But Barry, our worst-case scenario and why we're going to proceed with this is that you see that young guy up there? That lead singer, Justin Timberlake? This kid could be one of the biggest solo artists in the world. That would be the most amazing thing that could happen. As the executive recalls: "We walked into Chastain Park and stopped halfway as the group was performing and I'll never forget, Clive Calder looked at me and said, 'It would be amazing if we can get the whole group. It was around then when Weiss headed to Atlanta's Chastain Park Amphitheatre to check out the group in concert. But Weiss says that regardless of the lawsuit, Timberlake was planning to nullify his contract upon turning 18.
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*NSYNC were able to break free of Pearlman's contractual clutches and sever their recording deal with RCA Records. Having become suspicious of the group's founder and manager, Lou Pearlman, whose shady financial dealings would be exposed in the coming years and result in prison time before his death in 2016, both *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys were embroiled in a 1999 legal battle with the mogul, the latter forced to cut him in on a portion of BSB's earnings. Record executives weren't necessarily looking for a solo star at the time, but Timberlake's potential was apparent to Jive Records founder Clive Calder, when he and the label's then-CEO, Barry Weiss, set out to sign the quintet (Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick) as they became free agents. I felt that same thing with Jon Bon Jovi - that they're more than just artists and have political qualities and the kind of drive you find in an athlete." I remember when we did 'No Strings Attached,' I said 'That guy could run for president one day.' He was enormously-driven, very gifted and had something very special about him. He was a bright shining star in every way possible - a master at everything he was doing. He had this self-control that was very unusual for a young person.
There was the athletic side, the politician, the incredible performer.
"The way Justin saw himself from a very early age was something I'd never experienced before. "There are stars, then there are stars," Carlsson says. While Timberlake's talent was clear to Carlsson early on, it was once he became involved in the band's sophomore album, 2000's "No Strings Attached," when he realized the teen's true potential.
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