Over the years, JC and Justin have spoken of each other often. They've
also been talked about in various publications or interviews. We'll do our best to
gather as many of those quotes and blurbs and put them here for you.
If you have any that you'd like to contribute, please email us at the link
on the bottom of the page. Thanks, and enjoy the read!
Many HUGE thanks to Vox Populi for many of these excerpts. Those ladies do an awesome job at keeping track of JC's press!
Giant Magazine / July 2006
 In contrast to his last CD Schizophrenic, which Billboard described as "wonderfully all over the musical map" (though it peaked at 17 and sold a disappointing 51,000 copies its first week), Chasez says this album is more focused. "I met new writers this time and teamed up with different friends." Chasez's big name collaborators include Dallas Austin, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, who chimes in on "God Bless America" and the satire "Until Yesterday." "Justin and I went right back to finishing each other's sentences." Chasez says. "A lot of our personal jokes show up on the album." |
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mtv.com / October 18, 2006
"Obviously he knows what he's doing," former 'NSYNC bandmate JC Chasez said. "He's got a great eye, man. He's set a trend for the last two years with his looks, T-shirt and hoodies with suit jackets." |
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vh1.com / September 6, 2006
And, of course, Chasez had nothing but glowing reviews for his buddy Justin's upcoming LP, FutureSex/LoveSounds, due Tuesday. "He has a phenomenal record coming out," Chasez said. "Obviously, he's one of my best friends. But 'SexyBack' is a brand-new sound for him, and it's opened up a lot of minds. The safe route would have been to make another record like the last one, because it was so successful. But I like the fact that he said, 'No. I'm going to be artistic. I am going to change my sound,' because that's what he was inspired to do." |
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Rolling
Stone / September 21, 2006
His former bandmate JC Chasez - for whom Timberlake is also currently producing tracks - calls him the "golden child." "The kid has stepped out," says Chasez, who's five years older. "He's grown by leaps and bounds. He's a Jedi." In fact, when he's in the studio, collaborators refer to him as "Annie," as in Anakin Skywalker. |
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Calendarlive.com / August
17, 2006
Like so many of his generation, Timberlake flips through pop culture with the clipped attention of a remote control with a hair trigger. He asks: "Who's your favorite Beatle? Right, John Lennon. That's easy." "Star Wars" character? "Chewbacca or Boba Fett, is that the two? I want to be Han Solo. He's cool." "The Wizard of Oz" requires no deliberation — "The Scarecrow, c'mon, it has to be. Ray Bolger. Easy." He goes on to name Jordan Knight as his favorite New Kid and Chasez as his most beloved 'N Sync member. |
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mtv.com / August 17, 2006
-excerpts- "He and I have written three or four songs now that I kind of put a producer hat on for, which was an honor, because in my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us," Timberlake revealed recently. "Out of all the boy bands, call 'em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us. ... And I've known him since I was 10, so it was fun to sit behind the board and push him." - "I remember our conversations about it, I said, 'You're too talented for your own brain,' " Timberlake recalled. "I think that when you have that much talent and you can sing so many different styles, you want to sing all of them. And so what we did in the studio is, I really feel like we zoned in on a specific thing for him and it really came out. Not only do I really think they're good songs, good pop records, but they build a character for him." - "You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't give it a specific style, you give people too much room to compare you to everyone else," Timberlake said. "And I definitely saw that with the first record." |
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mtv.com / January 22, 2007
