Published: 01.29.2025
Length: 57:28
In The Buzzing ’Skeeto, we walk through Chris
Kirkpatrick’s 2001 and how he navigated a year that was busier —
and more complicated — than it looked from the outside. This
episode follows the same three threads highlighted in the
description: Chris’s push for creative control through FuMan
Skeeto, the day‑to‑day balancing act of running a fashion line
while staying fully committed to *NSYNC, and the ticking clock
of a pop landscape that was starting to age out its stars. Along
the way, we look at the interviews, the media moments, and the
small details that shaped how fans saw him — and how much they
didn’t see at all.
Topics Covered:
- Entrepreneurship and creative control
- Balancing duty with expansion
- Media pigeonholing
- The “ticking clock” narrative for teen pop
Mentioned:
- Larry
King Live 'N Sync Discusses Their Rise to Stardom (January
9, 2001)
- One
In a Million Angelfire - Chris and Danielle's 3rd Fuman
Transcript (February 15, 2001)
- ClassicPopMag.com
- Iconic Janet Jackson Treasures to be Auctioned Next
Month (confirmation of MTV Icon filming date)
- NYDailyNews.com
- N'SYNC Guy's Vocal About Future of Boy Bands (March 17,
2001)
- MTV.com
- 'N SYNC Tour Will Give Fans a Taste of Celebrity (April
12, 2001)
- One
In
a Million Angelfire - On The New Album transcript
(interview estimated as late April 2001; publication date
unknown)
- livehead16
Youtube Channel - NSYNC TRL At Your House
- Nsynclife
Tripod page - > MSN Chat with Melinda Bell Transcript
- USAToday.com
-
Will boy bands drop off pop's top pedestal? (July 19,
2001)
- Butch
Hartman Instagram Reel (Chip Skylark reference for July
2001)
- Justnsync
Angelfire page - Vibe Article transcript
- *NSYNC
feature mentioned in the August 2001 issue of Vibe (cover
illustration of Aaliyah, released July 2001). The cover
highlights NSYNC in a story about crossover pop and
R&B.
- MTV.com
- New Britney, 'NSYNC Songs Get On The Line (September 10,
2001)
- Misselaneous
Youtube Channel - Chris Kirkpatrick on This 'N' That with
Rusty (originally broadcast in September 2001)
- FuManSkeeto.com
- Rescheduled September 2001 appearances
- ABCNews.Go.com
- Oldest 'N Sync Member Turns 30 (October 17, 2001)
- livehead16
Youtube Channel - NSYNC South Beach Benefit Concert
- Entertainment
Goes Pop TV Youtube Channel - N'Sync 2001 Appearance -
November 20, 2001 - NSync
- VHS
Bubble
Youtube channel - *NSYNC on 106 & Park (originally on
BET November 21, 2001; partial episode, 28 min.)