Out of Sync: A Memoir

Lance Bass

Oct 2007 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Lance Bass, who literally grew up as part of one of the biggest bands in the world, tells all about his life, his music, and his sexuality in this candid, compelling autobiography.

At sixteen, Lance Bass received a phone call from Justin Timberlake that would change his life forever. Soon after, he left his small-town home in Clinton, Mississippi, to join an emerging musical group called *NSYNC. Two years later *NSYNC was inspiring Beatles-esque mania around the world, becoming the face of the new MTV generation, and earning the all-time record for most album sales in a single day (more than one million) and in a single week for No Strings Attached.

He's remained in the spotlight ever since, and here he talks in depth for the first time about his childhood, his astonishing experiences as a young man and Christian growing up in one of the biggest bands in the world, his shock and frustration at the band's eventual dissolution, and his subsequent career, including his four months in Russia, training to become a cosmonaut.

He also frankly discusses life as a gay man—his first same-sex relationship at twenty-one, his struggle to keep his sexuality hidden from *NSYNC's fans in case it jeopardized the band's success, and the true circumstances that led to his decision to publicly come out at the age of twenty-seven.

Full of fascinating behind-the-scenes lore and revealing insights from a pop star who, until now, has been notoriously private, Out of Sync is the book that millions of fans have been waiting for.

Ratings and reviews

So glad I got this book! Although some of the dates of things are inaccurate but that's the usual typos in print. I read the book in less than a day because I couldn't stop reading. I wished i'd bought it 10 years ago when it came out. It is true believe half of what you see and not of what you hear! you should read things yourself and not go on hearsay because it always gets misconstrued. Here I am the same age that Lance was when he wrote the book and thinking back to when I was 18. I know more now!

I enjoyed the read. I was in total denial in the late 90s of being a teeny bopoer, but looking back, I totally was and my group was *NSYNC. It was cool to Raf a bit of his personal take on things. I wish he would have expanded more on himself, to get a better feel for who Lance is, but hey, maybe one day.

This truly is one of the best memoirs I have read. Lance you are such an inspiration to me, just because of the shadowed life you had before you came out. I was born in 1996 and just started looking at *NSync videos the other day but i watched the entire Pop Odyssey tour and couldn't wait until the *NSync reunion tonight. I recommend this book to everyone! I read the entire thing in less than 24 hours. Truely an inspiration.

About the author

Lance Bass is the ultimate multi-hyphenate: singer-actor-producer-writer-entrepreneur-philanthropist. As a member of *NSYNC, Lance won a number of honors, including a People's Choice Award, an American Music Award, an MTV Video Music Award, a Kids' Choice Award, and a host of Grammy nominations. Lance was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, making him the youngest person ever to receive this honor. He is currently Youth Spokesperson for World Space Week and remains active in various charitable organizations, including the Lance Bass Foundation, created to meet the health and educational needs of children. Lance lives in Los Angeles.