Justin Bieber is one of the famous and infamous names in the music industry, his name channelling either extreme admiration or extreme dislike in the masses. In an interview with Billboard, Bieber showed a new side of himself as he shared his thoughts on child celebrities, ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez and creating a new life path and career for himself.

"Enough with the Justin Bieber Show. I want to veer away from the self-centered attitude," he said. "I'm just focused on the people who have been there since the start, on people who are taking the journey now. I want them to feel like we're doing this together."

His new album, significantly entitled "Purpose", is an expression of this grown-up journey and the people surrounding him can see the development musically and emotionally.

"He's building credibility as a true artist right before our eyes," Big Sean told Billboard. The musician is both a collaborator and friend of Bieber since 2011. "Sometimes people really want you to fail, but when you put good music out, it's undeniable."

Emerging after a hiatus and with a different sound made Bieber nervous, but the artist decided to go all out in his new project and put out honest material.

"I'm self-expressing with this album - I can't skip on the moments that were dark, the moments that were happy, the ex-girlfriend stuff," he pointed out. "It makes it real, rather than 'Let's call up Max Martin to write you a hit song.' I want my music to be inspiring."

The "ex-girlfriend stuff" referred to former flame Selena Gomez, who the singer broke up with in 2014.

"I'm proud of the woman she is today," Bieber said. "When you love someone that much, even if something comes between you, it's a love that never really dies."

In the interview, the hit-maker also spoke about the pitfalls of child stardom calling it "the toughest thing in the world."

Later he added, "Look at the statistics on how many child stars have crumbled and turned out to be wack jobs. It's because - it's [expletive], bro, this lifestyle."

To underscore his point, Bieber named one of the biggest starlets in the spotlight, Kylie Jenner. "I want people to be more kind to young celebrities," he declared. "Like Kylie. Look at her world: She has been living on TV since she was a kid. Every time she's looking around she sees a camera, and that's affecting how she's thinking and how she's perceiving people and why she has to do certain things."

In other Bieber news, the singer also announced a new remix to hit song "Sorry" in his Twitter account. Listen to the track in the video below.