Justin Bieber Says He’s “Very Influenced by Black Culture”
Justin Bieber recently gave his first interview in nine months, and admitted that he is very influenced by black culture– plus, several Black celebs serve as his mentors.
Bieber told The Hollywood Reporter, “I’m very influenced by black culture, but I don’t think of it as black or white. It’s not me trying to act or pose in a certain way.”
He added, “It’s a lifestyle like a suaveness or a swag, per se. But I don’t really like to say the word [‘swag’] anymore. It’s kind of played out.”
Bieber also said that sometimes you just have to say, “I don’t give a f . Not ‘I don’t give a f ‘ to just be reckless and do whatever, but ‘I don’t give a f what they say.’
He added, “I know who I am and what I’m doing in my life and what I’ve accomplished and continue to accomplish as a performer, as a writer, as an artist, as a person, as a human being. I’m happy with the man I’m becoming.”
Some of the black celebs that mentor him including Usher, Drake- who is “like a big brother to him” and Will Smith, who once drove to his house and pulled him out of bed for a 3-hour talk.