http://www.mtv.com/bands/t/timberlak...2/index4.jhtml 
As the interview continued, Timberlake started looking uncomfortable. After all, everybody wants to know if Britney's gone for good, and the tabloids have been abuzz with reports of Justin fraternizing with Janet Jackson and, most recently, actress Alyssa Milano. Obviously there'd be no escaping the afternoon without talking more about his love life.
Of course, anyone would be justified to ask him about Britney after giving Justified a listen. Timberlake candidly and angrily addresses Spears on the album with lines like, "The damage is done, so I guess I'll be leaving/ Bridges were burned, now it's your turn to cry" ("Cry Me a River") and "Maybe I should take another glance, but I wash my hands/ ...Tonight I don't think I'll spare your feelings, I'm 'a do for me what's right" ("Last Night").
So, when the "A" questions were exhausted, it was on to the big "B," and while Timberlake politely declined to divulge any details of his present relationships, he opened up more about his past and stated that "anything else you wanna know is right there in the songs. All you gotta do is connect the dots."
At the same time, he stressed that even though some of the lyrics on Justified suggest that he throws darts at Britney's photo every night, many of his more negative feelings toward her have faded.
"It was really heartbreaking for me," he said, gesturing with both arms. "I'm sure the whole thing was really painful for her, too. But I still have so much love for her as a person, and we still talk every once in a while. Her family was like my family. I recently ran into her mother and sister, and I love them. I'm not the type of person that burns bridges over things that could be OK in the long run."
Timberlake hinted that his split with Spears was sudden, but not entirely unexpected. There were squabbles, as there are in any long-term relationship, and when he scribbled down the lyrics for the 'NSYNC hit "Gone," he was unknowingly predicting what was to come.
"I wrote that when Britney and I were a couple and she went to the hair salon and said she'd be back in a couple of hours," he explained. "When she got there she decided to get a manicure and a pedicure, and wasn't back for five hours. That's what stemmed the idea for the song. There was this whole idea of, 'I wonder what it would feel like [to have] all that sorrow, to miss someone like that?' And it's funny, because if you listen to the lyrics now, [they're relevant]: 'Maybe I was too blind to see that you needed a change.' "
Timberlake paused, wiped his nose and continued. "I think to really experience love, you have to be open to complete and utter devastation and destruction. I'm a dreamer, I'm a romantic. So I think that's why the songs came out the way that they did."
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