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chenin for bringing this to my attention & posting the text of the article!
JC Article from seventeen magazine (charlie's angels on cover), find online HERE
Everyone is striking out on their own lately — Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and most recently, boy band babe JC Chasez. He's working on his first solo album and loving every minute of it — and loving being a single guy, too! Dina Sansing talked with JC (or J-Sizzle, as his friends call him) about the ups and downs of independent life.
What's your solo record sound like?
It's not finished. It's good. It's confusing. [laughs]
How nervous are you to be on your own?
I'm pretty nervous, but people are making it a bigger deal than it is. It's going to be weird not being onstage with the guys, but the song writing process is pretty much the same. The hard part is the photo shoots. I get a little weirded-out by them. I'm used to hiding behind four guys. But I am in a great situation and I know it. People are going to compare, but I don't care about that. It's a win-win situation. I just want people to hear it and have fun. And then I'll go back and do my next *NSYNC record in the fall.
Rolling Stone once called you the shy, pensive one. Is that true?
I'm quieter than some of the guys. I'm not as boisterous as Joey or crazy as Chris. Lance is a social butterfly. I'm not shy, just mellow.
Are you still painting?
I painted his bedroom [points to his assistant] just for fun. I don't get to paint too often. It's a hobby thing, but it's not a hobby I take too seriously because I know I'm not good at it. Some people do it for therapy; I just do it because I have empty wall space.
Did you paint as a kid?
Nope. I can't draw. I'm telling you — what I do is not good!
What were you like in high school?
I was heavily into surfing in Florida. Every day I would wake up at five in the morning and then go surfing for two hours. And then I would eat as fast as I could and go straight to school by nine. And then hurry up, get through my schoolwork and then go to bed so I could do it all over again.
How long have you been single?
It's been a little over a year. I associate dating with people who are like 20 and I'm 26. All my friends are settling down now and I'm single. Three years ago they were all running around and I had a girlfriend!
Did you think you would be married by now?
It depends when you would have asked me. There was one person who I thought I was going to marry. In my mind I had it all worked out.
Do you hit on girls or wait until they come to you?
It depends. If I think someone is cute, I'll go up and say hi, but I'm not always looking. If I'm out and about and I see a really pretty girl, I'm not going to mack on her. At this point in my life, I have a lot of other stuff on my mind.
Do you have any really bad date stories?
Dude, are you kidding? I have so many. OK, I met this girl on an airplane, who I didn't realize was a Roller Derby chick. When we were picking up our luggage, she was like, "I want you to call me." So I took her number and asked her to go hang out at Disney World because we were in Orlando. After dinner, she wanted to go pick up a movie, so we go into the Virgin Megastore, where the *NSYNC billboard is covering the whole building. I'm trying to keep everything smooth, but sure enough, people start coming up and I'm signing stuff. These little girls are trying to get an autograph and my date says to them, "I'm a Roller Derby girl. Don't you want my autograph?" This is when she started going psycho on me. I started trying to get out of there, but she's having her "moment." She's making a scene, waving stuff in the air. I took her back to her apartment, and she was like, "Why don't you come inside? I want to show you my Roller Derby tapes." She pulls me into her apartment, and starts showing me the tape in which she gets in this big fight with a girl, bouncing around and pouting. I'm thinking, Dude, you are fighting with a girl in spandex and roller skates, and you are proud of it? I try to leave, and she's pulling my arm, trying to make a move, just waiting for that goodbye kiss. I tried to give her a hug and it was the most awkward, tense moment of all time. The girl had nothing to say! It was all about Roller Derby. She even pulled out her outfit and laid it out on the couch.
Does it ever occur to you that sometimes you might be too nice?
Yeah, well [my assistant] has to be my bulldog a lot. I'm not confrontational. I don't like bad vibes. I'm not trying to ruin anyone's day.
Do you manage to live a somewhat normal existence?
I'm the most normal dude you know. I wake up, come and go to work like everyone else and hang out with my friends. I'm not a hype guy.
PART 2
You were saying that you are a big computer geek?
When I was working on the record, I spent 80 percent of the day in front of two computer monitors. And then the next thing you know, you are buying things online. I don't feel like going to get candles, so I'll buy them online. I don't feel like going to get incense, I'll buy it online. My friend buys his groceries online. That's awesome! He hates the grocery store.
Do you go to the grocery store?
Oh, yeah. Rocking Ralph's is right down the road. I go in there at two or three in the morning and do my business. When I'm in Orlando, I always go to the all-night Wal-Mart that has a grocery store. They expect me.
