The Backstreet Boys, a well-known boy band that gained popularity in the ’90s and beyond, encountered various obstacles on their path to fame. Brian Littrell, one of the band members, faced several health challenges that had a notable impact on his career.

The singer’s health issues began at an early age. He was born with a congenital heart condition and was diagnosed with a heart murmur when he was just six weeks old. At five years old, he spent two months in the hospital due to a bacterial infection, which caused him to repeat the first grade in school. Despite these difficulties, Littrell remained determined to pursue his dreams.

As Brian’s career with the Backstreet Boys flourished, his heart condition became a concern. In November 1997, doctors discovered that his heart had enlarged significantly due to the congenital condition. Despite the challenges, Littrell underwent open-heart surgery on May 1998.

In October 2009, the frontman faced another health setback when he contracted swine flu. As a precaution, the Backstreet Boys had to cancel their promotional tour for the album ‘This Is Us.’

Following that, the 2015 documentary ‘Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of’ revealed another health struggle Brian had been dealing with – vocal tension dysphonia. This condition caused significant changes in his voice due to extreme muscle tension around the vocal cords. As one of the lead vocalists of the Backstreet Boys, this proved challenging during the recording of their 2013 album, ‘In A World Like This.’

In a 2019 interview with CBS News, he addressed the state of his voice back then, explaining:

“It’s a work in progress, as you know, that I can talk to you right now. Probably four or five years ago, I was not able to talk. So, if you can’t talk, you can’t really sing.”

When asked how he improved it, the singer replied:

“Therapy, a lot of soul-searching.”

In the rest of the interview, Brian disclosed that although his health issue caused them difficulties, the other band members never told him to leave the group. Since his diagnosis, Littrell has been working with a therapist to improve his condition of vocal tension dysphonia.

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Throughout his journey with Backstreet Boys, Nick Carter’s aesthetic has seen its fair share of transformation. However, not all of these transformations are fondly remembered. In a 2022 interview with Us Weekly, the former teen idol and his wife of nine years, Lauren Kitt, discussed some of his most memorable (and regrettable) style choices.

The first on Carter’s list was an outfit featuring a Miami Dolphins jacket paired with a bowl-cut hairstyle. After examining his old photo for a while, Carter described the outfit:

“Nightmare! First of all, I’m a Buccaneers fan, so that needs to be destroyed. I just liked Dan Marino at the time. I don’t have this sort of jacket, but that thing is probably worth something nowadays.”

As for the bowl cut? He gave no such explanation.

Then there was the outfit for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards. Here, Carter wore distressed bell-bottom blue jeans paired with a brown belt and a khaki shirt. But it was his disheveled blonde locks that drew most of his own criticism. Carter humorously said:

“You know what that is? That’s my Rascal Flatts moment. Oh my god, yeah, destroy!”

At the 1999 Billboard Music Awards, Carter opted for another intentionally disheveled look. He recalled ignoring advice from stylists and makeup artists, but it seems he regrets it now:

“So basically, I thought I was doing something cool by going to the Billboard Music Awards. I’m going against our stylist and makeup artists, and I’m like, ‘Give me the brush!’ I did this frizzy thing, and I didn’t look good at all!”

His 2002 appearance at Z100’s Zootopia summer concert event, held at the Giants Stadium in New Jersey, saw him sport what his wife, Kitt, described as a ‘hedgehog’ hairstyle. This was accompanied by a thick white athletic headband worn on his forehead. Carter’s playful comment was:

“OK, Sonic needs to go!”

The following picture was from a Backstreet Boys concert that took place in 1998, where the band members wore black and white jumpsuits, gloves, and sunglasses. Resembling their looks to Slipknot, Carter admitted:

“No, no, no! It does look like Slipknot! That looks like Slipknot, just without the masks!”

However, not all of Carter’s past styles stir regret. His 1997 look for the MTV Europe Music Awards, where he wore a slicked-back hairstyle and a black shirt topped with a navy blue bomber jacket, was met with his own approval:

“That looks normal. That actually looks further back in the day, before we had done our ‘Millenium’ album.”

You can watch the full interview below.

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