My name is Justin. I guess I should go ahead and tell you I sing. -- Justin Timberlake at age eleven The meteoric rise of Justin Timberlake from one-fifth of boy band NSYNC to one of the world's top male solo artists has been nothing short of extraordinary. But how did this precocious curly-haired boy from the Tennessee Bible Belt and former Mickey Mouse Club member transform himself into The New King of Pop Rolling Stone and one of the most respected young R B artists around Bestselling author Sean Smith has traveled across the country to discover the real Justin. Through a series of exclusive interviews, he assembles a rich portrait of Justin's rural childhood outside Memphis, the talent show years, the Mickey Mouse Club era -- when he met Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera -- the rise of NSYNC, and the breakthrough solo album, Justified, that brought Timberlake critical acclaim and superstar status all his own. Justin The Unauthorized Biography also uncovers the truth about the