Although JC and Justin have remained close friends since the unofficial end of 'NSYNC, this marks their first time collaborating since both went solo. "We were just hanging out one night and he was like, 'Why don't we do a tune together?' " Chasez recalled. "And I was like, 'Sure, man, why not?' And it literally was that easy. And that's actually the second song we wrote. The first song we wrote was called 'God Bless America,' which is a really cool record, and then we did ['Until Yesterday'] and there was just so much magic in it. Between the drama in the story and the music itself, it just kind of stood out from the rest of the stuff we've been hearing lately." Chasez and Timberlake have since made one more track together, another relationship exposé called "It's Over Before It Began." "We just wanted to find interesting perspectives, and that is what I do with my songwriting — make sure the story is there," Chasez said. "And you know Justin has got more groove than just about anybody out there, so there is a great combination when the two of us get together in the studio." |
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Genre Magazine / January 2007
Q: Your collaboration with Justin Timberlake might surprise people. ”It is something we both really enjoyed doing.” Q: What is the songwriting chemistry between you and Justin? ”We were together for so many years that it comes naturally. We're practically finishing each other sentences. Now that we have lived separate lives for years, we both came back to the table with different perspectives, yet with the same talent.” |
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Richmond Times Dispatch /
February 1, 2007
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Seventeen (Spanish) / April, 2004
What do you think about Justin Timberlake’s work and him as a friend? |
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Seventeen / July
2001 Timberlake grabs this reporter's recorder and begins a play-by-play from the sidelines. "Everyone is playing paddleball. JC is particularly good, Joey sucks and Lance is mediocre. I, on the other hand, am the most mature of the group, so I'm going to stand here and say everything I think about the guys on this recorder. Chris-short; Lance-idiot; Joey-big idiot; JC-really good at paddleball. Uh, gotta go! Joey is chasing me with the paddleball." |
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Seventeen / July 2001 Another subject Timberlake would prefer to steer clear of is his much speculated-about relationship with Britney Spears. "What are you talking about?" he asks, feigning ignorance when first asked about her. He then offers a diplomatic response; "If anyone is going to understand my schedule and demands, it's Britney, because she's in the same business," he says. "Going public with our relationship was a choice that she had to make. Britney didn't want people to say, 'Oh, that's Justin's girlfriend,' because she has her own thing." Chasez, who's also in the room, starts jumping up and down behind Timberlake. It's not the most subtle way of distracting a nosy journalist, but it's touching to see him helping his buddy out of a tight spot. |
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Rolling Stone / August, 2001 Christina Aguilera: JC was the cool older guy, and Justin wanted to be just like him. (speaking of their days on MMC) |
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Teen People "He's just got that star quality," says JC about Justin. "He's like the sound. When people see Justin on stage, they think he's really cool." |
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Seventeen / July 2001 The growth is undeniable-some tracks are rough R&B, others are super smooth ballads and the peppy lead single "Pop even finds the guys experimenting with the futuristic electronic beats. "I don't even think about what I've done," says Chasez, who along with Timberlake shares most of the song writing credits. "I'm proud of Justin-he's probably done the best stuff on the record." Spoken like a true brother. |
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Life Style / 2002 JC, about Justin: He's very, very athletic and he's always dying to do things and have a good time. I also love his sincerity -- he's a really nice, genuine kind of person. |
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"My best quality is..."
"When I get up in the morning, the first thing I do is..."
"The last thing I do before I go to bed at night is..." "I
think I look just like..." "I
hate it when a girl..."
