Justin ~ ~ What advice would you give someone starting a music career? "Practice!" ~ ~ What other artists inspired you? "Brian McKnight and Take 6." ~ ~ What makes you blush? "Compliments." ~ ~ What are your personal and professional goals? "Success with 'N SYNC." ~ ~ Do you have a pet? "Yes, one dog and cat." ~ ~ If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? "My patience and procrastination." ~ ~ Would you pierce your nose? "No, it's dated." ~ ~ If you had one wish granted to you what would it be? "A healthy life." ~ ~ Finish this sentence. I cannot get enough of.... "MUSIC!" ~ ~ What do you collect? "Sneakers." ~ ~ What is the most daring thing you have ever done? "Bungee jumped." ~ ~ What is the secret to your success? "Dedication, practice." ~ ~ What will you be doing in 10 years? "Hopefully still be in music!" ~ ~ What is your favorite piece of clothing to wear? "Anything baby blue. (North Carolina)" ~ ~ If you had to choose between love, money, and fame, which would you choose? "LOVE!" ~ ~ How do you know if a song is going to be a hit? "If the hook sticks in my head." ~ ~ What do you miss the most when you are on the road? "Free time." ~ ~ What do you do if you get a sore throat and have to perform? "Drink lots of tea! And the show must go on!" ~ ~ Are you superstitious? "A little bit." ~ ~ What is your favorite way to spend your birthday? "With family and friends." ~ ~ What is a common misconception about you? "People think since I'm to myself a lot, that I am stuck up!" ~ ~ What is your greatest fear? "To die unloved." ~ ~ What is your most disgusting habit? "Burping." ~ ~ What is the biggest mistake you have made? "Lying to my Mom." ~ ~ What is your favorite holiday? "Christmas." ~

Article taken from Teen People, February 1999 JUSTIN the boy wonder Whatever you do, don't call Justin Randall Timberlake "the next Nick Carter." He'll only mutter, "I don't pay attention to stuff like that." But there are undeniable similarities. At 17, 'N Sync's hip-hop-loving heartthrob is, like Backstreet's, the youngest and the tallest. And Justin's mom, Lynn Harless, like Nick's mom, Jane Carter, manages pop singers. (Lynn even named her management company after her famous son: Just-in Time Entertainment.) His stepfather, Paul, is a Memphis banker who flies to Orlando on weekends to be with the family. Justin also has two half-brothers, Jonathan, five, and Steven, eight months, who live with his father and stepmother in Tennessee. Lynn never had to coax her son into the spotlight. "I've been singing since I was two, "Justin says. "If I could talk, I could sing. I was [always] performing for somebody." Uncle Jimmy nods in agreement: "Whenever he was telling a joke or dancing in front of everybody at Christmas, Justin was always an entertainer," he says. Justin's first taste of fame came on the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club, on which he sang, danced and acted in various sketches from 1992 to 1994. At 13, he left to return to school, to be, as he puts it, "a kid for a second." But the classroom wasn't for him. "I got so bored and really down about everything," he says. "I started to get a little rebellious. I didn't really get into trouble, but I wasn't focusing like I could. I didn't have the inspiration that music gave me, and it hit me: That's my place in the world. That's where I belong." So he reunited with another former MMC member, JC, in hopes of starting a singing career. The duo had been recording demos for three months when Chris called with the idea of forming a group. "It was fate," Justin says of his return to music. "Not a lot of people know what their love is before they're forty." And he may not be the only one. As Uncle Jimmy reveals,"Justin's got a [half] brother [Jonathan] who watches all the videos and mimics everything they do." Just don't call Jonathan the next Aaron Carter. · Go Home