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Justin Bieber: I Broke My Family’s Cycle of Poverty, Now “Want to Create an Empire”

6:36 pm, October 29th, 2012

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Justin Bieber says if he didn’t commit himself to music, his family would have languished in poverty as they had before his career reached epic heights.

In a new, wide-ranging interview with the Daily Mail, the superstar talks about what he’s learned from his upbringing, why he doesn’t go clubbing, and how he believes there’s nowhere to go from here but “down.”

Speaking of his family’s financial problems, Bieber says,”My family are all poor, so the cycle would have continued. My kids would have been poor, and their kids would have been too.”

“I feel I broke the cycle, and when you get to break the cycle, you don’t go back,” he continues, adding, “If I hadn’t found music my life would have been bad.”

Now, says Bieber, he’s determined to “create an empire.”

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“I want people to know I don’t just sing songs,” says the teen superstar.

He goes on to point out that he helped launch Carly Rae Jepsen, has movie inspirations, and invests “in start-ups and IT.”

‘The education I’ve had you couldn’t get in any school,” insists Bieber.

Staying on the straight and narrow, as he claims to do, certainly plays a role as well.

Noting that he hangs out with the guys in One Direction and The Wanted, Bieber says, “I keep my distance when they go to clubs to have their fun – I go home.”

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“Drinking is definitely one way, but it’s not for me,” he continues. “I still want people to think I’m a good person, a good influence. I want to be around tomorrow.”

The “As Long As You Love Me” crooner points out that he’s also seen other stars “go off at the deep end, get full of themselves, think they’re the best and end up not being anything. I’ve worked way too hard for that.”

Bieber tells the Daily Mail, “Now I’m at the top there’s nowhere to go but down; for me it’s about staying standing at the top.”

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  • Stealthnugget

    “My family are all poor, so the cycle would have continued. My kids would have been poor, and their kids would have been too.” Self-fulfilling prophesy much? If that’s your mindset, then yes, yes you will probably end up poor. Didn’t happen to me or my siblings though. We didn’t have much growing up and the same went for my parents. Now? My brother’s an electrician, I’m an engineer and my sister’s training to become a hairdresser and we’re all doing well. It’s all about dedication and passion. It takes strength to break a pattern on your own, rather than crooning your way to it.
    “has movie inspirations…” Yes, he can sing, he can dance, he can ac… he can take acting lessons.

  • peppermintulip

    Does he know there are pictures of him out clubbing? Better invest wisely. I don’t see your career going well into adulthood.

  • dannehlicious

    Except he is an adult.

  • http://twitter.com/kylew1973 Kiwi73

    He would of made it in gay porn. Either way, they can eat.

  • Jep

    Gloating in the morning, gloating in the evening, gloating at supper time. When he will stop nobody knows.

  • Jep

    Gloating in the morning, gloating in the evening, gloating at supper time. When he will stop nobody knows.

  • Rose

    Oh good for him. I’ll put dozens of good wishes in my thoughts of him. May he never be a disappointment to himself. Oh my gosh, I’ve turned into a Belieber!!!!

  • Rose

    Oh good for him. I’ll put dozens of good wishes in my thoughts of him. May he never be a disappointment to himself. Oh my gosh, I’ve turned into a Belieber!!!!

  • sean

    Doesn’t this delusional little twit know his career is at an end? Teen stars have a very short career. And the sales of his last cd are 1/3 of his previous. He can last a few more years on the mall and amusement park circut. Then a reality show. Then gay porn. But his days of anyone caring are over.

  • Me

    Oh brother “I don’t drink so that makes me better than you”

  • Matt

    You are very ignorant. You don’t like him yet you TWIT take time to read a full article about him. Pressed much?

  • Matt

    Did he say that? No. He’s admitted to drinking he just does it lightly.

  • Me

    No but that’s essentially what he’s implying by saying he doesn’t want to drink because he wants people to think he’s a good person.

  • http://twitter.com/kh_94 KH

    I admire what he’s trying to do – go further than where he is now, be a good influence, etc. – but his quote about if he didn’t break the poverty cycle then his kids and grandkids would have been poor just doesn’t sit right with me. He doesn’t know if they could’ve or not and it’s like he’s on a high horse, making it out to be like he did something no one else would have been able to do. I don’t hate the guy but that quote just annoyed me a little.

  • Jeremy

    Ugh he’s clearly saying if he was successful he kids and their kids would still or more than likely would be struggling financially based on his family tree. Don’t read so deep into it

  • David

    Funny you say he can last on the amusement park circuit yet he sold out his tour in the entire United States in one hour and Madison square gardens in 30 SECONDS. Sorry clearly the kid does arenas not amusement parks leav that to his little girlfriend case she was the one doing shows at fairs last time I checked. He said himself he would never do a reality show or does he need to and gay porn? What are you five? The kid is straight and you down ass men that care so much are beginning to get on my nerves. You may want to relvaluate your OWN sexuality since you are so much. Cause I can tell your the one watching pay porn since that’s a concern to you. If his days of anyone caring are over then why is the media still caring? Why are his now over 25 million fans caring? And why are you clearly caring coming on here to read this article specifically about him? For you not to care and not like him your actions speak louder than your petty words.

  • Sara

    Well said David.

  • Navarie

    Is that wrong? Doesn’t everyone want others to think of them in a good way? Judging from the look of the a amount of hate he gets from these 30 -50 year old grown men can you blame him? He’s trying to prove himself to peoe that constantly look down and cyberbullying him. He’s 18 and a kid that’s trying to be a decent role model. People are ne’er statisfied they just want to pick something negative about whatever this kid does. Lol

  • Tracie

    Agreed its becoming really annoying. He could jump in front of a bullet for a fan or save a family from a burning building and guys will still be calling him names and using the term “faggot” prick and twat and twit. I’m sure it’s just pure jealousy now. You don’t see as many women saying things about him.

  • Richard Keith

    You read the article tho. What gloating has he done when they ask him the questions?

  • Tyler

    He never said he was an amazing actor he’s an 18 yr old boy. If you guys read that much into what he says then I’m judging everyone. He’s just saying how he didnt want to repeat the cycle. And he probably wouldn’t have had that rear of a job to be wealthy. Based on his lifestyle growing up. Your mindset as an adult won’t e the same . He’s just a teen. He’s thinking about now not the future. But also I’m sure he never says what he fully wants to say in interviews. These articles always distort what people say. My family was the same way so I can somewhat relate. I feared my date being the same however I realized i can change it.

  • Rose

    Well spoke. Where is all this ‘hate,’ coming from and why then does it manifest to gay slurs? I tire of seeing the jackal mentality ripping into people that have done nothing to deserve it.

  • Guest

    He needs a dose of reality. Most likely he’ll be broke in the next 10 years

  • Jep

    In response to Tyler.

  • Grace

    Weird when your response is clearly to stealthnugget. Learn to read

  • Grace

    Weird when your response is clearly to stealthnugget. Learn to read

  • Grace

    Says the one who is broke. He is in reality dealing with haters like you everyday. If you don’t like him why are u reading about him?

  • Grace

    Says the one who is broke. He is in reality dealing with haters like you everyday. If you don’t like him why are u reading about him?

  • Mr Sir

    So said Leif Garrett…

  • Stealthnugget

    I didn’t say he said that either, but just because you’re on TV or in a movie doesn’t make you an actor/actress. So what if he’s just 18? You know that kid who plays Lucy in the Narnia films? She’s amazing.

    Anyway, he is an adult now, and by this article it sounds like he’s had this mindset for a while. And just to really mess with you, Tyler, what makes you think that all teens are all thinking like this?

  • Nmva

    He never said that.

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