diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and realized that he could die if he did not make major lifestyle changes. The singer credits fellow Backstreet Boys member Kevin Richardson for helping him turn his life around by giving him Norman Vincent Peale's book Why Some Positive Thinkers Get Powerful Results. After reading that book he started a healthier lifestyle, saying "Working out definitely helped my self-esteem, and it helped to kind of push it all aside. I just started replacing drinking and the parties... with healthier things like sports, video games." Carter also appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 19, 2009, to talk about his past with drug and alcohol addictions. In December 2011, Carter again appeared on TV to talk about his struggle with drugs and alcohol, this time on The Dr. Phil Show's "Second Chances" special. This segment led to his first book deal with Bird Street Books. In 2013, he published the memoir titled Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It. Discography Solo albums Now or Never (2002) I'm Taking Off (2011) All American (2015) Collaborative albums Nick & Knight'' (2014) (with Jordan Knight) Awards and nominations Filmography See also Backstreet Boys Further reading References https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/nick-carter-wife-lauren-kitt-welcome-their-3rd-child/ External links 1980 births 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American singers 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American singers American child singers American contemporary R&B singers American dance musicians American male child actors American male dancers American male film actors American male guitarists American male pop singers American male singers American male songwriters American male television actors American pop guitarists American pop rock singers Backstreet Boys members Child pop musicians Guitarists from Florida Guitarists from New York (state) Jive Records artists Living people Male actors from Florida Male actors from New York (state) Male actors from Tampa, Florida Musicians from Tampa, Florida NKOTBSB members Participants in American reality television series People from Jamestown, New York People from Ruskin, Florida RCA Records artists Record producers from Florida Record producers from New York (state) Singers from Florida Singers from New York (state) Songwriters from Florida Songwriters from New York (state)