Justin Timberlake es una de las personas más influyentes de TIME

La revista TIME presenta su lista anual de personas más influyentes alrededor del mundo; desde artistas y líderes a pioneros, titanes e iconos. El cantante Justin Timberlake aparece listado en la categoría de iconos acompañado por activistas como Malala Yousafzai y Aung San Suu Kyi, otros cantantes, actores y deportistas.

El cantante, compositor, músico y productor con 25 premios Grammy en su haber, Stevie Wonder, conoció a la estrella del pop durante su época en *NSYNC y lo describe para la edición «The 2013 TIME 100»: «Justin Timberlake ha conseguido mucho a una edad temprana, aprovechando cada una de las posibilidades, y aun así, también ha encontrado tiempo para dar de si mismo — él siembra y recoge. Tiene espíritu. Él hace el trabajo de Dios a través de todo su talento».

By Stevie Wonder

We met back when Justin was with ‘N Sync and I played harmonica on one of their songs. I found out that his grandfather was a Baptist minister, and that’s reflected in some of the things he does musically — he obviously comes from the church, but he’s also absorbed a lot of different kinds of music: gospel, rock, hip-hop.

His star power comes from the fact that he sounds like he’s having fun when he makes music, and he can read a song—meaning as a singer or songwriter you can feel the emotion. You think, I can relate to that or I believe in that, and then the listener can feel it too. When Justin reads a song like «Cry Me a River» or «Suit & Tie», you become part of that emotion.

I think it’s a great thing when you do the most you can with the time you have in life. Justin has accomplished a lot at a young age, taking advantage of all the possibilities, and yet he’s found time to give of himself too — he gets and gives back. He has a spirit. He does God’s work through using the most of his talent.