Michael Kovac/Getty AJ McLean is opening up about his ongoing recovery after struggling with addiction for more than 20 years. As the Backstreet Boys singer looks forward to marking two years of s ...

AJ McLean revealed he spoke with Liam Payne one ... to be on the other side and in a good spot after being in and out of rehab over the years. "I am humbled," he shared in late September.

"I never really had a desire for the drugs, but being an addict — to me, that word encompasses everything," the singer tells PEOPLE Though the first time AJ McLean tried drugs was nearly 20 ...