Do you cook?
I'm a horrible cook. I get frozen pizza, hot pockets and a lot of ice cream!
What was the scariest moment of your life?
I was in an airplane on the way to London and they told us to assume crash positions. We dropped from 35,000 feet to 10,000 feet, trays had flown in the air, dishes were breaking, people were screaming. I was like, Goodbye world.
At that moment was there anything that you had wished you would have done?
No, I just wished I could have spoken to my parents. You think about your family and friends.
Are you a "relationship" guy?
Yeah. That's where I am most comfortable. It's no more song and dance. I like chilling, hanging out with my girl.
Is it easier dating celebrities?
I don't know. I've never dated a celebrity so I don't have to worry about that.
Do you look at the Britney and Justin thing and say, OK, maybe I don't want that?
I don't know. People make it more than it is. There were just hanging out, being girlfriend and boyfriend like everyone else.
Could you deal with that level of attention?
I don't think so. They tried not to pay attention to it but every now and again people would say something stupid and that's hurtful.
When you were dating Tara Reid, you got a lot of attention.
I never dated her! She's my friend. Everyone said we were dating because they saw us together. She's an awesome girl but we were just friends.
Do you have any regrets when it comes to women?
I learn from everything. When I fall down, I learn.
Have you had your heart broken?
Yeah.
How did you get over it?
Time. There's no medicine — just time. For me, that's what I needed.
And work?
No, I'm really bad when I'm depressed. I'm good for nothing. I can't crawl out of bed. I don't put my heart into anything. I'm really hard on myself and that disappoints me the most.
When is the last time you were disappointed in yourself?
I didn't get a song written two days ago. I was pissed off. Nothing sounded right.
What are your lyrics about?
There are a million different subject matters. I don't know what's going to make the record. A song that just got mixed, I wrote a goodbye letter. Not a breakup letter, more like a separation letter. Sometimes people break up and then sometimes people just fall out of love.
Did that come from anything in particular?
Some of is experience and some of it is my thinking about what it would be like. I haven't written a breakup letter. But I can understand the feeling of not knowing why things are fallen apart, they just are.
Did you write any song on the record about someone?
Every song on the record has a piece of truth to it.
What has being single taught you?
That you don't have to be afraid to be alone. People are so paranoid of it and are worried about being lonely, but it doesn't scare me at all.
Do you care what other people think of you in general?
I want them to think I'm decent. And that I'm not an idiot, because I'm not. People look at us a certain way because we started younger in the business and we did pop.
Do you read all the stories about the end of pop?
I don't read that stuff. The only stuff I read are books and poetry. I'll catch up with the news on CNN like 20 minutes a day.
What kind of poetry do you read?
I read a bunch of stuff. My favorite poet is Pablo Neruda. He's really colorful. He finds the most beautiful ways to describe things. He thinks of great metaphors that I wouldn't. He goes places my mind wouldn't have gone.
Do you write poetry?
Sometimes.
What kind of stuff?
My own stuff! Only like four or five people will ever see it.
So you're secure enough in your masculinity to say you write poetry?
Yeah, what's wrong with that? That's like saying guys aren't supposed to like flowers.
[His assistant]: You're a killer interior decorator.
Yeah, I'm a killer interior decorator.
Do you watch Trading Spaces?
Dude! Not only do I watch Trading Spaces — it's probably the only television show I watch besides The Simpsons — but I go online and I look at the rooms!
What do you do with your alone time?
I keep the room as quiet as I can make it and relax. Whether it's something as stupid as sitting on the computer and looking up stuff on eBay —
Buying candles again?
Yeah, I'm a candle junky. I put them everywhere. I burn incense and light candles everywhere. I hope I'm not going to burn down my house.
guh.
he.
::sputters::
I.
::gurgles::
love. him.
::faints::
He watches Trading Spaces!
He woke up early in High School to go surf before he had to go to school!
He writes poetry!
He's a "killer interior decorator" (so says his assistant & himself)!
He has candles & incense all over his house!! (& he buys them online!)
He even looks at the Trading Spaces rooms online!
::fizzzzttt::
fyi announcement for Rosebee's friends - it seems her brain has short circuited. she'll be back as soon as she recovers from a severe case of 'excessive adorableness of jc chasez'
chenin for bringing this to my attention & posting the text of the article!JC Article from seventeen magazine (charlie's angels on cover), find online HERE
Everyone is striking out on their own lately — Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and most recently, boy band babe JC Chasez. He's working on his first solo album and loving every minute of it — and loving being a single guy, too! Dina Sansing talked with JC (or J-Sizzle, as his friends call him) about the ups and downs of independent life.
