Daytime was unusually hot, summer temperatures mocking winter. Now darkness has settled over the storied Paramount Pictures lot, just the ghosts of Groucho, Hope and DeMille lurking about.
But wait. Who’s that darting down a path, howling at the moon?
“Woohoo!” yells Justin Bieber, just another 16-year-old powered by a cocktail of energy and testosterone. But there’s another ingredient. Freedom. For this is one kid who can’t run rampant down the streets of any town, in any country, anymore.
“People think that being famous is easy, but there’s so much hard work in it,” says Bieber, fidgeting in his chair inside a large studio conference room. “Don’t get me wrong, I have no regrets. I’m able to do so much that a lot of people aren’t able to do. But I’m also taken away from a lot of stuff. I won’t be able to go to my prom. But you sacrifice. And I’m committed to a long career.”
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