Justin Bieber: 'I made bad decisions in the past'
Published May 1 2012, 15:30 BST | By Justin Harp
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The 'Boyfriend' popstar opened up about "bad decisions" and personal failings during a chat about his life and career with Sweden's TV4.
"You know, there's a lot of people that look up to me and I'm not always gonna be perfect," Bieber explained.
He added of his past regrets: "At the end of the day I'm 18 - sometimes you've gotta make bad decisions to learn from them."
Bieber also suggested that he keeps "good people" around him in the hope of always staying humble.
"I think it's all about who you surround yourself with and keeping all those good people close to you. And having those people telling you not to be full of yourself," he said.
The singer recently shot down rumours that he is engaged to girlfriend Selena Gomez, explaining that he is "too young" to tie the knot.
Bieber has also announced that his 'Boyfriend' music video will premiere on MTV on Thursday (May 3).
His third studio album Believe is released on June 18 in the UK and June 19 in the US.
Listen to Justin Bieber's hit 'Boyfriend' below:
yeah by making bad records from start to finish, go back to the hole where you came from mate, you can't sing.
May 1st 2012 at 10:44pm
More ironic than hypocritical. He might well be being told that.
May 1st 2012 at 6:51pm
The boy looks more like a lesbian every day, I thought it was a story about Ellen DeGeneres :/
May 1st 2012 at 4:13pm
"And having those people telling you not to be full of yourself," <- bit hypocritical, mate...
May 1st 2012 at 4:07pm