01of 13The Vision Behind “Night Visions"Andy Keilen"Night Visions” — the lead single from Backstreet BoyAJ McLean’s upcoming country-influenced solo album — is “all about love, the good and the bad.” The song features intimate lyrics, gentle guitar tones and soft piano melodies to capture the passion.
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The Vision Behind “Night Visions”
Andy Keilen

“Night Visions” — the lead single from Backstreet BoyAJ McLean’s upcoming country-influenced solo album — is “all about love, the good and the bad.” The song features intimate lyrics, gentle guitar tones and soft piano melodies to capture the passion.
02of 13An Ambition for DirectingAndy Keilen"It’s been a very therapeutic process to relive certain painful things in the songwriting, but at the same time it’s been so much fun," McLean says about makingthe music video, which marks his directorial debut.
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An Ambition for Directing

“It’s been a very therapeutic process to relive certain painful things in the songwriting, but at the same time it’s been so much fun,” McLean says about makingthe music video, which marks his directorial debut.
03of 13Good Friends, Good TimesAndy KeilenGame Nightactress Natasha Hall plays McLean’s wife in the music video.
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Good Friends, Good Times

Game Nightactress Natasha Hall plays McLean’s wife in the music video.
04of 13Undying LoveAndy KeilenIn the video, McLean’s on-screen wife visits him in prison after he was arrested for taking the fall after she shot a man dead while he was attacking her as she was getting into her car after leaving work.
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Undying Love

In the video, McLean’s on-screen wife visits him in prison after he was arrested for taking the fall after she shot a man dead while he was attacking her as she was getting into her car after leaving work.
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Partners in Crime

06of 13Deep in ThoughtAndy Keilen"Making this album has been such a journey for me," he says. “It’s been a very therapeutic process to relive certain painful things in the songwriting, but at the same time it’s been so much fun.”
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Deep in Thought

“Making this album has been such a journey for me,” he says. “It’s been a very therapeutic process to relive certain painful things in the songwriting, but at the same time it’s been so much fun.”
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Plotting the Perfect Production

08of 13All You Need Is LoveAndy Keilen"I related immediately to the storyline, and the idea that there’s no limit to what we’ll do for the ones we love," he tells PEOPLE.
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All You Need Is Love

“I related immediately to the storyline, and the idea that there’s no limit to what we’ll do for the ones we love,” he tells PEOPLE.
09of 13Everybody, Rock Your BodyAndy Keilen"I just wanted to give people something that they can connect to — real stories they can relate to their own lives — but also give them something fun to dance to, or to put on when they just want to kick back with their buddies," he says about his new solo project. “There’s something there for everyone, for whatever kind of mood you’re in.”
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Everybody, Rock Your Body

“I just wanted to give people something that they can connect to — real stories they can relate to their own lives — but also give them something fun to dance to, or to put on when they just want to kick back with their buddies,” he says about his new solo project. “There’s something there for everyone, for whatever kind of mood you’re in.”
10of 13Whiskey NightsAndy KeilenMcLean hasnight visionsof a special evening he spent with his wife before being admitted to prison for a crime he did not commit.
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Whiskey Nights

McLean hasnight visionsof a special evening he spent with his wife before being admitted to prison for a crime he did not commit.
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And Then There Were Three

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13of 13A Family AffairAndy Keilen"This video was a true labor of love for me and I’m incredibly proud of it, I hope everyone loves it as much as we enjoyed making it," McLean tells PEOPLE exclusively about including his real-life 5-year-old daughter, Ava, in the video.
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A Family Affair

“This video was a true labor of love for me and I’m incredibly proud of it, I hope everyone loves it as much as we enjoyed making it,” McLean tells PEOPLE exclusively about including his real-life 5-year-old daughter, Ava, in the video.
source: people.com