Teen idol Justin Bieber turns 18 in March with a long and
ambitious to-do list -- to still be around at 30, to be as famous as Michael
Jackson and to avoid singing about sex and drugs.
"Hopefully by the time I'm 30 people will remember
me," the Canadian singer told V Magazine in an lengthy interview. "I
don't want people to just think of me as a teen sensation."
But the "Baby" singer said he was determined to maintain the squeaky clean persona that has brought him millions of mostly young female fans, and their mothers.
"I'm never going to make myself so the kids and the parents
don't respect me," he said. "I want to be able to do what Michael
(Jackson) did -- he always sang clean lyrics...I don't want to start singing
about things like sex, drugs and swearing."
Bieber, who has been dating Disney Channel star Selena Gomez
for several months, added that he still had some growing up to do.
"I'm into love, and maybe I'll get more into making
love when I'm older. But I want to be someone who is respected by
everybody," he told the U.S. fashion magazine.
Bieber released his first album at the age of 15, launching
an international career and becoming the most searched person of 2011 on
Internet search engine Bing.
But Bieber said he planned on staying around in the music
industry for many more years to come.
"It's not a fluke that I am here. I am here for a
reason, and I am here for a lifetime," he said. "I also want people
to know that I write my stuff. No one writes my stuff for me."
Source: Reuters
