article_snippet: The former N'SYNC heartthrob, who has earned critical praise and commercial success as a solo artist and an actor, said his wasn't one of the cool kids growing up.
article_snippet: They called me different.
article_snippet: They called me weird," his said in accepting the iHeartRadio Innovator Award.
article_snippet: Thankfully my mother taught me that being different was a good thing.
article_snippet: That being different meant you could actually make a difference