AIM Interview: Justin Timberlake

When I was at AOL Music I did a series of “AIM Interviews” over AIM with some pretty awesome (and some kinda awesome) people. Popping up my interview with Justin Timberlake. Enjoy.Brendaninmusic: hey there Justin. what’s up??
JustinsLoveSound: hey what’s happening?
Brendaninmusic: not too much. thanks for chatting today!
Brendaninmusic: where are you IMing us from??
JustinsLoveSound: backstage at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Brendaninmusic: nice
Brendaninmusic: any other fun people back there with you?
JustinsLoveSound: well there’s Jo…
JustinsLoveSound: as in Jo Momma
Brendaninmusic: hahaha
Brendaninmusic: i was askin for that one
Brendaninmusic: are you in crazy schedule mode with the album release? 
JustinsLoveSound: Yes…to say the least
Brendaninmusic: what have you been doin???
JustinsLoveSound: promo, promo, sleep, promo
Brendaninmusic: ooh you actually get to sleep in there? sweet! haha
Brendaninmusic: i have to ask though
Brendaninmusic: how sick are you of being asked how you’re bringing sexy back, and where sexy went??
JustinsLoveSound: SOOOOOO sick of it!
Brendaninmusic: hahaha i can imagine!
JustinsLoveSound: everybody is a comedian
Brendaninmusic: everyone seems to be jumping on the “bringing sexy back” bandwagon
Brendaninmusic: AL GORE quoted you at the VMAs? is it all a little crazy for you? 
JustinsLoveSound: to be honest i didn’t expect it to be such a big catch phrase
Brendaninmusic: my mom keeps asking me if i brought sexy back… its a little disturbing 
JustinsLoveSound: sorry buddy about your mom
Brendaninmusic: hahha. it’s all good
Brendaninmusic: who is the weirdest person you’ve heard use it?
JustinsLoveSound: i don’t know about weird, but i certainly didn’t expect our former Vice President to use it. 
Brendaninmusic: i don’t really think anyone did. lol 
Brendaninmusic: ‘Sexyback’ is such a different sound for you 
Brendaninmusic: on first listen you almost can’t recognize it’s YOU 
Brendaninmusic: what brought you to change your sound so much 
JustinsLoveSound: it wasn’t really a conscious effort, i just like the way it sounded when i put my voice through a guitar amp. 
JustinsLoveSound: i thought it fit the track. 
Brendaninmusic: did you ever freak out that it wasn’t going to click with your fans? 
JustinsLoveSound: i don’t think you can be in the studio and say that to yourself. you might syke yourself out of something amazing. 
JustinsLoveSound: i think that being an artist you try new things and i think at the end of the day if you love it then that’s what is most important. 
Brendaninmusic: well it looks like your intuition was right 
JustinsLoveSound: thanks 
Brendaninmusic: did you feel a lot of pressure after the monstrous success of ‘Justified’? 
JustinsLoveSound: i wanted to make something that was different from Justified… so i tried to keep my mind off of that even though i love the sound of that album. 
Brendaninmusic: The sound is definitely unique… you worked it pretty well 
Brendaninmusic: the album is called‘Furturesex/Lovesounds,’ also a song on the album 
Brendaninmusic: what exactly does that mean? 
JustinsLoveSound: it’s just kind of a culmination of songs’ moods on the record. 
JustinsLoveSound: i thought that it best described the overall sound 
JustinsLoveSound: it’s funny too, the first half is the future/sex mood…and the second half is the love/sounds. 
Brendaninmusic: so the first half is the one you play late at night, eh? 
Brendaninmusic:
JustinsLoveSound: the first half is the club…the second half is the “aftermath.” 
Brendaninmusic: what is YOUR love sound? 
Brendaninmusic: at this point, i think mine would probably sound like a dying giraffe J 
JustinsLoveSound: you might want to keep that to yourself…ha ha 
Brendaninmusic: advice from the master 
Brendaninmusic: you were just on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine with the headline ‘Wet Dream — The New King of Sex Gets Loose’ 
Brendaninmusic: do you think you deserve that title?
JustinsLoveSound: um…i don’t make up the titles 
JustinsLoveSound: i write the songs 
Brendaninmusic: do you think of yourself as a sex symbol?
JustinsLoveSound: not exactly 
Brendaninmusic: how would you classify Justin Timberlake? 
JustinsLoveSound: a damn lucky guy 
Brendaninmusic: hahah 
Brendaninmusic: i don’t think anyone would argue that one! 
Brendaninmusic: you worked with a lot of big name producers on this CD 
Brendaninmusic: how did your vision for the album flow with them 
JustinsLoveSound: well i really found the chemistry with Timbaland
JustinsLoveSound: We went into the studio with nothing in mind and came up with songs that all sounded cohesive. 
Brendaninmusic: you two definitely worked some magic… word was that you guys did a song with Nelly Furtado but that didn’t seem to surface. True story? 
JustinsLoveSound: true story 
Brendaninmusic: will that song ever see the light of day? 
JustinsLoveSound: probably 
JustinsLoveSound: most likely 
JustinsLoveSound: we will have to see 
Brendaninmusic: are there any other artists you’d like to do something with? 
JustinsLoveSound: i don’t know…i don’t like to force collaborations. 
Brendaninmusic: out of all that you’ve done, who do you think vibed the best with you? 
JustinsLoveSound: definitely Timbaland 
Brendaninmusic: nice 
Brendaninmusic: the guitar interlude after ‘Love Stoned’ is sick 
JustinsLoveSound: thanks 
Brendaninmusic: I read that it was inspired by the band Interpol
Brendaninmusic: what other music are you listening to these days? 
JustinsLoveSound: i listen to everything. i’m really loving the last Arctic Monkey’s album. But lately i’ve been going back and listening to a lot of Johnny Cash
Brendaninmusic: nice 
Brendaninmusic: so you’re the kinda guy who is no stranger to the tabloids 
Brendaninmusic: all of your relationships tend to be very public 
Brendaninmusic: what’s it like to be so out there in front of everybody? 
JustinsLoveSound: the tabloids, although they may seem like they are fun to read to a lot of people, are sensationalized dramatizations. they aren’t real. 
JustinsLoveSound: so, i choose to stay out of them, not read them, and to continue to live my life. 
Brendaninmusic: do you feel that you’ve been able to maintain your own personal life well enough even with people trying to creep in? 
JustinsLoveSound: of course. 
JustinsLoveSound: hey man, Leno is calling. 
Brendaninmusic: well speaking of personal life, i know you have a lot goin’ on, but thanks for spending time with us today! 
JustinsLoveSound: thanks for chatting 
Brendaninmusic: thanks to you! 
JustinsLoveSound: take care! 
Brendaninmusic: bye 

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