14 DAY TRIAL // The latest issue of V Magazine brings a lengthy interview with Justin Bieber, the teen idol who's about to become an adult really soon. With his 18th birthday approaching, The Biebs opens up about music, future plans in the long run and whether he intends of changing his sound anytime soon.
Justin has long said that he doesn't like being described as a teen idol, with the obvious implication that he's here today, gone tomorrow.
Speaking with V Mag, he says he wants people to remember him years from now, but not as a teen idol: as an artist. He even hints that he's gunning for the same level of fame and popularity Michael Jackson enjoyed in his glory days.
“Right now? I mean, I consider Michael Jackson the best. If I could be at his level... But I’ve got a lot of work to do. I’m not saying it’s going to happen within the next three years. But hopefully by the time I’m 30, people will remember me,” the singer says.
“I think people will remember me at this point, but I don’t want people to just think of me as a teen sensation. Because I could probably just sell out, and then in two years not put out another album, and just become Justin Bieber the teen superstar,” Justin adds.
“But I don’t want to be that. I want to transition, and become the greatest,” he further says.
He also says that he doesn't plan on changing his sound or the way he makes music just because he's growing older. Basically, he's telling his fans he'll always be the good boy of pop singing about love.
“I want to be able to do what Michael did – he always sang clean lyrics – and it was always that little kids loved Michael and grandparents loved Michael,” Justin explains.
As for his (many) haters, Bieber believes they're just being unfair because, most likely, they haven't even given him a proper chance.
Justin thinks many people say they hate his music even before they listen to a single track. It's partly this that motivates him to work hard and try to make a lasting career: to prove them wrong, years from now.
“I want people to know that this is not just a fluke. It’s not a fluke that I’m here. I’m here for a reason, and I’m here for a lifetime. And no one is going to get rid of me,” Justin says.