Justin Bieber Talks Relationship With Selena Gomez, His Roast, And Upcoming Wango Tango Performance With Ryan Seacrest
Posted on Thu Apr 2nd, 2015 10:45am PDT By X17 Staff
Leave it up to the radio host to cover all the important topics!
Justin Bieber appeared on the Ryan Seacrest radio show this morning and talked all about his recent Comedy Central roast, his upcoming performance at Wango Tango, and how his relationship with ex Selena Gomez inspired his new album. Juicy!
On his recent roasting:
- "What made me to really want to do [was] having people close to me do it. Because [Ludacris] has been close to me for so many years, [and Shaquille O'Neal] and Kevin Hart. A couple of them I didn’t know, but most of them were close to me, so I knew it was all out of fun."
On his public apology after the roast:
- "I wanted them to understand that I am a real human being. I think people forget that and I’m growing up, and I’m figuring some stuff out. You have to sometimes go through the downs to appreciate the ups, and I know people probably thought it was a big ol’ publicity stunt, but we can do interviews and talk about me wanting to change or me wanting to do this, but I’m here to show people a new walk. I want people to look at me and be proud of me. That was all I really wanted to get across.â€
On growing up in the limelight:
- "There was no way of me preparing for this [life]. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. Now looking back at some of the interviews, I look at it and I’m disappointed because I didn’t see myself in that way. I didn’t know I was being arrogant. Because when you are being cocky, you are the only one that doesn’t know you look like a jerk. So I wouldn’t really change anything because I grew and now I’m looking at it and I can see it. Sometimes I have to learn the hard way.â€
On changing his friend group:
- "My circle of closeness definitely has changed for the better. You are who you surround yourself with. When people are bringing in garbage and negativity, you start picking up that energy. Now I’m surrounded by a lot of people who are pouring into my life, refueling my engine. When I get empty they’re there to just be like, ‘No, I’m going to encourage you to be better and to push on.’ I think that’s what you have to be surrounded with, especially in this industry."
On collaborating with Kanye West:
- "I’ve been in the studio with him for the past month or so. He just pushes you. He definitely wants it to be my way and my direction and he doesn’t want to steal what I want. That’s why artists like to go to him, because he pulls something out of you that other people don’t."
On his new album:
- "I’m not in a rush. I just want to create the best piece of art that I can create, something that’s really near and dear to my heart. I know there’s a lot of stuff that I’ve been going through over the past few years. I just really want to bleed it on this record. I just want people to know that I’m not playing around, I’m not doing a record that’s cookie-cutter, or doing something that I think people want to hear. I want to do something that I know that I can feel and people are going to feel it through my music. I’m pretty silent about what I’ve been going through, and just growing up in this life is hard. So I want to translate that."
On being musically inspired by relationship with Selena Gomez:
- "I think a lot of my inspiration comes from [Selena]. It was a long relationship that created heartbreak and created happiness and a lot of different emotions that I wanted to write about. There’s a lot of that on this album.â€
And there you have it, folks!