What's your solo record sound like?
It's not finished. It's good. It's confusing. [laughs]
How nervous are you to be on your own?
I'm pretty nervous, but people are making it a bigger deal than it is. It's going to be weird not being onstage with the guys, but the song writing process is pretty much the same. The hard part is the photo shoots. I get a little weirded-out by them. I'm used to hiding behind four guys. But I am in a great situation and I know it. People are going to compare, but I don't care about that. It's a win-win situation. I just want people to hear it and have fun. And then I'll go back and do my next *NSYNC record in the fall.
Rolling Stone once called you the shy, pensive one. Is that true?
I'm quieter than some of the guys. I'm not as boisterous as Joey or crazy as Chris. Lance is a social butterfly. I'm not shy, just mellow.
Are you still painting?
I painted his bedroom [points to his assistant] just for fun. I don't get to paint too often. It's a hobby thing, but it's not a hobby I take too seriously because I know I'm not good at it. Some people do it for therapy; I just do it because I have empty wall space.
Did you paint as a kid?
Nope. I can't draw. I'm telling you — what I do is not good!
What were you like in high school?
I was heavily into surfing in Florida. Every day I would wake up at five in the morning and then go surfing for two hours. And then I would eat as fast as I could and go straight to school by nine. And then hurry up, get through my schoolwork and then go to bed so I could do it all over again.
How long have you been single?
It's been a little over a year. I associate dating with people who are like 20 and I'm 26. All my friends are settling down now and I'm single. Three years ago they were all running around and I had a girlfriend!
Did you think you would be married by now?
It depends when you would have asked me. There was one person who I thought I was going to marry. In my mind I had it all worked out.
Do you hit on girls or wait until they come to you?
It depends. If I think someone is cute, I'll go up and say hi, but I'm not always looking. If I'm out and about and I see a really pretty girl, I'm not going to mack on her. At this point in my life, I have a lot of other stuff on my mind.
Do you have any really bad date stories?
Dude, are you kidding? I have so many. OK, I met this girl on an airplane, who I didn't realize was a Roller Derby chick. When we were picking up our luggage, she was like, "I want you to call me." So I took her number and asked her to go hang out at Disney World because we were in Orlando. After dinner, she wanted to go pick up a movie, so we go into the Virgin Megastore, where the *NSYNC billboard is covering the whole building. I'm trying to keep everything smooth, but sure enough, people start coming up and I'm signing stuff. These little girls are trying to get an autograph and my date says to them, "I'm a Roller Derby girl. Don't you want my autograph?" This is when she started going psycho on me. I started trying to get out of there, but she's having her "moment." She's making a scene, waving stuff in the air. I took her back to her apartment, and she was like, "Why don't you come inside? I want to show you my Roller Derby tapes." She pulls me into her apartment, and starts showing me the tape in which she gets in this big fight with a girl, bouncing around and pouting. I'm thinking, Dude, you are fighting with a girl in spandex and roller skates, and you are proud of it? I try to leave, and she's pulling my arm, trying to make a move, just waiting for that goodbye kiss. I tried to give her a hug and it was the most awkward, tense moment of all time. The girl had nothing to say! It was all about Roller Derby. She even pulled out her outfit and laid it out on the couch.
Does it ever occur to you that sometimes you might be too nice?
Yeah, well [my assistant] has to be my bulldog a lot. I'm not confrontational. I don't like bad vibes. I'm not trying to ruin anyone's day.
Do you manage to live a somewhat normal existence?
I'm the most normal dude you know. I wake up, come and go to work like everyone else and hang out with my friends. I'm not a hype guy.
PART 2
You were saying that you are a big computer geek?
When I was working on the record, I spent 80 percent of the day in front of two computer monitors. And then the next thing you know, you are buying things online. I don't feel like going to get candles, so I'll buy them online. I don't feel like going to get incense, I'll buy it online. My friend buys his groceries online. That's awesome! He hates the grocery store.
Do you go to the grocery store?
Oh, yeah. Rocking Ralph's is right down the road. I go in there at two or three in the morning and do my business. When I'm in Orlando, I always go to the all-night Wal-Mart that has a grocery store. They expect me.
Do you cook?
I'm a horrible cook. I get frozen pizza, hot pockets and a lot of ice cream!
