*NSYNC has come a good distance since their final album arrived in 2001, reuniting this 12 months for the boy band’s first new single in twenty years. However in a latest interview, Joey Fatone mirrored on how he truthfully felt after his bandmate Justin Timberlake went solo, successfully ending the group’s run on the peak of its success.
“I used to be not blindsided by the breakup,” the 45-year-old singer advised Yahoo Leisure. “I used to be extra blindsided so far as him popping out with music and never understanding that he was going to go and do an precise album/tour factor.”
Fatone stated he initially thought Timberlake’s departure was momentary. “It was extra of, ‘Hey, I’m going to do some music, after which we’ll get again collectively,’” he recalled.
Timberlake, after all, went on to turn into a particularly profitable soloist, releasing his first of 5 straight hit albums in 2002 with Justified, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. “And it wasn’t him,” added Fatone, who emphasised that he by no means resented Timberlake for his solo success. “It was the document firm … While you’re youthful, you assume it’s that individual. However then you definately have a look at the entire greater scheme of issues, and also you go, ‘Oh, that’s why I wasn’t there for that.’ That’s the enterprise.”
Twenty years later, all 5 of the band members have labored on solo endeavors, and lately reunited for Trolls Band Collectively single “Higher Place.” Fatone and Timberlake have appeared alongside JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass as a united entrance in a number of press junctions in latest weeks, together with Sean Evans’ Scorching Ones.
The fellows additionally made a gaggle look at this 12 months’s VMAs, presenting the most effective pop award to Taylor Swift. “I had your dolls!” she exclaimed as they handed her the Moon Particular person. “You’re pop personified, so to obtain this out of your golden pop arms is admittedly an excessive amount of!”
And if you happen to thought that *NYSNC may really feel a bit rusty after a 20-year hiatus, assume once more. The quintet is totally assured in its new track, with Timberlake joking in a hilarious Instagram reel, “Tell us if you happen to prefer it. In the event you don’t, go f–ok your self.”
