TORONTO — Justin Bieber‘s mission of contrition continues in the new issue of Seventeen, in which he blames a lack of role models for his bratty behaviour.
“I was rebelling a little bit,” the 21-year-old Canadian pop star told the magazine. “I was getting cockier and cockier. I didn’t have people to check me.”
Bieber has been apologizing publicly for months for a string of headline-making behaviour.
In January, he posted a video online in which he confessed: “I’m not who I was pretending to be. Often we pretend to be something we’re not as a cover-up of what we’re truly feeling inside. There was a lot of feelings going on in there.”
Bieber was grilled in March during a celebrity roast. Comedian Chris D’Elia called him “a guy who has it all — except for respect, love, friends, good parents, and a Grammy.”
Pete Davidson added: “I lost my dad in 9/11 and I’ve always regretted growing up without a dad. Until I met your dad, Justin.”
At the roast, Bieber spoke about wanting to be a better man.
“I turned a lot of people off over the past few years, but I know I can still turn out good music and turn everything all around,” he said.
“I’ve lost some of my best qualities. For that, I am sorry,” he said. “I’m looking forward to being someone who you guys can all look at and be proud of.”
In an interview with Hero published last month, Bieber insisted his public apologies are sincere.
“There are a lot of things that have happened in the last couple years that I’m not very proud of, and I feel a responsibility to my fans and to the public who believe in me to make it right,” the singer said.
“I hope everyone believed it — because it was honest.”
In the interview with Seventeen, Bieber said: “I looked back and I was disappointed in myself. You have to own up to the mistakes. You have to say, ‘I’m sorry if I’ve let you down.'”
He repeated his desire to be believed.
“I always want to be honest and let people know that those mistakes aren’t who I am. Who I am is someone who really cares about people.”
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