Fhm: Justin Timberlake - Interview
FHM featured an article with Justin Timberlake last year. In it, talks about Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, smoking pot with Nelly, his hair, and Backstreet Boys.
Justin Timberlake Pop's crown prince on massive hair, smoking blunts and Britney Speaks' school uniform...
by Rory Buckeridge
FHM, UK (December)
You've been linked with so many celebrity ladies. What's your secret at chatting them up?
Chatting them up? I don't try and chat them up, that's my secret. I really am kind of shy when it comes to girls. I hate to kill this whole facade that people have put on me, but I'm pretty much a one-woman type of guy. I don't like chatting up girls in clubs because I feel ridiculous doing it. I've been in this business for a little while, so my bull**** detector is pretty advanced.
So you didn't suck face with Janet Jackson in a LA nightclub for two hours?
I didn't say that. I didn't say that I didn't. I didn't say that I did. She's a beautiful lady. She's the sexiest female I think I've ever seen.
You haven't seen any of her piercings, then?
[Justin sits politely in silence, smiling.]
Ah, the stonewall - the curse of the celebrity interview. The UK papers all said that you dumped Britney, what really happened?
This is what I will say about it, because our business is our business, and we're still friends. The hardest part for me was to sit there and watch everybody say stuff about me, because I was completely heartbroken. I never did anything to hurt Britney, ever. And I would say that I still think she's a great person, I just don't think the timing is ours.
Okay. You've just recorded your solo album, collaborating with The Neptunes, Nelly, Timbaland and P. Diddy. That's some hardcore black talent...
Yeah, and I was the token white boy who got accepted. Like Elvis, I got accepted. Maybe that's what it is. I don't know. I think they know what I want to do is genuine. I think that's all there is to it. The Neptunes and Timbaland: they're ego free. They don't care, they're interested in being part of something new. Not just new for me, because of course it's different from *NSYNC, and everything people are used to hearing - that bubblegum **** that people are used to.
We heard that Nelly is a massive fan of cigars...
Yeah, he loves cigars, but he doesn't smoke cigars...
What do you mean?
I mean, he smokes blunts. You know what I mean. He smokes blunts...
So did you fancy just lighting up a big, fat blunt after your collaboration?
Well yeah, why not? I can't do that when I'm singing, but after I'm done... I got high just being in the room, though.
What, just from Nelly's smoke?
No, just from being in the room. No, off of Nelly. I'm just kidding.
Stevie Wonder blew some mean harp on *NSYNC's album, Celebrity. Did you meet him?
Yeah, and I produced the harmonica part.
Did he feel your face?
No. I have so many stories from that session. I was so in awe of him. We did that whole song, for the harmonica. He had two harmonicas in a box. Well, he got to the end and he kept doing the lead line and he was flat on one note every time. I was like, "I ain't gonna tell him. I'm not gonna tell him, he's Stevie Wonder."
So did you tell him?
Yeah, it finally gets to the point where somebody had to say something, so I said, "Screw it, I'll do it." So I press the talkback button and he goes, "Yeah I know, I hear it." And the first thought which went through my head was, "I'm gonna go to hell, because I told Stevie Wonder, the God of all music, that he was flat." My second thought was, "he's pissed off." He gets the other harmonica and he starts playing, and he nails it within two takes.
So you dissed him.
No, I didn't.
You dissed a blind man - you told him he was flat.
I didn't! At least I felt bad about it. That was a milestone in my career, that's a moment I'll never forget, getting to work with him.
Let's talk about your hair. You've got that whole microphone head thing going on.
No, I have a short, European style. It's my tribute to Coldplay.
What's the biggest your hair's ever been?
I don't know, man.
Are we talking basketball size... medicine ball?
It's definitely not basketball. My hair's been, I'd say cantaloupe size before. I've had an afro before, you've seen it.
One of the guys in the FHM office has got a similar pube head, have you got any tips?
Cut it. Cut it, like I did. You don't like this haircut? This is way better than yours. You know what, I'd like to make a public apology now to all the people of the world for having to watch my hair do its own performance.
Have you ever been mistaken for Screech from Saved by the Bell?
No. He has black hair, and **** off for that question!
Not even with that massive chin action going on...
The chin, you think I have a ****ing Screech chin? **** you, *****! Whatever. No. I don't think I'm the most attractive looking guy, but I know I don't ****ing look like Screech!
*NSYNC are not the most handsome boy band in the world, and yet still became famous and succesful. How? Usually painfully handsome is the boy band rule, like the Backstreet Boys...
You think they're a better looking band than us?
Um... I'm not...
Yeah, you're right, I guess they are. Kevin's a pretty little mother****er. I just don't think we're as manicured a boy band as the Backstreet Boys.
They do have those elaborate [line] beardy things going on though...
That thing looks like it takes hours to do. That has a bigger career. That ***** has its own agent. You gotta love it, though.
Could *NSYNC take the Backstreet Boys in a bar brawl?
Of course! We'd whup their ass. We'd definitely whup their ass.
What if they knew kung fu?
It doesn't matter.
I have to ask one more Britney question. She let slip to the New York Times that she bought a pair of handcuffs when you were dating. Is there a story there?
I'm not going to comment on that.
So she didn't use the handcuffs on you?
That's not what I said.
Because that's an image right there - Britney and a pair of handcuffs...
Yup, isn't it.
Finally, did she ever dress up in the school uniform?
Not for me. We left that for the video. It was dated by then.
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04-28-2003, 04:24 AM
If there's a way to ruin a night out for me, it's talking about him all evening!!! Grrr.... 
They wanted to play his "music", but I told them if they would do that I was leaving!
You've never heard of him???
, things about Britney etc ....
And Nelly and Mariah.........I should shut up now! 
