With a stellar solo career under his belt, Justin Timberlake was part of one of the biggest boy bands in history, N'Sync. Now, the Grammy Award-winning singer and Academy Award nominee gets candid about the real reason he decided to leave the group.
The musician sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for the media outlet's profile for and revealed when and why he walked away from the band despite their staggering success. Timberlake explained that after they released their third album, "Celebrity," and during a four-month stadium tour, it suddenly dawned on him that he "was growing out of it."
"I felt like I cared more about the music than some of the other people in the group," he added. "And I felt like I had other music I wanted to make and that I needed to follow my heart." Following his exit, Timberlake went on to debut his solo R&B album, "Justified" which some of the songs he co-wrote and co-produced with other artists. It is then followed by three more studio albums, the latest being 2013's "The 20/20 Experience."
Officially, N'Sync, which is made up of Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Timberlake, has never broken up. Instead, they only announced that they are going on an indefinite "hiatus" in 2002. Since then, the band has not released any new records although they reunited back in 2013 on stage for a special MTV Music Awards production proving that there is no bad blood among the members.
Meanwhile, just last week, Bass sparked rumors of an official reunion for the iconic boy band happening this year during a short chat with Entertainment Tonight. Unfortunately, before fans can break into their memory boxes full of N'Sync albums and merchandise, the official Twitter account of the group came out with an official statement clarifying the speculations.
"We always appreciate the love and excitement from our fans, unfortunately, Lance's comments to the press were taken out of context. When there is real news from *NSYNC you will hear it from all of us," the press statement read.
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