"When it comes to meeting girls, my best pickup line is..." |
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CNN News / February 6, 2004 Phillips: What did you think of the NFL show? You know Justin. You spent a lot of time with him. Did he know what was going on? Did you talk to him? What did you think of the performance? JC: I didn't ask him whether he knew what was going to happen. He did actually -- I hadn't talked to him in a couple days. It's a hurricane around him right now. But he called me up yesterday and he just said, You know what? He goes, I just want to apologize to you. I in no way, shape, or form in my wildest dreams thought this would ever affect you. And I said me neither. I was at home watching it like everybody else. He goes, you know, I don't know what to say. I said you don't have to say anything. You said you're sorry. It shouldn't have reflected on me. You know, I just told him to keep his chin up. What happened happened. It's just a weird situation. I definitely don't think that the whole entertainment industry should change because of one mistake. You reprimand a mistake and then everybody moves on with their lives. You don't start looking for other mistakes and reasons to call other things a mistake. You know? Again, it's just -- it's a little out of hand. I think everybody needs to stop, breathe and move on with their lives. |
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The Richard and Judy Show / March 31, 2004 Judy: And then, after that, you left the Mickey Mouse club when you were eighteen. JC: Mm hm. Judy: You were at a bit of a loose end, 'cause you didn't quite know what to do. But you and Justin, um, really wanted to do something together, didn't you? JC: Yeah, we paired up. What happened was, I knew I wanted to do music, I just didn't know how to go about it, you know. This was my first gig I ever got, was the TV gig, and it's like "Now I wanna make a record. How do I go about doing this? I know I auditioned for TV, but how do you get a record deal?" So I went out to LA and I bounced around, and then I came back into Nashville, where Justin was working with this lady named Robin Wiley, who was one of the vocal coaches on the Mouse Club. And so she was working on his demos, and she invited me to write with her, so I ended up crashing at her place, you know, and we would go to the studio and write everyday, and then J would pop in town – you know, cause he lived in Memphis which was a four hour drive from Nashville. So he would drive in town and we would work together on the weekends, and he would leave and I would work during the week and set up new stuff, and he would come, you know... Judy: "J" is Justin? JC: Justin, yeah. Richard: Did you ever doubt, in those days? Cause you were working as a waiter, weren't you? Obviously, you must have had a bit of teasing. People said, "Hey, weren't you the guy on the Mickey Mouse Club?" That must have been hard... JC: My whole thing is, I'm a worker. And I don't care. I just - me, I just gotta do what I gotta do. And I knew I wanted to do music, and I thought, "Okay, if I have to work from the bottom up, I'll work from the bottom up." You know what I mean? I'm thankful for every opportunity I'm given. Richard: Did you know that it was gonna work? Did you know as you were writing on weekends with Justin that it was gonna kick in? JC: You never "know" anything. You can only, just, hope for the best. Again, Justin's my best friend. When we were working on the project, I ended up moving in with him in Memphis after a while, and his mom would take care of me *and* him, you know. She's a wonderful woman. And when we decided to do the NSYNC thing, we moved down to Florida. All the guys moved in together and Justin's mom was like the house mom. She had to put up with five guys, who, you know, this guy wants to go out, this guy wants to go here...all I wanted to do was sleep and work and that's it. |
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Celebrity Extra / April 3, 2004 Liz: Now, people are obviously gonna draw comparisons between all the solo projects from all the ex-NSYNC members. Did you think when you started off your solo career that Justin's would be a help or a hindrance? JC: I didn't even care. You know, J made his record, he's a superstar, hands down, he's a great friend, I love him to death. He did exactly what he wanted to do, and I couldn't be more proud. Liz: That's a lovely attitude to have. Did you guys chat, did he kind of give you a couple of hints when was heading out? [pretends to be Justin] "JC, don't do this, do this. Definitely don't do that." JC: [laughs] Everybody said, you know, did anybody give you any advice? And again, I kinda wanted to do my own thing. The one piece of advice he did give me - because he knew that I wanted to do my own thing - was, make sure you do exactly what you want to do, because you have to live with it for the rest of your life. |
