Sunday evening Justin Bieber broke down in tears while on stage and now the 21-year-old has revealed the real reason behind his tears during the performance of his comeback single What Do You Mean? during the MTV VMAs– he was overwhelmed.
The singer admitted he was very surprised by the support he received and it all became a bit much for him.
He told chat show host Jimmy Fallon: “It was just so overwhelming for me – everything, just the performance.
“I just wasn’t expecting them to support me in the way they did. The last time I was at an awards show, I was booed. I think it’s just like I’ve worked so hard at this album and at becoming the man I want to become, and then stepping into situations, you just can’t help but feel judged.
“So I was just feeling judged and wanting to win so badly, and wanting to do what I love so badly that I just put everything on the line. And I think that that was what was so special about the emotional moment at the end, that it was authentic. It was real. I was really just wanting it so bad.”