Troubled pop star Justin Bieber has written an emotional open letter to his fans, addressing his recent on-stage outbursts over audience noise.
The 'Baby' singer has complained to his fans their screams are too loud, even storming off-stage at a UK show when they refused to lower their volume.
In a since-deleted letter he posted on Twitter, Bieber tries to explain his actions, insists he isn't a robot and fires a shot at the media for "twisting things".
"I simply feel like, if I didn't use this platform to say how I truly feel, and if I didn't use this platform to be the man that I know I am, and speak from what's in my heart, then I'm doing myself injustice, and I'm not doing anybody in this audience any justice," he says.
"There's going to be times where I say the wrong thing, because I'm human. But I don't pretend to be perfect and I hope to God that, you know, I don't say the right thing all the time because if that was the case then I'd be a robot, and I'm just, I'm not a robot."
The Grammy-award winning 22-year-old notably doesn't say 'Sorry', but does give his version of events - which don't match up with video footage from the concerts.
"All I was simply doing was wanting people to listen; to kind of hear me out a little bit. Certain people... Certain cities aren't going to want to hear me out, and you know, sometimes it's my job to just say, 'Hey, I'm not going to try to force anything.'"
Bieber doesn't use the letter to explain other recent fan gripes, such as his reportedly unfriendly attitude at fan meet-and-greets, his refusal to take photos with fans or his quitting Instagram.
The Canadian is scheduled to wrap up the UK leg of his tour in London on November 29.
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