NSYNC 1998: The Lost Interview, Weeks After US Debut | Dini Petty

In April 1998, the boy band NSYNC was about to explode. Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Lance Bass had an album three weeks old and climbing. "I Want You Back" was rising on the charts. The screaming arenas, the platinum records, the Disney special that would blow them wide open that summer were all weeks away, and you can feel the momentum building. The morning they taped this, 2,000 fans had already lined up at a Toronto signing. Then they sat down with Dini Petty. Watch Justin Timberlake, 17 years old, get genuinely embarrassed when she clocks his age on camera. Listen to Chris Kirkpatrick describe waiting tables and singing a cappella for tips a couple of years earlier. Catch JC Chasez explaining the one job he couldn't take because it clashed with his Mickey Mouse Club contract. They open the whole thing by trying to do the interview in sign language. This is five guys who think they might be on the verge of something, talking like they still can't quite believe it. This interview has not been seen since April 1998. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:26 "Which two were the Mickey Mouse guys?" 1:43 Joey is 21. Justin is about to drop a bomb. 2:04 "I'm only 17" 2:23 Justin: it started in church 3:35 The years of waiting tables and singing for tips 3:44 The job JC couldn't take 4:27 "Don't judge a book by its cover" 4:11 The prayer circle Dini saw backstage 6:22 Dini sends them back out to sing ABOUT THE DINI PETTY SHOW The Dini Petty Show was a Canadian daytime talk show that aired on CTV from 1989 to 1999. Broadcast from Toronto, the show featured a decade of in-depth interviews with Hollywood legends, music icons, politicians, and cultural figures. Dini Petty's warm yet probing interview style earned the show multiple Gemini Award nominations and a loyal audience across Canada. This channel is the official archive of The Dini Petty Show. Most of these interviews have not been seen since their original broadcast. New conversations from the vault are uploaded weekly. Subscribe to never miss a piece of television history. #NSYNC #JustinTimberlake #boyband #90smusic #rareinterview #JCChasez #MickeyMouseClub #popmusic #DiniPetty #1998