Justin Timberlake is afraid of his mom.

“I try not to be afraid of anything,” JT told Life & Style before adding, “I’m still afraid of my mother, but I think every grown man is!”

When asked for the best advice his mom ever passed his way, Justin joked, “‘Answer me when I ask you a question!’ and then I’d start to answer and she’d go, ‘Shut up when I’m talking.’”

“One of my childhood idols was Michael Jordan, and my mom said that just because he plays basketball better than anyone on the face of the earth doesn’t mean he’s better than everyone,” Justin said. “It just means he plays basketball better. I think my mom knew I had a knack for performing and wanted to instill in me that, basically, we all put our pants on the same way.”

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