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CD:UK / April 10, 2004 Cat: Now are you prepared for all these comparisons that are obviously going to be drawn between you and Justin? JC: It's already - I've already got a pile of them. I'm not too worried about it. At the end of the day, our records are very different. The thing is, you know, when you heard Justin's record it was totally different from an *NSYNC record, as my record is totally different from an *NSYNC record and it's totally different from a Justin record. You're gonna get a whole 'nother flavor from me. Cat: Yeah, which is good. Is there any rivalry, like even be it good-hearted? JC: I talked to him 2 days ago, life is good. [laughs] Cat: Good, good. 'Cause if it was me, I'd tease him a bit, like, "I'm after your ass!" JC: No, man, you know what, all it is, is I call him, he's talking to me, "How you doin, man?" "Good." "Yeah cool, man, keep it up." Blah blah blah, you know. I was like, "How's the flick going?" He was like, "Good." I was like, "Keep your chin up," you know. We look out for each other. |
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So Fresh / August 28, 2004 What about being compared to Justin Timberlake? I've always dealt with comparisons. I mean, I think every artist, period, has to deal with some sort of comparison. I definitely don't mind being lined up against my best friend. Uh, you know, it's flattery - obviously he's had a successful record. |
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Driven (vh1) Robin Wiley: JC and Justin knew each other on the show and they just had a real similar sense of humor and a similar outlook. |
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Bert:
How is it for you, like, to be driving around and
listen to Justin’s songs on the radio? |
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JoJo: You guys, once again that’s JC Chasez on the phone if
you can’t tell by his voice. And give me the details, dude. I know you
performed at Justin’s somethin’ somethin’ somethin’ with your new
track, right? |
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Trish: So dude, tell us about “Until Yesterday.” |
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JC: The first single is actually co-written and co-produced
by Justin, uh, Timberlake…uh, he seems to be on fire. |
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JC:
Okay, um, but I actually co-wrote that with my buddy Justin
Timberlake… |
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Audience member:
Are you still friends with Justin Timberlake? |
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WPRO / January 22, 2007 JC: I also ended up working with Justin, who seems to be on top of the world now. GT: [Laughs] He brought sexy back, you know. JC: Yeah, he brought sexy back. So, I mean, that was a great experience for me, we had a lot of fun in the studio just, you know, talkin’ ’bout old times and making new music. […] Kerry: Now, I wanted to, uh, ask you about the new album again. You have a couple songs on there, uh, according to your Wikipedia page, one of the tracks is called “God Bless America”… JC: Yes indeed. Kerry: Is that the, you know, the regular “God Bless America” or is this a brand new… JC: This, this is a whole ‘nother thing. This is, uh, it’s our take - it’s another one I did with Justin. Kerry: Mm hm. JC: We were sittin’ around the studio and we were like, “You know what, I haven’t heard like a ‘California Girls’ kind of thing in a long time.” The last people to do it were maybe the Beach Boys and David Lee Roth remade it, but nobody’s actually written an original song in a while that kinda is in that genre. Kerry: Right. JC: So we decided what would be, like, the next “I wish they all could be California girls.” We kind of went, like, “Man, she -” and we just kinda were sittin’ around, and we both live in the South and stuff like that, and just thinking of all the funny sayings that everybody has said around us. We’re just like, “God bless America, that woman is beautiful!” Kerry: [Laughs] JC: And we were like, “We gotta do a song now!” Kerry: That’s great. JC: So that’s how it ended up becoming “God Bless America” - it’s actually just about, you know, how hot a girl is and da da da da, and how there’s no place better to meet a girl than right here. […] Kerry: We’re hangin’ out with, uh, Justin Timberlake’s boy, JC Chasez! JC: Yeah, man. |
