If it wasn't for The Biebs, she would have nothing to talk about!

Selena Gomez couldn't help but praise her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber when chatting with the New York Times about his recent comeback, and while we think it's sweet, we can't help but wonder if part of her motivation for the sweet sentiment is to get press for her new single.

"While people were writing that I was stupid for being in [the relationship], this is what I always saw in him. I’m like, duh!" she gushed.

The "Come & Get It" songstress went on to explain how her romance with JB inspired her new album Revival. “It’s all part of my story. I’m growing and changing. I was in a relationship, and I was being managed by my parents, and I was still under Hollywood and Disney, and I was being held to this expectation of being the good girl," she lamented.

The singer managed to come out on the other side, though, and credits that strength to her ability to be uncomfortable while much needed change occurred.

"I knew deep down that this wasn’t what I wanted to do — being exhausted of forcing something that wasn’t right, even in my personal life. I had to have moments where I was crying and I was like, ‘Why am I not in love with what I do?’ I was forced to get very uncomfortable for a while in order to make the decisions I made. I definitely remind myself that I’m in control. I feel like ultimately if I sit down and I think about a decision I need to make, it’s really within myself. I make the decision. Everything goes through me," she concluded.

This sounds good, but you know deep down she's still got a terminal case of Bieber fever!