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The average length of the songs on Justin Timberlake's new album is between seven and eight minutes

  • February 12, 2013
  • Brad O'Mance

Justin Timberlake newMost of the songs on Resting Actor Justin Timberlake's new album are about seven or eight minutes long.

Chatting to two high school students for Rolling Stone, the 'I'm Lovin' It' hitmaker explained: "There are 10 songs on this one, but the average length of each song is seven, eight minutes."

Oh Justin, why?

"We made it to listen from top to bottom. It's not so much a narrative or a story, but sonically we really made it to listen from top to bottom."

He said 'bottom', hahahaha.

He also talked a bit about why he's taken so long about following up 'FutureSex/LoveSounds' and basically he's con­stantly been making music but he's selfishly been keeping it to himself.

"I write music all the time, but until you really feel that desperate need to shout from the rooftops and express yourself in that way, I just kind of keep it to myself." he explained.

"I enjoy making music so much that if it doesn't come out, that's okay. If I get to listen to it in my car by myself, I'm just as happy because I get to hear something that I made. I'm not so caught up in the fact that you have to be in the center of attention."

He also called the new album "the best stuff I've ever done" but then everyone says that.

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