经历了大红、作死、低谷、沉寂、重回巅峰的贾斯汀·比伯,今年才24岁!1994年在加拿大出生的比伯,2009年发行第一张个人专辑《My World》,并凭借这张专辑获得全美音乐奖年度艺人奖,当时他年仅15岁。
2010年3月,比伯的第二张个人专辑《My World2.0》发行一周便登上了Billboard专辑冠军。
2010年11月,一个顶着“锅盖”,穿着紫色外套的16岁的天才音乐少年凭借一首《Baby》火遍全球
巅峰时期的比伯横扫Billboard榜、英国UK榜、全美单曲榜、并凭借专辑《Believe》获得了第40届AMA全美音乐最佳艺人奖,同时还热衷于做慈善,是个全身都在散发迷人气息的天才少年。
然而,和无数青春期叛逆的男孩子一样,比伯没有珍惜他的羽毛,反而借着大家的宠爱,开始走上花样作死的道路。
2013年,放飞自我的比伯开始引发公众质疑。有网友总结了这一年比伯的“光荣”事迹:饮酒、飙车、吸食大麻、召妓、殴打邻居……
2015年,比伯又开始把心思放回了音乐上。21岁的他,或许第一次发现自己以前做错了那么多事。
2015年11月13日,比伯终于发行新的个人专辑《Purpose》,这张专辑似乎是比伯在向世界宣告,他知道错了,他喜欢音乐,他想得到大家的原谅。
比伯自打12岁出道以来,就一直争议不断。在Roast of Justin Bieber的这期节目里,他用简短的几句话概括了这十几年的历程以及自己的心得体会:
Let's get serious for a second.
There was really no preparing me for this life.
I was thrown into this at 12 years old,
and I didn't really know what I was getting myself into.
There's been moments I'm really proud of,
and a lot of moments I look back
and I'm pretty disappointed in myself for,
but the things that I've done really don't define who I am.
I'm a kindhearted person who loves people,
and through it all I lost some of my best qualities.
For that, I'm sorry.
But what I can say is I'm looking forward to being someone
that you guys can all look at and be proud of,
someone you can smile at and see some of yourself in.
Someone close to me once said,
It's how you rise from a fall that truly defines you as a man.
I'm excited for that challenge,
and I want to say thank you so much
for taking this journey with me,
and I'm excited for you to see what's next.
Thank you, God, for your grace
and for never giving up on me.
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