Justin Bieber’s Beaten Black & Blue For Complex Magazine; Talks Selena Gomez, Paparazzi, Family & More

Justin Bieber is normally Charlie Sheen #winning, but in this particular fight that’s obviously not the case. Justin is often criticized for his feminine photo shoots, but this time around he’s putting up his fists and fighting back!!

Inside the pop star, who’s newest single “Boyfriend” is set to drop  on March 26,  talks about dating Selena Gomez, the annoying paparazzi, and his upbringing. Check out excerpts below!!

On Shawty Mane (His Rapping Alter Ego)
“I just rap for fun. It’s nothing to take seriously. On my new album, I’m going to do a little bit of rapping.”

On His Public Relationship Selena Gomez
“There’s no way to hide the relationship completely, because then it would be unfair to us. It’s like, ‘You take this car, and I’ll take this car, and then we’ll meet up at the spot. Then, you go in this door, I’ll go in this door. We’ll end up crossing ways. You get back in this car. We’ll cross over, do a James Bond. You go through the kitchen. I’ll go through the back area. Then we’ll meet in the dressing room and see each other.’ At that point, it’s not even a relationship. You’re just hiding from everyone. That’s unfair and unhealthy, man.”

On Being Annoyed By The Paparazzi
“I’ll be covering my face and it pisses me off so much when people say, ‘Get over it, Justin. You’re famous. People are going to take your picture. Suck it up, you’re rich…’ It’s like, ‘Yo, I just got off an eight-hour flight. I’m tired and my eyes have bags under them. I’m not trying to take pictures. I’m not going to come to your house, wake you up, and start snapping your picture.’”

On His Upbringing
“They did the best they could, but it was tough for them. They had to work on their relationship, and trying to raise a kid through that was hard. It made me stronger. There’s a lot of people that I know who wouldn’t be able to handle the position that I’m in now, because it’s too much pressure.”

On Working Hard To Be The Best
“There’s no point in doing this if I’m not going to be the best. I give up a personal life. I give up my friends and family to pursue what I love and to make my fans happy. Why would I give up so much to be just another singer? When I release something I want it to be the best. When I release my fragrance, I want it to be the number-one fragrance; I don’t want it to be the ninth-best-selling fragrance. My Christmas album went double-platinum worldwide. Christmas albums don’t do that, and that still wasn’t good enough for me.

I feel like it’s my responsibility to be the greatest I can be. If I start making terrible music, I don’t expect people to like me. If I’m making great music and there’s no reason for people to dislike me, that’s when it’s going to make me upset. People just need to take a chance and listen. If they don’t want to take a chance, then I don’t know. That’s going to be the biggest problem, to make them feel like it’s cool for them to like my music.”

On critics saying he looked feminine in V magazine
“Every guy has feminine qualities. You’re raised by your mother and father, and I was raised mostly by my mother. I think the pictures turned out good—so whatever.”

Scooter Braun [Justin's Manager] On Justin’s Lifestyle
“He doesn’t like being famous. He struggles with not being normal. I’m constantly telling him, ‘You’re not normal, and since you’re living an extraordinary life, I’m holding you to extraordinary standards.’”

Via PopCultureMajor