8:03 pm - 01/28/2013

Justin Bieber Billboard Cover Story
Will you go to the Grammys this year?
I will not be there.
Is there anyone that you're pulling for that night?
Chris Brown. I'm a fan. His music is really good. That's what they should focus on: the music.
Do you pay attention?
I don't go on blogs or anything like that. I hear things. People tell me if something happens on the Internet. It gets back to me, definitely.
You're pretty heartbroken?
I'm not in the happiest place that I've ever been. I'm trying to get through what I'm going through. Like I said, I have my really close friends to cheer me up and keep me going.
Do you ever think of a day when perhaps you won't be "hot right now"?
Yeah, of course. I don't think that I'm going to be boiling hot for the rest of my career. I think that, if I'm not on top. it would be because I didn't want to be. It would be a time when I wanted to take a break and do movies or take a break and raise a family. When I'm doing music and I'm really focused, I'm not going to not be where I am.
When you look back over the last couple of years, is there anything you regret?
I don't have any regrets. I live and I learn. My mom says, "You got to learn the hard way, don't you?" That's me. I learn the hard way. But it's about how I pick myself up and be better and stronger.
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6 Questions From Justin Beiber's Billboard interview. You won't want to read the whole thing.

Justin Bieber Billboard Cover Story
Will you go to the Grammys this year?
I will not be there.
Is there anyone that you're pulling for that night?
Chris Brown. I'm a fan. His music is really good. That's what they should focus on: the music.
Do you pay attention?
I don't go on blogs or anything like that. I hear things. People tell me if something happens on the Internet. It gets back to me, definitely.
You're pretty heartbroken?
I'm not in the happiest place that I've ever been. I'm trying to get through what I'm going through. Like I said, I have my really close friends to cheer me up and keep me going.
Do you ever think of a day when perhaps you won't be "hot right now"?
Yeah, of course. I don't think that I'm going to be boiling hot for the rest of my career. I think that, if I'm not on top. it would be because I didn't want to be. It would be a time when I wanted to take a break and do movies or take a break and raise a family. When I'm doing music and I'm really focused, I'm not going to not be where I am.
When you look back over the last couple of years, is there anything you regret?
I don't have any regrets. I live and I learn. My mom says, "You got to learn the hard way, don't you?" That's me. I learn the hard way. But it's about how I pick myself up and be better and stronger.
if you want to read the rest you can go here.
i like chris brown's music
then again this is ONTD and we're not allowed to have different opinions
so clearly that is "allowed"
OTOH, just like you're allowed to think that his music is good, the rest of us are allowed to think that the fact he's a woman-beating asshole overrides any positive artistic contributions he might make. We're also allowed to think that the fact that you blissfully ignore that might speak a bit to your character.
Opinions for all here. Some are just (way) more popular than others. Don't complain if you hold an opinion that the majority scoffs at.
People aren't hating JB because he said he likes Chris Brown's music, but excusing his behavior because he's an "artist"? No one is hft
10/10