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I'm sorry I haven't been online all that much, lately. Ive been getting ready to lock myself up in the studio with Rip, AG, and Rob for about 2 months to finish the record. Here's the article, courtesy of Rolling Stone and myself.
Strings attached
For his first solo album, 'N Sync's JC Chasez is doing everything from conducting strings to writing out arrangements. "Musicians will respect it a lot more than anything I've ever done before," he says. "This album is not about what's going to sell. It doesn't come close to [his hit single] 'Blowin' Me Up.'" Taking some time off from the spotlight and the influence of his record company, Chasez wrote twenty songs, based on his own experiences. "There are songs about writing a goodbye letter, interracial relationships, the purist most beautiful kind of love, love being brand new, the typical 'I was out the other night and saw a hot chick' stuff -- all the things I think about," he says. "The fun part is there are little parts I've added to make it colorful and different."
One new track of note is "Some Girls Dance With Women," which Chasez says was inspired by just being an all-American guy. "It's about girls dancing with other girls, guys getting turned on -- but the girls don't want to dance with the guys. I wrote about the oxymoron in that."
Now the twenty-six-year-old Chasez is heading into the studio, where he'll pair up with longtime collaborators Rip Roch, Alex G and Rob Boalt. "I'm just going to lock myself in a dark room for two months and hopefully finish up the record," says Chasez.
Some fans are likely to be surprised by the new tracks. "I took more of an artistic approach," he says. "I'm not sure about typical 'N Sync fans -- I hope to take younger fans who grew up with us, and give them more to think about. I'm trying to respect their intelligence."
His new musical direction is also influenced by some of rock's greatest artists. On "Mercy," Chasez says, "I'm using Police-style melodies over hip-hop tracks. You know how Sting used to sing really high? And then for other songs I'd almost be talking-singing kinda thing, like Jimi Hendrix."
"There's also 'Come To Me,'" he continues. "It's an old school Eighties sound. It's like a great driving song, all synthy like the old Corey Hart and Duran Duran records."
But Chasez is still partial to the ballads. "I love 'Lose Myself,' he says. "It's a fantasy, about meeting somebody and not feeling like yourself. There are colored metaphors in the lyrics."
I don't sound... sex obsessed.. do I?
Strings attached
For his first solo album, 'N Sync's JC Chasez is doing everything from conducting strings to writing out arrangements. "Musicians will respect it a lot more than anything I've ever done before," he says. "This album is not about what's going to sell. It doesn't come close to [his hit single] 'Blowin' Me Up.'" Taking some time off from the spotlight and the influence of his record company, Chasez wrote twenty songs, based on his own experiences. "There are songs about writing a goodbye letter, interracial relationships, the purist most beautiful kind of love, love being brand new, the typical 'I was out the other night and saw a hot chick' stuff -- all the things I think about," he says. "The fun part is there are little parts I've added to make it colorful and different."
One new track of note is "Some Girls Dance With Women," which Chasez says was inspired by just being an all-American guy. "It's about girls dancing with other girls, guys getting turned on -- but the girls don't want to dance with the guys. I wrote about the oxymoron in that."
Now the twenty-six-year-old Chasez is heading into the studio, where he'll pair up with longtime collaborators Rip Roch, Alex G and Rob Boalt. "I'm just going to lock myself in a dark room for two months and hopefully finish up the record," says Chasez.
Some fans are likely to be surprised by the new tracks. "I took more of an artistic approach," he says. "I'm not sure about typical 'N Sync fans -- I hope to take younger fans who grew up with us, and give them more to think about. I'm trying to respect their intelligence."
His new musical direction is also influenced by some of rock's greatest artists. On "Mercy," Chasez says, "I'm using Police-style melodies over hip-hop tracks. You know how Sting used to sing really high? And then for other songs I'd almost be talking-singing kinda thing, like Jimi Hendrix."
"There's also 'Come To Me,'" he continues. "It's an old school Eighties sound. It's like a great driving song, all synthy like the old Corey Hart and Duran Duran records."
But Chasez is still partial to the ballads. "I love 'Lose Myself,' he says. "It's a fantasy, about meeting somebody and not feeling like yourself. There are colored metaphors in the lyrics."
I don't sound... sex obsessed.. do I?