Justin Bieber Shares His Thoughts on Kendall Jenner, Kanye West, and More

Following in the footsteps of Adele's expository new interview in i-D [1], Justin Bieber is appearing on the second cover for the magazine's November issue [2]. Justin's latest quotes address everything from the true story behind his literal monkey business to his thoughts on Kendall Jenner and Kanye West [3]. In recent months, Justin has exposed himself more than ever before, and we're not just talking about those infamous nude pictures [4] that hit the Internet last month. Justin has been giving plenty of insightful interviews, like in Billboard Magazine's latest cover story [5] and in multiple appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show [6]. Keep reading for the quotes from his latest interview.

On Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Hailey Baldwin: "They are literally the sweetest girls. They have the best hearts. They care about me in the same way that I care about them. When people say mean things about them, I get defensive and when it happens to me they get defensive."
On agreeing to the Comedy Central Roast: "At first I wasn't too sure about it. The more I thought about it, the more I was just like, 'Do you know what? I'm not afraid to laugh at myself.'"

On Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Hailey Baldwin: "They are literally the sweetest girls. They have the best hearts. They care about me in the same way that I care about them. When people say mean things about them, I get defensive and when it happens to me they get defensive."
On agreeing to the Comedy Central Roast: "At first I wasn't too sure about it. The more I thought about it, the more I was just like, 'Do you know what? I'm not afraid to laugh at myself.'"

On Kanye West: "Kanye's the best. He just talks. For so long. And it's so dope. Even when it sounds crazy, I know that I'm listening to how he feels because he always puts things into such a different perspective."
On how the industry took advantage of him when he was younger: "There's so many people saying that if you just do this and you just sign here, everything's going to be fine, just don't worry. And you're young and you're like, 'OK, I trust you! You guys are nice to me. And you smile. And I think that you're a good person'. You just don't know their other intentions."

On Kanye West [7]: "Kanye's the best. He just talks. For so long. And it's so dope. Even when it sounds crazy, I know that I'm listening to how he feels because he always puts things into such a different perspective."
On how the industry took advantage of him when he was younger: "There's so many people saying that if you just do this and you just sign here, everything's going to be fine, just don't worry. And you're young and you're like, 'OK, I trust you! You guys are nice to me. And you smile. And I think that you're a good person'. You just don't know their other intentions."

On all the drama with his pet monkey: "The monkey was a present from a friend of mine. It wasn't a weird thing for me. Obviously people looked at it like, 'Why does he have a monkey?' But if you could get a monkey, wouldn't you want a monkey? . . . Once I had the monkey I just wanted to bring it everywhere. I was like, I'm not going anywhere without the monkey. I went to Germany and they were like, you don't have the right papers. I had brought all the papers that I thought I needed but apparently I didn't have the right ones so they took my monkey. Really, I can see why Michael [Jackson] would like monkeys. I don't see anything wrong with having a monkey. I might get another one."
On where that monkey is now: "The monkey is in a zoo in Germany, so it's being cared for. And it's with other monkeys, so it's happy."

On all the drama with his pet monkey: "The monkey was a present from a friend of mine. It wasn't a weird thing for me. Obviously people looked at it like, 'Why does he have a monkey?' But if you could get a monkey, wouldn't you want a monkey? . . . Once I had the monkey I just wanted to bring it everywhere. I was like, I'm not going anywhere without the monkey. I went to Germany and they were like, you don't have the right papers. I had brought all the papers that I thought I needed but apparently I didn't have the right ones so they took my monkey. Really, I can see why Michael [Jackson] would like monkeys. I don't see anything wrong with having a monkey. I might get another one."
On where that monkey is now: "The monkey is in a zoo in Germany, so it's being cared for. And it's with other monkeys, so it's happy."

On his string of bad behavior: "The reality is that people are human and people mess up and people go through trials and tribulations. It made me, myself, be more human to people. I think it's more relatable now. When I had that young voice it was hard for people to connect. Dudes can listen to it now and say, 'Yeah, I like that new Bieber song.'"
On that time he went to the movies by himself: "I was at this party, I was playing poker and there was a lot going down. I thought, 'I've got to dip'. And right round the corner was [a screening of] Straight Outta Compton and so I thought, 'I'll just go and see this by myself."

On his string of bad behavior: "The reality is that people are human and people mess up and people go through trials and tribulations. It made me, myself, be more human to people. I think it's more relatable now. When I had that young voice it was hard for people to connect. Dudes can listen to it now and say, 'Yeah, I like that new Bieber song.'"
On that time he went to the movies by himself: "I was at this party, I was playing poker and there was a lot going down. I thought, 'I've got to dip'. And right round the corner was [a screening of] Straight Outta Compton and so I thought, 'I'll just go and see this by myself."

On his hometown, Stratford, in Ontario: "It's a pretty dope place, actually. But I can't say I miss it much just because I don't feel like I belong there. Everyone has a routine and does the same thing every day, goes to the same bar and sees the same people. I just can't do that. My imagination and my creativity runs too wild."
On being too young for his relationship with Selena Gomez: "I think so. I think with that relationship . . . I put so much of myself on the line with her, because I was so distant with everyone else. So it's like, you have the world who's loving you but it's not like they know my heart — they don't know me. So when I found that love I was just like, 'Whoa, I want to hold on to this.' And I just put everything into it and in reality there's just no holding back. You're just like, 'This love feels so good.'"

On his hometown, Stratford, in Ontario: "It's a pretty dope place, actually. But I can't say I miss it much just because I don't feel like I belong there. Everyone has a routine and does the same thing every day, goes to the same bar and sees the same people. I just can't do that. My imagination and my creativity runs too wild."
On being too young for his relationship with Selena Gomez [8]: "I think so. I think with that relationship . . . I put so much of myself on the line with her, because I was so distant with everyone else. So it's like, you have the world who's loving you but it's not like they know my heart — they don't know me. So when I found that love I was just like, 'Whoa, I want to hold on to this.' And I just put everything into it and in reality there's just no holding back. You're just like, 'This love feels so good.'"

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