Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon first bonded over their pre-show jitters before the 2002 VMAs
Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon bonded over their nerves over their shared solo debuts.
The pair first met properly at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, where the 39-year-old singer was giving his first performance away from *NSYNC, and the former Saturday Night Live cast member was the evening’s host and they were both feeling jittery backstage.
‘I remember back being stage with you at the VMAs when we shared dressing rooms kind of,’ Jimmy told his pal via video link on The Tonight Show: Home Edition.
Bonding moment: Jimmy Fallon talked about how he and pal Justin Timberlake first made friends with each other by talking about the nerves before the 2002 VMAs, where Jimmy hosted and Justin performed solo for the first time
‘We were almost connected… I remember I was pacing down stairs and I think I was dressed as a superhero or something.
‘I was like pacing, and I’m like, “I’m so nervous! I hope this hosting thing goes well because you know, if I host this and that’s my career.” And you go, “Yeah well, this is my first solo thing ever, so…”
‘No one even heard what you sounded like as a solo artist.’
Justin joked he should have waited to make his debut on such a huge platform. He quipped: ‘In retrospect, maybe not the greatest decision. Maybe I should have put the song out first so people knew who I was.’
Memories: ‘I remember back being stage with you at the VMAs when we shared dressing rooms kind of,’ Jimmy told his pal via video link on The Tonight Show: Home Edition
First time: ‘No one even heard what you sounded like as a solo artist,’ Jimmy remembered about Justin’s performance, above
Same vibe: Justin said: ‘I remember we were both nervous. But the funny thing about our friendship even when it first started is that… nothing was that serious
The evening proved to be the start of a long friendship for the two stars as they bonded over their shared sense of humor and not much has changed over the years.
Justin said: ‘I remember we were both nervous. But the funny thing about our friendship even when it first started is that… nothing was that serious.
‘We kind of like, we started doing bits back and forth. You know, and that’s all we do now.’
Funny guys: The evening proved to be the start of a long friendship for the two stars as they bonded over their shared sense of humor and not much has changed over the years. They’re seen in 2015 above
Family friendly: The Can’t Stop the Feeling hitmaker – who has son Silas, four, with wife Jessica Biel – is proud of the message his new movie Trolls World Tour sends to young audiences. The family is seen in February above
The Can’t Stop the Feeling hitmaker – who has son Silas, four, with wife Jessica Biel – is proud of the message his new movie Trolls World Tour sends to young audiences.
He said: ‘What’s great about this one is we’re using, you know, different genres of music to kind of bring the message home to young people — and probably remind some older people, too — that we’re all different and that should be celebrated.’
Trolls World Tour will receive a digital release across platforms on April 10.
Streaming soon! Trolls World Tour will receive a digital release across platforms on April 10