What was the scariest moment of your life?
I was in an airplane on the way to London and they told us to assume crash positions. We dropped from 35,000 feet to 10,000 feet, trays had flown in the air, dishes were breaking, people were screaming. I was like, Goodbye world.
At that moment was there anything that you had wished you would have done?
No, I just wished I could have spoken to my parents. You think about your family and friends.
Are you a "relationship" guy?
Yeah. That's where I am most comfortable. It's no more song and dance. I like chilling, hanging out with my girl.
Is it easier dating celebrities?
I don't know. I've never dated a celebrity so I don't have to worry about that.
Do you look at the Britney and Justin thing and say, OK, maybe I don't want that?
I don't know. People make it more than it is. There were just hanging out, being girlfriend and boyfriend like everyone else.
Could you deal with that level of attention?
I don't think so. They tried not to pay attention to it but every now and again people would say something stupid and that's hurtful.
When you were dating Tara Reid, you got a lot of attention.
I never dated her! She's my friend. Everyone said we were dating because they saw us together. She's an awesome girl but we were just friends.
Do you have any regrets when it comes to women?
I learn from everything. When I fall down, I learn.
Have you had your heart broken?
Yeah.
How did you get over it?
Time. There's no medicine — just time. For me, that's what I needed.
And work?
No, I'm really bad when I'm depressed. I'm good for nothing. I can't crawl out of bed. I don't put my heart into anything. I'm really hard on myself and that disappoints me the most.
When is the last time you were disappointed in yourself?
I didn't get a song written two days ago. I was pissed off. Nothing sounded right.
What are your lyrics about?
There are a million different subject matters. I don't know what's going to make the record. A song that just got mixed, I wrote a goodbye letter. Not a breakup letter, more like a separation letter. Sometimes people break up and then sometimes people just fall out of love.
Did that come from anything in particular?
Some of is experience and some of it is my thinking about what it would be like. I haven't written a breakup letter. But I can understand the feeling of not knowing why things are fallen apart, they just are.
Did you write any song on the record about someone?
Every song on the record has a piece of truth to it.
What has being single taught you?
That you don't have to be afraid to be alone. People are so paranoid of it and are worried about being lonely, but it doesn't scare me at all.
Do you care what other people think of you in general?
I want them to think I'm decent. And that I'm not an idiot, because I'm not. People look at us a certain way because we started younger in the business and we did pop.
Do you read all the stories about the end of pop?
I don't read that stuff. The only stuff I read are books and poetry. I'll catch up with the news on CNN like 20 minutes a day.
What kind of poetry do you read?
I read a bunch of stuff. My favorite poet is Pablo Neruda. He's really colorful. He finds the most beautiful ways to describe things. He thinks of great metaphors that I wouldn't. He goes places my mind wouldn't have gone.
Do you write poetry?
Sometimes.
What kind of stuff?
My own stuff! Only like four or five people will ever see it.
So you're secure enough in your masculinity to say you write poetry?
Yeah, what's wrong with that? That's like saying guys aren't supposed to like flowers.
[His assistant]: You're a killer interior decorator.
Yeah, I'm a killer interior decorator.
Do you watch Trading Spaces?
Dude! Not only do I watch Trading Spaces — it's probably the only television show I watch besides The Simpsons — but I go online and I look at the rooms!
What do you do with your alone time?
I keep the room as quiet as I can make it and relax. Whether it's something as stupid as sitting on the computer and looking up stuff on eBay —
Buying candles again?
Yeah, I'm a candle junky. I put them everywhere. I burn incense and light candles everywhere. I hope I'm not going to burn down my house.
guh.
he.
::sputters::
I.
::gurgles::
love. him.
::faints::
He watches Trading Spaces!
He woke up early in High School to go surf before he had to go to school!
He writes poetry!
He's a "killer interior decorator" (so says his assistant & himself)!
He has candles & incense all over his house!! (& he buys them online!)
He even looks at the Trading Spaces rooms online!
::fizzzzttt::
fyi announcement for Rosebee's friends - it seems her brain has short circuited. she'll be back as soon as she recovers from a severe case of 'excessive adorableness of jc chasez'
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Date: 2003-05-30 09:17 pm (UTC)My heart is going to explode.
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Date: 2003-05-30 09:18 pm (UTC)He's gonna seriously kill me when the promo stuff for his album really hits high gear.
I've reread that article at least 3 times already, and I think my heart's exploded each and every time.
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Date: 2003-05-30 09:55 pm (UTC)I love it! lol