"Sure, you'd love to sit down for an up-close-and-personal chat with singing sensation 'N Sync, but hey, they're busy, you're busy...... Well, here's the next best thing: The questions you just had to ask, taken from your most recent batch of letters and e-mails, answered by Chris, Lance, J.C., Joey and Justin themselves!"

How would you describe each other?
Joey: J.C. is the quiet one, Chris is the clown, Justin's athletic and Lance is shy.
Chris: Justin is the athlete, but Joey's the clown. Lance is very professional, and J.C. is sensitive.
Justin: Joey is the womanizer, and Lance is the businessman. Chris is psycho, J.C. is sleepy.
J.C.: Lance is all business, Chris is crazy, Joey's a flirt and Justin is a real well-rounded guy.
Lance: Justin is sporty, Joey is flirty, J.C. is serious and Chris is wild.

How has success affected your life?
J.C.: It's a great way to meet different kinds of people. You have less free time, but it makes me want to work even harder.
Joey: It's very flattering, but you have no private life.
Lance: It makes me feel good to know people enjoy seeing me out on the street and meeting me.

You guys are really well-known, but what's something most people would be surprised to learn about you?
Lance: I'm very ashamed of it, but I do have a Beanie Babies collection!
Chris: I wear glasses.
Joey: I've done Shakespearean plays.
Justin: My age. (At 17, he's the baby of the bunch.)
J.C.: That I'm full of energy-even though I love to sleep!

Who are some of your musical influences?
Chris: Boyz II Men and Az Yet.
Justin: Take 6 and Brain McKnight.
Lance: I like every type of music there is!
J.C.: Sting-he's awesome.
Joey: Boyz II Mean and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (the "doo-wop" singing group whose leader was the subject of the movie Why Do Fools Fall in Love).

If you could sing with anoyone else, who would it be and why?
Lance: LeAnn Rimes or Garth Brookes. I think it would be interesting to mix pop and country.
Justin: Take 6 or Brian McKnight. I really look up to them-they're incredible.
J.C.: Janet Jackson, 'cause it would be a heck of a dance video!
Joey: Yeah, Janet Jackson, cause she's so good at what she does.
Chris: Busta Rhymes-his songs are the best!

How do you deal with feeling homesick when you travel?
Justin: I call my mom every day.
Lance: I usually call all my family and friends.
J.C.: Sometimes I bring my parents on the road.

Since you spend so much time together, what bugs you about each other?
Lance: Chris eats too much sugar at times and gets way too hyper. And Justin is cranky in the morning.
Chris: Joey makes annoying sounds.
J.C.: Yeah, when Joey yawns he makes annoying sounds.
Joey: J.C. is way too serious. Just kidding!

What are the qualities you look for in a girl?
Justin: I like confidence and a sense of humor.
J.C.: Confidence, yes, plus patience and honesty.
Lance: I like a good girl, someone who's very innocent.
Chris: Just a great personality.
Joey: Personality!