Justin Bieber, the Canadian singer known for his distinctive tenor and chart-topping pop hits, shared his battle with impostor syndrome in a .Ìý
Bieber wrote that he has “personally... always felt unworthy” and that he “definitely” feels “unequipped and unqualified most days” in an Instagram story posted Thursday.Ìý
“People told me my whole life ‘wow Justin u deserve that,’” he wrote.Ìý
“It made me feel sneaky like Damn if they only knew my thoughts,” he continued. “How judgmental I am, how selfish I really am. They wouldn’t be saying this.”Â
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Bieber concluded the post with a cryptic stanza, implying that he’s not alone in feeling this way.Ìý
“I say all this to say,” he wrote, “If you feel sneaky welcome to the club.”
In a followup story to his 293 million followers, Bieber posted a grainy picture of Thursday night’s “Blood Moon” alongside a snippet of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.”Â
Bieber, 31, grew up in Stratford, Ont., and rose meteorically through musical circles in the late-2000s to become one of pop music’s most recognizable figures.Ìý
With more than 80 million monthly listeners on the music streaming service Spotify, he has 23 Grammy nominations — and two wins — to his name. In Canada, Bieber has eight Juno wins and 32 nominations, ahead of such musical stalwarts as David Foster, Our Lady Peace and Joni Mitchell.Ìý
His most recent studio album, 2021’s “Justice,” topped the charts in Canada and the U.S. upon its release and featured six singles, including “Holy” and “Lonely.”
With files from the Associated Press
Hayden Godfrey is a Toronto-based general assignment reporter
for the Star. Reach him via email: hgodfrey@thestar.ca
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