NC: Yeah, I know! [The film crew] started with one camera when we went on, but after the second song the director was shouting, "Get two more cameras!" The second camera guy was obviously directed to stay on my ass.
PB: On your ass?
NC: He was basically on the stage with me the whole time, and every time I turned around he was down there filming my ass. It was really very funny.
PB: We're sure that's helped establish your fan base.
NC: I guess. Yeah, great, I'll be known as the sexy butt-crack girl from now on. Thank my stylist!
PB: You've always had a following in the international market. It must have been strange to come home and be virtually unknown until now.
NC: Well, it was always like that, because I've never ever released anything here in the U.S. before. But, honestly, it's a lot weirder to see my poster up on Sunset Boulevard than coming home and it not being like that. It's a bizarre feeling, but it's really exciting, too. I'm really proud of the record and I feel prepared. Putting out a record worldwide is a huge undertaking, so I'm glad I'm doing it at 28 instead of as a teenager.
PB: Speaking of teenagers, one reviewer called you "the anti-Britney" and said you were "the antidote to the plague of Mandys and Jessicas and Christinas." What do you think of the state of music today? We take it you're probably not a big N'Sync fan.
NC: Well, I don't have any of their records, but I don't really mind their music either. I actually saw N'Sync live at the MTV Movie Awards...as live as they ever are, I guess. But their dancing was so tight that, as another performer, I had to respect them and the amount of time they put into their show. I mean, if I were 12, I'd probably be really into them, too. You know, you'd pick your favorite one and be like, "Oooh, I like his outfit."
And that Justin....
PB: So Justin's your favorite member of N'Sync?
