Justin Timberlake to take voice lessons

**buttmunch** · December 5th, 2005, 03:27 AM

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is taking vocal lessons – to make his squeaky voice more manly.
The former child star of Disney TV’s Mickey Mouse Club has hired a vocals guru to help him sound more man than mouse.

The US chart-topper used his distinctive high-pitched whine to his advantage on hit album Justified.

He also squealed all the way through single Cry Me A River — and landed a No2 hit.

But, now he wants to make it in the movies, he reckons sounding like a teenage MICHAEL JACKSON will do him no favours.

Justin has missed out on two Hollywood film roles because casting directors thought he sounded too much like a boy.

But he was picked to record the voice of Artie, the young King Arthur, in Shrek 3, out next year. And Justin plays a fresh-faced journalist in new police drama Edison, which he just finished filming.

But he craves more manly big-screen roles, so he has begged a specialist in America to help deepen his pitch.

Now he is doing daily exercises to work his vocal cords. A pal of the star revealed: “He was dejected after the casting bosses rejected him.

“At first they refused to tell him why they had reached their decisions, in case it hurt him.

“But he wanted to know if he needed more acting experience.

“And they eventually confessed they rejected him because he sounded more like a 12-year-old boy than an action hero.

“He needs a deep, dreamy voice like GEORGE CLOONEY if he is to be a big-screen sex symbol.

“So he has been doing voice exercises day and night in a bid to develop a deep voice.”

This is not the first time Justin’s had trouble with his voice — he was forced to rest it after nodules grew on his vocal cords and began to affect his singing.

So we really shouldn’t take the Mickey

So, does this mean he'll stop trying to sound like his pedophile idol Jacko?

**Tenaj** · December 5th, 2005, 05:01 AM

“And they eventually confessed they rejected him because he sounded more like a 12-year-old boy than an action hero.

IMO he looks like a 12 year old too, a gruff manly voice will not suit him.

**calendargurl** · December 5th, 2005, 05:02 AM

nothing suits him...he should just take Pizza Face with him and go away! lol

**Tiara** · December 5th, 2005, 05:03 AM

I'm not a fan of Justin but he suits his voice. And the way he sings is due to his high pitched squeeky voice. I agree he won't suit a deep gruff voice.

Cameron has a more manly voice than him though!!