I'm about to sink any street cred I may have with the cool kids or as a classical music major (or as a straight guy for that matter), but I like Nsync. I think they were incredibly talented and I still enjoy their music.

Now, when most people think of Nsync they think of Justin Timberlake, who has gone on to have a stellar solo career. But the other lead tenor in the group was a man named JC Chasez who, in my estimation, is one of the more talented performers of all time. He danced just as well as Justin and was an infinitely better singer. Whenever there was a high sustained note to be taken, it was JC, not Justin, who handled it. As Timberlake put it...

"...in my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us. Out of all the boy bands, call 'em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us."

He is also, by all accounts, a very shy person.

Unfortunately, after Nsync split up and Timberlake made it big, JC's first attempt at a solo album was a flop imitation of Timberlake's style. It was absent of JC's power and incredible range as a vocalist. JC's second album, a pop opera called The Story of Kate, was supposed to be a return to his idiom, but it has never been released. A few tracks have leaked though, and they're incredible. [I'm Not Sleeping Alone is his favorite]

For all you music nerds out there, he's on a high B in I'm Not Sleeping Alone (and could keep going up). I'm an operatic baritone and I top at a high Bb. That's insane, and it takes a tremendous amount of talent.

I love JC's passion as a singer. He just seems to pour every inch of himself into the song, and I respect that. I find it far more appealing than Timberlake's vacuous songs. It's a downright travesty and an indictment on the taste of Americans that Justin Timberlake has garnered more acclaim than JC Chasez.

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We all feel a little helpless at times, unable to do the things we want or need to do. JC took being helpless to the  extreme in this 1998 video, Thinking Of You. [VIDEO] [CAPTURES]

JC has always been a fun loving guy in interviews. But he has also had insightful, thought provoking things to say. This interview with Dini Petty in 1998 is one of the rare early interviews where JC takes the lead. The boys also perform a few songs, bonus! [VIDEO]

JC seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood while hanging out with Rick The Intern from Much Music when the boys visited Toronto for the No Strings Attached tour. [VIDEO] [CAPTURES]

JC showed up on the Ellen DeGeneres show in 2007 to surprise his good friend Joey Fatone and support him in his new venture as host of The Singing Bee. [VIDEO]

Hm, media for 'sleepy'. Um...uh...um... oh geez. Oh! I know! All of you who own The Reel Nsync, go watch all the bits of JC sleeping *lol* For the rest of you, how about some pics of him on beds or lying down? Although I'm pretty sure sleep isn't what's on his mind in some of these *rawr* [PHOTO] [PHOTO] [PHOTO] [PHOTO] [PHOTO] [PHOTO]

Perhaps one of the angriest and proudest moments in the fandom. Angry that anyone could so blatantly lie about JC, and proud that he stood up and spoke out for himself with such class. On the phone with Ryan Seacrest in 2004 [VIDEO]

Going back in time to 1996 in Germany. Five boys receive their first ever Gold Single for a little ditty called I Want You Back. [VIDEO] And only a few years earlier, JC shows us he's willing to put in the hard work to succeed. [VIDEO]