Justin Bieber wants the music industry to be "safer" and "more honest" after his challenging experiences as a child star. Photo / Getty Images
Justin Bieber wants the music industry to be "safer" and "more honest" after his challenging experiences as a child star. Photo / Getty Images
Justin Bieber wants the music industry to be made “safer” and “more honest”.
The 31-year-old singer was catapulted to fame as a child star and spent his formative years in the spotlight. However, he suffered numerous troubles, including an arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence that led tohim being convicted of a reckless driving charge in 2014, and Bieber is now adamant he wasn’t properly protected as he was growing up.
In a series of posts on Instagram, Bieber credited his Christian faith with helping him through his pain. He wrote: “I grew up in a system that rewarded my gift but didn’t always protect my soul.
“There were moments I felt used, rushed, shaped into something I didn’t fully choose. That kind of pressure leaves wounds you don’t see on stage. I’ve carried anger, I’ve asked God why.
“But Jesus keeps meeting me in the middle of the pain – not excusing what hurt me but teaching me how not to become bitter.”
He credits his Christian faith for helping him heal and emphasises forgiveness without excusing past injustices. Photo / Getty Images
He added: “I’m not speaking as a victim still bleeding – I’m speaking as someone restored. Because I’m healed, I can forgive. Not to pretend injustice didn’t happen, but so it doesn’t keep living through me.”
Bieber said he wants to see real changes in the music industry. “I don’t want revenge. I want redemption. I don’t want to destroy the industry. I want it transformed.
“What happened to me was real but it doesn’t get the final word. Jesus didn’t help me cope, he restored my identity. I’m not a product. I’m not what the industry demanded. I’m a son.
Bieber returned to music this year releasing his albums Swag and Swag II but he has since admitted he’s reluctant to tour again because he doesn’t want to spend too much time away from his wife Hailey and their young son Jack.
In the singer’s Halloween Twitch livestream on October 31, the two-time Grammy Award winner said: “Touring takes so much out of you, and I’ve done it since I was a kid.
“Even the idea of touring sounds super daunting. I always start out really loving it and then it gets to a point where I am super burnt out.”
However, the Beauty and the Beat singer wants to choose a location where he can perform for two nights.
The star, who is headlining the music and arts festival Coachella in 2026, said: “I really wanna do spot-date where I pick a city and do a couple of shows and not commit to a whole two years.”
