During a recent interview with DJ Elvis Duran at radio station Z100 New York, Bieber opened up about trying to clean up his act and weed out negative influences in his life. He also acknowledged he’s learned to be more circumspect about the people he surrounds himself with.
‘I just want to be around people who I feel are supporting me, uplifting me, and making sure I’m the best version of myself because there are so many people in this industry who just want to keep seeing me fall,’ he told Duran.
Justin said he took responsibility for not having made positive changes sooner.
‘It has to be on you. You have to make the conscious effort because, for me, so many times it was good people coming in my life and tugging at me but I wasn’t ready,’ he said. ‘I mean, maybe I’m a bad influence but for me I was like no, I’m going to do this until I feel like I shouldn’t be doing this. Maybe I was wrong, but that’s how I learn, and I feel like I’m much better for it.’
The Where Are U Now crooner also revealed that he finds it hard to trust people.
‘I’ve trusted people who I probably shouldn’t have trusted before and they’ve hurt my heart,’ he shared.