Justin Bieber was born in Ontario, Canada on March 1, 1994 and began singing at the age of twelve. Popeater.com website states that in the beginning his career took him to all the tiny town DJs who would listen. Break-danced for any water parks that would have him and broke hearts in middle school auditoriums across the country long before the world came to know his as a star.  The web site states that as frustrating as it was for the typically impatient teen, neither he nor his team gave up when things didn’t come easy.

“Never Say Never” is a film about Justin, the world’s biggest teen phenomenon.

The song by the same title is sung by Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith.  The second verse begins with:  I will never say never/I will fight till forever/whenever you knock me down/I will not stay on the ground/pick it up/pick it up.

Is Justin Beiber believable?  According to Vanity Fair Magazine, he’s become one of the most googled people on earth with an estimated one billion YouTube views, 6.3 million Twitter followers, and 16.5 million friends on Facebook.    

Young girls interviewed for the Vanity Fair article state that” it’s because of his talent and he’s so cute.  It’s like he’s singing just for me.” Rick Springfield, recording artist, stated in his memoirs, “At that you age you fall for the praise and adulation and really start thinking you can do no wrong, when really you’re just another jerk – at least I was.  A strong family tie is very important.  After all he’s just a kid.”

One of the essay’s in our text “Without a Net” was titled “Getting Out” by Frances Vairan.

In this writing, she stated the only way to get money is to work for it and there are only two kinds of work: smart or hard.  You enter the world, pull for air, and wait for payday, she states..  The parallel of Frances’ Dad getting a job as a security guard so that his daughter could obtain higher education, tuition free, is not unlike Justin’s mom in the beginning of his career posting his songs on YouTube.  Both parents were protective of their children doing their best to overcome the working class stigma and to give their children better opportunities. The ultimate goal of Frances’ parent was to give her a better education and in Justin’s case, unknowingly at first, to improve their social class.

Work Cited

Tea, Michelle, and Frances Varian.  Without a Net.  Seal Press.  2003.  Print.

Robinson, Lisa. “The Kid Just Has It.”Vanity Fair February 2011: 98-104 and 150. Print.

“Justin Bieber Biography.” n.p.  n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2011.