In a recent interview with Elle Magazine, singer turned actor Justin Timberlake said that he would have made it even if was never in the boy band NSYNC. (Ouch! Right?)

In an oh-so polite way he said: “I don’t want this to come out the wrong way, it was an amazing platform but even without it, I believe I would have been heard as a solo artist.”

Timberlake found fame in the latter part of the 90’s with the band which pumped out hits such as “Bye Bye Bye,” “Girlfriend” and “Pop.”

Then, beginning in 2002, he  went on to make two successfully huge albums entitled “Justified” and “FutureSex/LoveSounds” before crossing over into acting for movies.

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