you Nick, Howie, AJ, Kevin & Brian for saving this Aussie girl.
To the BSB Army, sisters & brothers keep supporting out Boys & each other pls.
Posted 07.27.2017 at 10:37 PM by PrincessJen
Thank you all for sharing your stories. You are extremely brave and should be proud of yourselves. And that you Karah, for putting it all together.
Posted 07.27.2017 at 1:03 AM by Yelena
This is so touching and inspirational. I think that BSB fans are the best because they have the biggest hearts and they support one another. The love of the boys and their music not only brings us together, it gives us a power to overcome many obstacles and come out on top.
Posted 07.25.2017 at 2:04 AM by *BSB lover always & forever!*
Reading these stories made me teary eyed and are amazing to read. All of my favorite bands make me happy all the time but BSB has a big place in my heart since I was 7 1/2 years old. I used to have seizures when I was a teenager, all of my favorite bands music made me feel better, but BSB would take it over along with Good Charlotte too. I use to have some out of no where seizures. I don't remember when it all really stopped but in 2014 I had my last out of no where seizure, as I like to put it. I went on YouTube, and looked up BSB videos, picking live ones to watch like one that was from the tour with new kids on the block, during 'Incomplete' Nick ripped his shirt open, which sure made me smile and giggle while trying to sing. There are so many different songs for me to pick from. I've been seizure free for such long time is it what it feels like to me. BSB will always have a big place in my heart even at 27 years old. In 2014 I got to see the guys for the first time, it was so amazing! Nick will always be my first crush and love!
Posted 07.25.2017 at 2:00 AM by Laura Fu
This was a lovely article. Thank you to all the fans who shared their stories. So many of the other fans I've met have their back story, and I love how the Boys have brought people together, brought people back to life. In college (1998-2002), I was mocked for being a Backstreet fan. But one sweet young man understood and respected my obsession. We listened to all sorts of music, but he knew I had a soft spot for BSB. I was going to surprise him with floor seats to the Black & Blue tour at Nassau Coliseum in July 2001, but he was murdered in April. The concert was delayed for AJ's rehab, but I went - alone - on Thursday, September 6, 2001. And when I watched the events of the following Tuesday from my dorm room on Long Island, BSB's music was again there to help me breath. Their music really does save lives, and I am eternally grateful for Backstreet Boys. KTBSPA!
Posted 07.25.2017 at 1:16 AM by Debra G
It was may 10 2016 when my world was turned upside down , I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer Finally may 31 was my 1st chemotherapy I was so scared didn't know how I was going to handle 6 months of treatment!!! Nurses got me set up few minutes into chemo asked my nurse can I listen to my iPod ? Sure tuned on put earbuds in and when straight for my boys " show them what your made of " song started to play then I mouthed the words threw my tears " when walls start to close in your heart is frozen over just show'em what your made of " after that it became my battle song,I would also sing this with my boys " gloves are off ready to fight , like a lion I will survive!"as the chemo was so hard on my body
There was times I wasn't sure if I could go on ,but listening to " show them what your made of " helped me so much !!!! After I chemo 3 surgeries, and 5 weeks of radiation were done and cancer was gone , realized I could do anything, I feel stronger now plus back on my feet again like the lyrics say " the world will be waiting for you just show them what your made of !" Reading all these amazing bsb soliders stories I'm so proud of each and everyone of them!!!