Book: Justin: The Biography by Sean Smith (2004)

The trouble with these so called biographies is that the author relies on friends of friends, ex girlfriends and people who knew Justin at school or from a distance. There is no sit down with the subject and learn about him first hand. Justin and his family had nothing to do with this book so everything I read I read with a slight hint of cynicism. This author in particular seems to take most of his information from the media and the press which as we know are not the most reliable of sources. It is also irritating when the subject is written about like he or she is some kind of demi God. According to Mr. Smith Justin is the new ‘King Of Pop’. He is likened to a young Elvis and even to the Blues Legend BB King. Now I am sorry but there is no way Justin Timberlake is ever going to be in the same league as Elvis and BB. He can dream if he wants to but it just isn’t going to happen. Right now he is a popular pop pin up. That is what he will always be. No offence to the guy but if he was the new ‘King Of Pop’ then why have I totally forgotten everything he has ever done? I could only name you one song of his and that’s ‘Cry Me A River’ and I only remember that because of the notorious ‘Britney’ video’. Ask me to hum it and I would fail. I don’t dislike the guy, but I really cannot stand his type of music, but that aside I do wish that Sean Smith would balance his biographies a bit more. I also read his bios of Kylie and Robbie and they were so saccahrin sweet they made you want to vomit. Robbie, Kylie and yes even the “perfect” Justin have had bad moments. They have all made mistakes, had flops and looked ridiculous. If you write a book on a popular celebrity then write it with warts and all. I want to know about that person, I don’t want to have some glossy PR effort that only lists the best achievements of the artist in question. So, overall did I learn anything new about Mr Timberlake? No. Everything I read in this book has been written about a million times in the press. The writing is as shallow as a stream in a desert. Disappointing. It wasn’t even worth the 99p that was paid for the book.
Score Board: For hard core fans only. 2/10