Following the release of his new album, Changes, Justin Bieber spoke with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe about his process and his trepidations about returning the music.

As pointed out by The Fader, Bieber credits Ariana Grande for giving him the confidence to make music again following his two-year absence. 

“I was dealing with a lot of fear… just even the process. What am I going to talk about again? Is it going to be received,” he said during the interview, saying that taking the stage with Ariana Grande at Coachella in 2019 was a much-needed confidence boost after not performing for two years. “I seen the reaction of how people reacted when I went on the stage. Just kind of reminded me, ‘Oh, this is what I do. This is what I’m good at.'”

The cold streak began for Biber following Lyme disease and the cancelation of his 2017 tour: “I was really tired emotionally, physically, and I was sick and I didn’t realize I was sick. So I had Epstein-Barr, which is like, it’s called Mono. And then I have Lyme disease,” he explained. “So it was that. It was just the exhaustion of just being on tour, and then it was just everything compounded.”

Bieber also spoke about his relationship with Billie Eilish, which you can read more about here.

No, Justin Bieber is not addicted to methamphetamine. The superstar singer is speaking out today after it was revealed that, for a while, he has been dealing with Lyme disease, an infectious condition that generally results in redness of the skin. His journey through his health problems is set to be chronicled in his upcoming documentary but, to start off the year, Bieber wanted to be open with his fans. So, no, he’s not a meth-head… he just has Lyme disease.

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In a post shared to his social media accounts, the “Yummy” singer detailed all of the criticism he’s faced in recent years from people trying to tear him down. “While a lot of people kept saying Justin Bieber looks like shit, on meth etc. they failed to realize I’ve been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease,” admitted the pop star. “Not only that but had a serious case of chronic mono which affected my, skin, brain function, energy, and overall health. These things will be explained further in a docu-series I’m putting on YouTube shortly.. you can learn all that I’ve been battling and OVERCOMING!!”

Bieber was not diagnosed until late last year as doctors were having difficulty putting their finger on exactly what was causing his health issues. Thankfully, he’s getting through each moment with positivity and it looks like 2020 is about to be a major year for him.

Last year was a significant one for Justin Bieber. The Canadian pop icon went through serious bouts of depression and at one point asked his fans to send him prayers when he was “feeling super disconnected and weird.” The state of his mental health resulted in him taking a hiatus from music to deal with “deep-rooted issues” and at one point Justin was spotted with a portable IV drip to keep himself healthy before his wedding with wife, Hailey Beiber. 

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TMZ now reports that the latter was all due to one diagnosis that doctors took a while to identify. The publication details how Justin has Lyme disease and his upcoming documentary that arrives January 27th will discuss the symptoms he endured while his disease went undetected for so long. Where Justin contracted Lyme disease is unknown but it’s almost always through a tick bite and causes fatigue, headaches, weakness and joint pain. 

The good news in the matter is that Justin is now being treated properly, on the proper medications and his skin has cleared up (a break out is a sign of Lyme diseases) and he’s feeling more better than ever to hit the road and tour for his new music and upcoming project.