Justin Timberlake, pop sensation, discusses his new album 'Everything I Thought It Was' with Justin Richmond. They delve into his solo career, *NSYNC reunion, Michael Jackson's influence, and the motivation behind his albums. Recorded at Amazon’s Studio126.
Justin Timberlake's diverse influences, from Michael Jackson to collaborations with Timbaland, shaped his successful solo career.
Timberlake's meticulous approach to music production involves experimentation and blending genres to create distinct sounds.
The podcast explores how Timberlake's personal milestones influence his album themes and creative direction, emphasizing artistic evolution.
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Justin Timberlake's Musical Evolution and Inspirations
Justin Timberlake's journey from his early days in the Mickey Mouse Club to NSYNC and his solo career is a testament to his musical growth. Collaborating with talents like Timbaland, he explores influences from Michael Jackson, inspiring his solo career and shaping his album themes. Timberlake reflects on creating his latest album, 'Everything I Thought It Was,' with personal milestones affecting his artistic direction.
Musical Craftsmanship and Artistic Growth
Timberlake's approach to music production involves in-depth exploration and collaboration to craft distinct sounds. Songs like 'Conditions' and 'Technical' showcase his attention to detail and willingness to experiment, seamlessly merging different musical elements. His willingness to blend genres and extend song structures stems from influences like DJ Quik and Queen, embracing creative freedom and defying conventional pop song structures.
Reflections on Music
The podcast episode delves into the evolving nature of music production, highlighting the shift from fading out songs due to vinyl constraints to the current freedom of song length in the digital era. The discussion emphasizes the impact of song duration on audience perception, with reflections on the importance of song length and how it influences listener engagement and nostalgia for past music production practices.
Personal Musings and Creative Process
The episode provides insights into Justin Timberlake's creative journey and personal experiences in music. From recounting collaborations with legendary artists like Stevie Wonder to discussing the inspirations behind his songs, Timberlake shares the emotional depth and significance of his artistic evolution. The narrative weaves personal anecdotes from Timberlake's career, illustrating the process of creating deeply personal music and the introspection required to produce authentic and meaningful songs.
Justin Timberlake is one of the most high achieving pop phenomenons of the past three decades. In 1993 he helped relaunch the Mickey Mouse Club where he sang and danced alongside Rylan Gosling and other now luminaries. Then he broke records and sold over 70 million albums worldwide with *NSYNC. And if that weren’t enough, he launched an incredibly successful solo career in the early aughts where he found a musical soulmate in Timbaland who Justin's worked with in some capacity over the course of his six solo albums.
So with all that hard earned success behind him, it’s been interesting to see the online drubbing JT's taken the last couple of years. Curious about how he might respond musically, it turns out, his new album Everything I Thought It Was, is everything you’d hope to hear from JT including a surprise *NSYNC reunion.
On today’s episode Justin Richmond talks through Justin Timberlake’s new album with him as he dissects key tracks from it. JT also recalls how Micheal Jackson helped inspire his solo career, he breaks down the motivation behind each one of his solo albums, and he talks about why he felt now was the right time to reunite with his boy band brothers in ‘NSYNC. This episode was recorded at Amazon’s Studio126.
You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Justin Timberlake songs HERE.
