Pop star Justin Bieber has a to-do list, and on it is to be a lot like Michael Jackson.
Bieber, who is arguably the most popular male pop star currently, wants to reach the kind of fame that Jackson reached, according to an interview with V Magazine.
He is going to turn 18 in March and already has achieved a lot in the music industry. His first full-length studio album, "My World 2.0," debuted at No. 1 or within the top ten in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States.
"But hopefully by the time I'm 30, people will remember me. I think people will remember me at this point, but I don't want people to just think of me as a teen sensation. Because I could probably just sell out, and then in two years not put out another album, and just become Justin Bieber the teen superstar. But I don't want to be that. I want to transition, and become the greatest," he told the magazine.
And part of being the greatest, Bieber said, is to sing clean lyrics so that all ages can listen--like Jackson.
"I don't want to start singing about things like sex, drugs, and swearing. I'm into love, and maybe I'll get more into making love when I'm older. But I want to be someone who is respected by everybody. Because right now, the young people are who make society. Young people determine what's cool. Young people determine what's going to be in style. So I always stick with the young people, that's what I say," Bieber said.
Read the length interview in its entirety here.
