Justin Bieber On Drinking, Drugs & Making Love
Jan. 10 2012, Published 4:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Justin Bieber tells V Magazine that while "people need to know I'm not a kid anymore," he admits he's not "completely grown-up" either.
"I'm still learning," said the pop star, who turns 18 on March 1. "I'm not going to try to conform to what people want me to be, or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol. I want to do it at my own pace.”
Unlike good girl-turned-bad Rihanna, don’t expect the teen to start getting into topic matter to reflect values those his age might embrace.
"I don't want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing,” he said. “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."
Despite his amazing rise to fame -- and millions in the bank -- Bieber said that he’s still far from reaching his professional goal.
"Eventually, I want to become the best at what I do," he said. "I want to be better than anybody who's ever done it. And in order to do that, I need to strive to be the best, be good to people and treat people with respect, and work as hard as I can. Because for me, I work so