Justin Bieber reflected on his struggles with substance abuse in the past wherein he used to be constantly monitored by his bodyguards.
In a rare confessional interview, the Canadian singer touched upon his past drug use in GQโs May issue.
The 27-year-old pop star battled with substance abuse after he rose to fame as a teenager because he wanted to numb the โemptinessโ he felt, despite his global success and things got so bad, his staff feared heโd lose his life.
He detailed his reliance on drugs became so extreme that his bodyguards used to check his pulse in the middle of the night to make sure he is alive.

In a new interview, the pop star โ who credits his Christian faith and wife Hailey Bieber, 24, with saving him โ told the May issue of GQ magazine โThere was a sense of still yearning for more,โ Bieber recalled.
โIt was like I had all this success and it was still like: โIโm still sad, and Iโm still in pain. And I still have these unresolved issues.โ And I thought all the success was going to make everything good. And so for me, the drugs were a numbing agent to just continue to get through.โ
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He proceeded to add how he lost focus on his career. โI just lost control of my vision for my career. Thereโs all these opinions. And in this industry, youโve got people that unfortunately prey on peopleโs insecurities and use that to their benefit.
โAnd so when that happens, obviously that makes you angry. And then youโre this young angry person who had these big dreams, and then the world just jades you and makes you into this person that you donโt want to be.

โAnd then you wake up one day and your relationships are [expletive] up and youโre unhappy and you have all this success in the world, but youโre just like: Well, what is this worth if Iโm still feeling empty inside?โ the pop star continued.
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Read the full story โThe Redemption of Justin Bieber,โ by Zach Baron on GQ.com and in GQโs May issue.
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