Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber bonded over working through similar struggles: “I really just admire the man that you are today”
" dropped earlier today , and like you, we can't stop listening. But the day's not over, and the singer is not done kicking ass. In addition to releasing her brand new self-love anthem, Lovato guest-hosted today's episode of"We both had similar stories being in the industry really young and then we both had our struggles," Lovato said, referencing their shared histories of past drug use and mental health issues.
In hindsight, though, Bieber realizes that running from your problems ultimately doesn't solve them."We feel like there's all these responsibilities and all these sort of things that become heavy for us, and I think sometimes we gotta run towards the pain rather than run away from it," he said., he did just that, probing into his drug abuse as well as health scares, including a diagnosis of Lyme disease.
Bieber went on to say that being open about our struggles will help us realize that we're not alone."Having that confidence, and being able to instill that confidence in young people that it's OK to have problems, that you don't have to hide that, that each and every person in this audience is going through something unique and a different challenge... I just feel like if we're open and honest about that, it creates a dialogue.
, she looked at Bieber singer as a positive example."For me and my experience when I struggled last year, I know I looked at you as an inspiration because you've been through this and you've come out the other side," she said."And I really just admire the man that you are today." For more of Bieber and Lovato's conversion, including how they first met and whether or not they regret any of their tattoos, watch the full interview up above.
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