When Justin Timberlake gives you life advice, you listen.
The superstar accepted the prestigious Decade Award at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night — and his inspiring acceptance speech totally rang like a commencement speech packed with meaningful advice for teens and adults alike.
After a montage reel showing the highlights of his storied career, Timberlake took to the stage with themes of acceptance.
“I try to live my life working most closely with, making music with, and spending so much of my time with an amazing group of people — male, female, gay, straight, every walk of life,” he said. “I was drawn to all these people not because they look like me but because they think and feel like me.
“We are all different, but that does not mean we all do not want the same thing,” he added.
JT then gave shout-outs to his biggest inspirations, including Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks, Elton John, Al Green and the late, great Muhammad Ali, who grew up down the street from him in Louisville, Kentucky.
The new dad and total class act followed up with his own pieces of advice. In addition to being nice to your parents, Timberlake also urged viewers to “be generous, be kind, be fair.”
“Go on and become the greatest generation yet,” he concluded.
Source: AOL
