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Lance Bassis speaking out on the strong bond he shares with his*NSYNCbandmates through thick and thin.
The singer, 44, tells PEOPLE that he’s remained close over the years with JC Chasez,Justin Timberlake,Chris KirkpatrickandJoey Fatone— and although they talk frequently, reconnecting in the studio to record a new song was special.
“Everybody’s spread all over the place, so it was just nice tobe in the studio like old times, all together, being goofy teenagers again, just cracking the stupidest jokes,” he says. “It’s also interesting because conversations are different. We are adults now, and most of us have kids, and we’re married. So talking about kids is a little different from when we were 19.”
Lance Bass.Courtesy of Maison Boursin
Courtesy of Maison Boursin
“Yes, we’re all good,” he says. “People will survive.”
The quintet’s long-awaited reunion first gained steam in the spring, which is when Bass says conversations about potentially joining forces once more for the Trolls movie first started.
“It was unexpected to be doing a song this year, [but] it’s been incredible,” he says. “Justin is the executive producer of the soundtrack of the movie, and it just made sense for us to get involved this year because of what the story is about. So he found this amazing song and we immediately fell in love with it.”
Though it’s been years since they recorded together (Bass was around 22 at the time, and he’s nowmarried to husbandMichael Turchin, anddad to twins Alexander and Violet, 2), the star says getting back into the studio felt “like no day had passed.”
Bass admits that the SAG-AFTRA strike threw a “wrench” in the group’s reunion plans (They’d planned to attend a premiere together, but won’t in support of the strike) — but hints that there may be more to come in the future.
“There’s definitely hopes for something fun in the future, because look, we had too much fun with just doing this one song,” he says. “It can’t stop now!”
source: people.com
