Post by CrazyGirl on Jun 17, 2004 16:02:01 GMT -5
The many hats of Justin Timberlake
The many hats of Justin Timberlake
By Sophie Tedmanson, Entertainment reporter
June 18, 2004
THERE are many sides to Justin Timberlake.
There's Justin the charming pin-up-boy pop star, Justin the musician
who wants to make records like Steely Dan, Justin the burgeoning
actor, Justin the McDonald's rep, and Justin the celebrity who loves
to hate the media when not wanting to promote his albums or
concerts.
Yesterday, at an intimate invitation-only press conference at
Sydney's Fox Studios, we met all of them.
Justin the pop star, with his boyish good looks and his slight
southern drawl, was the epitome of charm - he has had a ball during
his local concerts and Australia is so good he has already decided
to come back "so I can go surfing and enjoy the sights a little bit
more ... you guys are really nice".
Justin the musician was just as affable. Contrary to his
international pop persona (he was originally a member of boy band
*NSYNC), Timberlake tried to create his solo album Justified - which
has earned him two Grammy awards, two Brit awards, three MTV awards
and sold over 7.2million copies worldwide - "the way Steely Dan
would have made a record".
"You come up with a guitar (riff) and you come up with a groove and
you build on from there," he said.
Then came Justin the burgeoning actor, who has just completed his
feature film debut alongside Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey in the
crime thriller Edison, in which he plays a journalist investigating
corrupt police: "It opened me up to a whole new venue where I can
try to express creativity in a different way."
While we didn't exactly meet Justin the McDonald's rep, the big
golden arches were ever present in the form of a sign behind the pop
star reminding us who is sponsoring his international tour.
Then, finally, came Justin the celebrity who, until yesterday,
preferred to flip the bird to local photographers.
The 23-year-old has dated some of the world's most famous women,
including his current squeeze, Charlie's Angels star Cameron Diaz,
and his media manager briefed reporters yesterday with the
words: "If you ask anything personal, I will shut this press
conference down immediately."
So when Diaz - who is in Australia with her boyfriend - was finally
brought up, Timberlake took a long sip from his glass of water.
"There's a part of my life that I keep my life and probably so I
don't get in situations where I feel awkward (like) right now ...
The truth of the matter is, yes, I brought my mum with me, I brought
my best friend with me and I did bring Cameron as well.
"But that's not why I'm here. I'm here to play the shows ... I'm
here to entertain you."
The many hats of Justin Timberlake
By Sophie Tedmanson, Entertainment reporter
June 18, 2004
THERE are many sides to Justin Timberlake.
There's Justin the charming pin-up-boy pop star, Justin the musician
who wants to make records like Steely Dan, Justin the burgeoning
actor, Justin the McDonald's rep, and Justin the celebrity who loves
to hate the media when not wanting to promote his albums or
concerts.
Yesterday, at an intimate invitation-only press conference at
Sydney's Fox Studios, we met all of them.
Justin the pop star, with his boyish good looks and his slight
southern drawl, was the epitome of charm - he has had a ball during
his local concerts and Australia is so good he has already decided
to come back "so I can go surfing and enjoy the sights a little bit
more ... you guys are really nice".
Justin the musician was just as affable. Contrary to his
international pop persona (he was originally a member of boy band
*NSYNC), Timberlake tried to create his solo album Justified - which
has earned him two Grammy awards, two Brit awards, three MTV awards
and sold over 7.2million copies worldwide - "the way Steely Dan
would have made a record".
"You come up with a guitar (riff) and you come up with a groove and
you build on from there," he said.
Then came Justin the burgeoning actor, who has just completed his
feature film debut alongside Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey in the
crime thriller Edison, in which he plays a journalist investigating
corrupt police: "It opened me up to a whole new venue where I can
try to express creativity in a different way."
While we didn't exactly meet Justin the McDonald's rep, the big
golden arches were ever present in the form of a sign behind the pop
star reminding us who is sponsoring his international tour.
Then, finally, came Justin the celebrity who, until yesterday,
preferred to flip the bird to local photographers.
The 23-year-old has dated some of the world's most famous women,
including his current squeeze, Charlie's Angels star Cameron Diaz,
and his media manager briefed reporters yesterday with the
words: "If you ask anything personal, I will shut this press
conference down immediately."
So when Diaz - who is in Australia with her boyfriend - was finally
brought up, Timberlake took a long sip from his glass of water.
"There's a part of my life that I keep my life and probably so I
don't get in situations where I feel awkward (like) right now ...
The truth of the matter is, yes, I brought my mum with me, I brought
my best friend with me and I did bring Cameron as well.
"But that's not why I'm here. I'm here to play the shows ... I'm
here to entertain you."