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Q97.9 / January 22, 2007 DJ: They say that, uh, “It’s a nervy, poisonous kiss-off to a cheating lover.” That would be the whole thing we just talked about. And, uh, also proof that producer Justin Timberlake, able to do his thing at the mixing board as well as the mike. JC: He’s a fantastic producer, absolutely. DJ: How was that - working with him as a producer? JC: Um, it was fun, man. Uh, you know, it seems like the kid’s talent has no bounds. And you know, we’ve been doing this for years now… DJ: Yeah. JC: And uh, one day we were sitting around talking, and he, we just got to chit-chatting and he was just like, “Why don’t we go in the studio?” and it sounded like a good idea. So we popped in, did a record called “God Bless America.” That record turned out well, so then we ended up going back in and uh, this [”Until Yesterday”] was the second record we decided to record. And um, you know, it was like, “You have any ideas?” And I was like, you know, I just wanna do something kind of - again, nervy… DJ: Right. JC: Something to push people’s buttons a little bit, and this is what we came up with. |
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Open House Party / January 21,
2007
JC: Yeah, yeah, it’s called Until Yesterday. I co-wrote it and produced it with my buddy Justin Timberlake, who seems to be on fire right now. DJ: Holy smoke. JC: He might be, like, the biggest pop artist in the world right now, maybe. [Laughs] DJ: Yeah. Doing…and now he’s single again. JC: Yeah, yeah, yeah, he’s single. I saw him a couple of days ago at his show. I went and saw his show, which is phenomenal, so I would say everybody go out and see that show. It’s, it’s unbelievable. He’s playing in the round, the people who do Cirque du Soleil designed the whole show. It’s something else. DJ: Wow. And he’s already on tour? The tour’s already started? JC: Yeah, he’s on tour. Yeah, man. DJ: And the movie, Alpha Dog, is in the movies. JC: Yeah, he’s, he’s tacklin’ it all. He’s tacklin’ it all. |
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Power 106 Los Angeles / August 9,
2006
DJ: If you could resurrect the career of any person in *NSYNC, who would get that platinum ticket? If you said, "You know what? I can hand you this." Justin: Well, in my opinion the best singer out of all of us was JC, always. It's funny because actually we've been workin' together on some stuff for his next solo record. |
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Z100 New York
/ September 2, 2003 Cubby: And what do you think about your boys? Justin's gettin' ready for his big tour- JC: Dude, his show's awesome. I was over in the UK and I've seen pieces of it. You guys are gonna be really excited to see some of this stuff he's doing. |
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KLUC Las Vegas / September 2, 2003 Amy: So what's the best prank that's ever been pulled on you? JC: Well, uh, there was, uh... when J...oh yeah, this is pretty good, actually. It was the time when they were shooting the Star Wars movie. JC: And we were all...just wanted to be a part of this movie because we all love Star Wars. And sure enough, J told us, he was like, "Yo, I gotta quit the tour." And we were like, "Why?" He's like, "I got chosen to be Anakin." And we were like, "Oh my God! Dude, call them up and see if I can do it, man! Just...I'll be Jabba's wormboy!" I was like, I don't care, you know, just wanted to be in the flick. DJs: [laugh] JC: And sure enough, I mean, he had us buying it for like hours and hours. And we were all like, all of us just felt like we got hit with a sledgehammer. 'Cause we were like, "We're quitting touring, we're not gonna get to play anymore, and he's in the movie, [pathetic voice] and we wanna be in the movie..." DJs: [laugh] JC: 'Cause he always - he didn't really care about the flick. He was like "It's okay, it's cool." But me and Joey and Chris especially, we were just like, "Man, Star Wars is, you know..." |
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Channel 93.3 San Diego / December 3, 2003 Cha Cha: Britney Spears recently hinted that Justin Timberlake's "hmmhmm" was a little Richard, can you defend him on that? JC: Uhh, I don't know how to answer that, it's none of my business man, so I don't know how it is. |
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97.9 Kiss FM / January 27, 2004 Bo: Here's something that we ask a lot of the guests. Now we talked a little bit ago about having the hot cell phone. What's the biggest celebrity you got on the cell phone? JC: The biggest celebrity I have on my cell phone...I don't know! I can't tell you who's on my cell phone anyway, that's not right. Bo: [laughs] JC: I don't want somebody stealin' my phone! Bo: I'm not gonna steal your phone! Who do you - well, of course you've probably got Justin. JC: [playfully] I got Justin Timberlake in my phone! How do you feel about that, player? Bo: [laughing] Hey, can we call Justin? I got him on my phone too, I'll just dial him up! JC: [laughs] Yeah, right! |
