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At the ripe old age of 19, Justin Bieber seems to be
experiencing signs of old age – for a pop star, that is. And according
to those who have experienced it before him, teen popstardom can be a
rough road.
"Justin Bieber's making mistakes that everyone makes and he's
probably trying things and exploring things that most kids his age
explore, but the problem is he's got 50 paparazzi chasing him around
when he does it," 43-year-old Donnie Wahlberg told the Associated Press
this week. Wahlberg was only 14 when New Kids on the Block formed in
the mid-1980s, the same age Bieber was when he was discovered by Usher
and his manager Scooter Braun.
Wahlberg continued: "When we are 19 and 20, we think we can take on
the world and we do forget that there is a lot of life left to live in
front of us, and hopefully he'll get through these times and find his
way into a long career and a healthy adulthood."
“These times” Wahlberg refers to are the series of unfortunate events
(and press) to befall Bieber recently. This, of course, includes being caught with marijuana, showing up two hours late to a concert in London, fainting backstage and going to the hospital, attacking paparazzi, and posting an Instagram rant
about refusing to go to rehab. Then, his ex-girlfriend dissed him on
national television. Yup, it looks like “these times” are tough for
Bieber, who has been relaxing while seeing the sights in Paris and skiing in the Swiss Alps recently.
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Donnie Wahlberg, who
was just 14 when New Kids on the Block debuted on the music scene in the
late 1980s to wild fan craze, said he remembers the pressure and hard
times that came with being a teen celebrity.
"Justin
Bieber's making mistakes that everyone makes and he's probably trying
things and exploring things that most kids his age explore, but the
problem is he's got 50 paparazzi chasing him around when he does it,"
43-year-old Wahlberg said. "When we are 19 and 20, we think we can take
on the world and we do forget that there is a lot of life left to live
in front of us, and hopefully he'll get through these times and find his
way into a long career and a healthy adulthood."
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