Justin Bieber V Magazine Interview: Sex, Drugs & Michael Jackson
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What can I say about the latest Justin Bieber interview with V Magazine? I could rattle on about how he thinks he’s handsome and how he’d like to compare himself to Michael Jackson but it’s all opinion and to be honest I’m probably a little out of his age range. So to give him and you a fair crack I’m going to say nothing. Here I have taken some of the more interesting quotes for you to make up your own mind about the boy wonder we've grown to love and hate.
On being Michael Jackson
I want to be the best in the world. I want to be better than anybody that’s ever done it. And in order to do that, I need to strive to be the best. For me, I work so hard and this consumes my life, and it’s not worth it if I’m not the best.
I consider Michael Jackson the best. If I could be at his level... I’m not saying it’s going to happen within the next three years. But hopefully by the time I’m 30, people will remember me. People will remember me at this point, but I don’t want people to just think of me as a teen sensation. I could probably just sell out and in two years not put out another album and just become Justin Bieber the teen superstar. But I don’t want to be that. I want to become the greatest.
Michael had a really bad childhood. I was blessed with a great childhood. My mom loved me. My dad loved me. I’m now a teenager and I don’t feel like I’ve missed out on anything. I don’t look back and think ugh... Maybe Michael missed out on a lot, so he tried to re-live his childhood when he was older. But I’ve got such good people around me, I’m not worried.
Turning 18 in March
There are people who try to grow up too fast - they’re 18, so they’re like, I’m not a kid anymore. People need to know I’m not a kid anymore. But at the end of the day, I’m not completely grown-up. I’m still learning. I’m going to grow up how I grow up. I’m not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying.
I’m never going to make myself so the kids and the parents don’t respect me. There’re some artists that parents won’t let their kids go and see. I want to be able to do what Michael did - he always sang 'clean' lyrics and it was always that little kids loved Michael and grandparents loved Michael.
I don’t want to start singing about things like sex, drugs, and swearing. I’m into love, and maybe I’ll get more into making love when I’m older. Young people are who make society. Young people determine what’s cool. Young people determine what’s going to be in style. So I always stick with the young people.
The Music
It’s all about making good music. I know a lot of people say they hate Justin Bieber who haven’t even listened to any of my music. They just hate me because they hate the idea of me.
I’m young, I’m handsome, they think that I just got here because I’m good-looking and girls like me.
My first album, I was 13 turning 14 when I recorded it, and I put it out when I was 14 or 15. It was my first time recording, and it turned out really well. Then the second album came out, and I’d geared it mostly toward the fans. I’m not worried about the guy fans because they’re going to come. It doesn’t matter if they go and act like they don’t like me. They’re going to go home and listen to it.
Talking About God and Religion
I don’t think I’m religious. I am spiritual. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins. I believe that he put me in this position and that I have to always give him the glory he deserves for putting me here.
A lot of people who are religious, I feel like they get lost. They go to church just to go to church. I am not trying to disrespect them at all, you know, whatever works for you; but for me, I focus more on praying and talking to him. I don’t have to go to church. I haven’t been to church in a long time, but I know I have a relationship with Him.
Mum always brought me to church and she put me in Sunday school. When I was little, I did ‘prophetic words’ which is sort of like fortune-telling, but from God. In one of those tapes when I was really young that I was going to be the voice of the new generation. So, I don’t know what that means. It could just mean that I’m here to make music and inspire people. That’s all I know.