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102.7 KIIS FM Los Angeles / April 13, 2004 Anna: You are my absolute favorite member of NSYNC. I don't know why...I mean, I like JT... JC: Me too. |
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KISS 108 Boston / June 17, 2004 Matty: Hey, how about Justin Timberlake's, uh, just over-the-top success? Uh, some people saw it coming. I personally didn't. I mean, NSYNC did great, but I just couldn't fathom his insane popularity. Is that good or bad for the rest of the NSYNC guys, where he set the bar so high? JC: Um, I think it's great, you know. Any attention he gets is attention for the entire band, because everybody knows that's where he got his - he catapulted from, you know. And it also gives us some credibility from people who didn't, you know...any time you have a positive impact, it's gonna shine on us, because he sharpened those skills somewhere, and that was with us. Everybody who didn't give it a fair shake in the beginning, I think they'll give it a fair shake now. Matty: Are you gonna follow in Justin's footsteps and date somebody old enough to be your mom? JC: [laughs] No, I'm gonna be all right... |
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Channel 95.5 Detroit / June 22, 2004 Mojo: But you couldn't date Britney... JC: No, no way. Mojo: There would be...Justin... J. JC: I thought you were just asking me who was hot. Sarah: Yeah I was just asking who was hot cause it was Maxim's hot 100, so I was asking for his top ten. JC: Yeah, yeah yeah...no way would I ever date her dude are you kidding me. Mojo: That's not right to your friend right? JC: I mean either way...of course not. Sarah: Bros before hoes. JC: [laughs] You know the saying, I'm proud of you. |
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KISS 103.5 Chicago's Beach House / June 25, 2004 Scott: Is there a little rivalry between you and Justin Timberlake? JC: None at all. Scott: None? JC: None, none. Scott: Not even a little bit? JC: Nope. |
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The Edge / July 19, 2004 Dom: Have you got a copy of the Justified CD? JC: [laughing] Of course I got one of those. Dom: Oh, shit. Oh, well, we gotta- JC: I got it before it came out. I know people. Dom: Oh, you big name-dropper! Get your hand off it! Jase: Actually JC, when was the last time you actually talked to Justin? JC: Uh, what? uh, a couple of days ago. |
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The Edge / July 19, 2004 Dom: This is a chance for you to name-drop --and don't feel bad about it, because we're asking the question-- like who are some of your famous friends? Like who do you hang out with? Like, do you know Robbie Williams? Do you hang with Robbie? JC: Ahahaha...I don't hang with him-- I mean, I know him, and I've chatted with him a few times, but y'know, he's not somebody that I go over to his house every day or anything. You guys pretty much know everybody, that, probably the more most famous people-- you already said 'em-- which is Justin and Britney. They're probably two of the most famous people in the world, right? JJ: I know, but they're not our friend! Dom: Yeah, yeah-- Justin changed his number and he forgot to call us and give us the update. Can you give us the new number? [laughter] JC: Well, I got it, and you don't, so nyaaaah. [laughs] |
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KISS 95.7 Hartford / December 18, 2005 JC: I ended up working on a collaboration with Akon on this record... JoJo: Awesome. JC: ...and, um, I actually hopped in the studio with my buddy Justin, and actually cut a record with him. JoJo: Very cool! JC: Yes. |
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KCRW / September 6, 2003 Chris: Did you take any heat for working with, with one of the members of NSYNC? BT: Absolutely. I mean...and to start with, you know, when I produced "Pop" for NSYNC, you know, there were a lot of people from the electronic music community...very close friends of mine that are, you know, that had the same sort of judgments that I had before I met them and sat around and listened to JC and Justin sing and play acoustic guitar and go, "Holy crap, these guys are gifted!" So, you know, I think people get that it really is, uh...they really are...those two guys specifically...and the other guys are really nice people and I know them and stuff, but JC and Justin are the two that I know really well. And they're real talents, you know what I mean? So, anyway, yeah. Like I said, it was a great lesson in judgment for me. |
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