Justin & Christina

I do some bits, some stuff that I wrote for the group. A lot of the stuff I kept in medley form because I wanted the show to feel continuous. I hate going to a show and feeling like it's a recital. I'd rather it feel continuous, like a club. You go to a club and the DJ doesn't stop, he just spins from one song to the next.

What's been the best rumor you've heard about yourself lately?

Well, the playboy rumors are funny. They call me "trouser snake" here now. At first I was like, "What does that mean?" Trouser snake! Honestly, I don't read the stuff anymore.

But most of it is positive.

Most of it, yeah. I'm not on heroin or cocaine yet in the press, so . . .

Well, you're young.

Yeah. There's room to grow.

What song do you think Christina should cover?

You know, the cool thing about Christina is she can basically do so many things with her voice. You hear "Beautiful" and you hear "Fighter," and you're like, "Wow, these are two different people." You know what would be really cool to hear Christina do? Something by Billie Holiday.

What's the biggest misconception about her?

People think she's a lot more ghetto than she is. Because she's got the diva voice, you automatically think that she's a diva because that's supposed to come with it. For the most part, she's more reserved than most people would think.

[Excerpt From Issue 925 — June 26, 2003]