I Was On The Fence About Justin Bieber Performing "Lonely" At A State Prison, But His Fans Changed My Mind
He also stayed and listened to speakers.
On Friday, TMZ posted footage of Justin Bieber performing to a group of prisoners at California State Prison last month.
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He also sat and listened to speakers and a sermon.
One of the tracks Justin performed was "Lonely," a song that details Justin's tumultuous relationship with fame, where he sings about his past mistakes and feelings of isolation, despite mega-stardom.
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The chorus' lyrics read, "What if you had it all, but nobody to call? / Maybe then you'd know me. / 'Cause I've had everything, / but no one's listening, / and that's just fuckin' lonely."
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The song originally features Benny Blanco and is off his latest album, Justice.
But, a lot of the commenters disagreed with me. They actually really appreciated the sentiment.
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"How often do they have something to look forward to?" said one comment with 29,000 likes. "I wish more artists would do this."
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"If I was in prison and J. Biebs came to serenade me, that would be kinda fire?" another person wrote.
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One person also brought up how the song probably resonates with the prisoners and their feelings of isolation while being incarcerated.
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And turns out, the performance was received well by the prisoners, according to TMZ.
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"It was a life-changing experience that I will never forget," Bieber said in an earlier statement given to Billboard. "It was such an honor listening to their stories and seeing how strong their faith is."
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