i always felt like i was like mowsart s older brother. he s so good at what he does and he s so you know, he hits on every cylinder all the time. it s kind of like you re describing a reporter: exactly. that s exactly what he is. he is a salvant. reporter: it wasn t justin s only talent in the spotlight, so was his love life. britney spears and you. this is larry king live. we are dating. reporter: from the moment they confirmed their relationship to the moment it ended britney and justin were a tabloid dream. despite it all, justin remained focused on the music. taking the lead in crafting the group s third album celebrity. reporter: which included a lead single that seemed to take aim at n sync s detractors who labeled their music pop.
his farmormer band mates from sync. i m not sure how many emmys i ve won but i know somewhere around half of them are with the group so i felt like this would be a nice moment to send tribute to those guys and i just wanted to include them in that moment. reporter: 2013 was one of the biggest years in justin s career and it seems like his star is only rising. he starred in two movies and earned five nominations at the american music awards and kicked off a world tour. even so, justin doesn t take anything for granted. if there is anything that i ve learned in my experience, it s to try to like stop and enjoy those moments, because, you know, they are over before you know it. now it s just about enjoying these moments and you can gr moment to moment to moment to moment. is this the bacon and cheese diet?
talent and drive. i also felt like i was mozart s older brother. he s so good at what he does. he s so he hits on every cylinder all the time. savant. like you re describing a that s exactly what he is. he s a savant. it wasn t only justin s talent in the spotlight. so was his love life. britney spears and you. this is larry king live we don t fool around. we are dating. from the moment they confirmed the relationship to the moment it ended, they were a tabloid dream. despite it all, justin remained focused on the music, taking the lead in crafting the group s third album celebrity. ever wonder why this take us on a ride which included a lead single that seemed to take aim at n sync s detractors who derisively labeled their music pop.
shot, justin timberlake, why does that sound familiar? this guy would want to be in my band? was there any kind of, well, he is young. was there in thought about that? i ve been so lonely, baby there was, but when i heard him sing, it was unbelievable. his voice was just especially at that age, it was so mature. he had so control over it. this kid s so unbelievable. i m going to at least try. i m going to make an awkward phone call and see if i can get this to work. it did work. the group, which would include ex-mouseketeer j.c. chasez, and, called themselves n sync. the first time we sang together, she said you sound really in sync. ding ding ding. they moved into a house in
ex-mouseketeer j.c. chasez, and, called themselves n sync. the first time we sang together, she said you sound really in sync. ding ding ding. they moved into a house in orlando. they recorded their music in a secret hideaway nearby. it s almost like we re in the fun house. right? that s kind of what it was. it s got like every lux luxury you can t imagine. life for justin in the house. he had already done the mickey mouse club. the difference was during the daytime if we didn t have anything to do, justin would have to be in the dining room with his tutor, you know, taking classes, doing school. six hours a day? yeah. he would outwork anybody. driven, driven, driven, but he s the hardest-working person i know. the hard work would