Aaron Carter's recording career began as a joke.

Aaron Carter

Aaron Carter

The singer, the younger brother of Backstreet Boys' singer Nick Carter, released his debut album at the age of just 10.

But he says he never expected to have a lengthy career in the music field.

Aaron admitted: "Johnny Wright put it all together, and it was kind of like a joke. My first song was called 'Crush on You' and it was a cover by the Jets... Johnny Wright told me years later 'We did it as a joke, but then you went and opened up for Backstreet Boys in front of 50,000 people and you got a record deal that night.'

"I don't think I had a voice. I think I was terrible. But they did it as a joke and I just wanted to get good. I started off singing all these really high-pitched songs when I was younger. And then, the second album was kind of like rapping. Then I wanted to figure out how to sing."

Aaron was speaking on Oprah Winfrey on 'Oprah: Where Are They Now - Extra'. Growing up in a musical family, it was almost fate that Aaron ended up as a singer, as he added: "Justin Bieber and other kind of kids, they started when they were like 13, 14. My story's a little different. This is all I've ever known."

Despite his doubters, Aaron had a successful career and is currently working on new material to release this year.

He concluded: "I just want to prove people wrong. It empowers me."

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