The 21-year-old musician revealed his struggle with stardom in a new cover story for Billboard magazine, admitting that his life is not what it appears to be.
‘It might seem awesome from the outside,’ he told the publication, ‘but I’m struggling.Certain things broke my trust with people….I felt like people were judging me all the time.,’ he admitted.
‘I came out alive. I came out swinging. But I was close to letting [fame] completely destroy me,’ the Baby singer added.
He also discussed the nude photos that emerged of him and his father Jeremy Bieber’s comment about them.
‘I do feel the photo was an invasion of my privacy. I felt super violated. My dad made light of it, but I don’t think that’s sick and twisted. It was funny. Dads are going to be dads.’
The former child star also commented on pal Kylie Jenner: ‘Look at her world: She has been living on TV since she was a kid.
‘Every time she’s looking around she sees a camera, and that’s affecting how she’s thinking and how she’s perceiving people and why she has to do certain things … Situations that happen taint your mind, especially in this industry. Especially for girls.’