Should Ryan Gosling Have Joined the Backstreet Boys?

It seems like every day, a new story breaks about one of Ryan Gosling's hidden talents: knitting, ballet dancing, life saving, the list goes on. You name it, he's good at it.

It's also pretty common knowledge that Gosling was a member of The Mickey Mouse Club in his youth, and that he sings in the indie band Dead Man's Bones when he's not acting, but it was revealed this week that the heartthrob was almost a founding member of the Backstreet Boys.

Apparently, Gosling and Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean lived in the same apartment building in the early days of the boy band, and McLean asked Gosling to join. In a press interview for "Gangster Squad," Gosling explained that he declined because he thought they were a rip-off of New Kids on the Block, and he never thought they'd make it big.

McLean confirmed Gosling's claim to TMZ, and said that later when the Backstreet Boys became huge, Ryan called A.J., presumably to see if he could jump onboard, but McLean never returned his call. Ouch.

It all turned out alright for Ryan Gosling in the end though, as we all can see, but what do you think? Should Ryan Gosling have joined the Backstreet Boys when he had the chance?

MUSIC.YAHOO.COM reports: Ryan Gosling has revealed in a recent interview for his new 1940s shoot-em-up film "Gangster Squad", that he missed his opportunity to become a member of none other than the Backstreet Boys!