Lance was born in Laurel Mississippi on May 4, 1979 to Jim & Diane Bass. In 1989 Lance and his family moved to Clinton, Mississippi. While in the seventh grade he began singing in the chorus and in grade 8, he auditioned for, and landed a spot in a group called Mississippi Show Stoppers, a group that was sponsored by the state Agriculture, and Forestry Museum. Later he became involved for several years with a competition choir called Attach�. Lance has an older sister Stacy who was married 20 Dec 1997, giving Lance his "new brother" Ford. Lance was in attendance at the wedding, and rumour has it the other four members of `N Sync were there to share the Bass' happiness. When he was younger he wanted to become an Astronaut. In fact it was a career in that field he was working towards when he got the call to audition for `N Sync, which he says was the best day of his life. He was surprised when they asked him to come to Orlando but agreed and became the last person to join the group. Lance says that his dad has helped him in everything about life. He says that his dad taught him all about morals, and about everything that's come from his family. "I have this old fashioned traditional side in me, because I'm from Mississippi, that's how my parents raised me. So I feel really bad is I don't open a door for someone or you know, just being polite-I have to. It just comes out of me. I can't not do it." Lance is the businessman of the group, and is managing a 14 year old country singer from Mississippi right now. He also has `N Sync's schedule down pat. The guys called him Scoop because he always knows what's going on. They also call him Stealth, because he watches a girl before he makes a move. Lance's room is covered with Tazmanian Devil and South Park stuff. He loves spending time with his friends, listening to music, playing video games, and going to movies. Lance is single, and looking for a girl. Lance was the first guy in `N Sync to get his first kiss. He was 5 years old. Lance and his girlfriend were to present the king and queen dance at South Jones High School. Lance was the crown bearer, and his girlfriend was the flower girl. They had to take pictures, and that's when Lance kissed her. Lance admits that he tries to be a Romeo. Lately he hasn't have much practice, but he like to be. He likes to do different things on hi