Justin Bieber made his triumphant return to The Tonight Show on Wednesday, and one topic that was definitely not overlooked was his tearful performance at Sunday’s VMAs.
“It was so overwhelming for me, everything,”; Justin told Jimmy Fallon about why he cried following his performance of “What Do You Mean?”; — because he wasn’t expecting applause.
“I missed some cues so I was a little disappointed at that,”; he said. “Honestly, I just wasn’t expecting them to support me in the way they did. Last time I was at an awards show, I was booed.”;
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“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,” he added. “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.”;
But that wasn’t all. The Biebs also got back behind the drum kit for a second drum battle with Questlove:
He also performed “What Do You Mean?”; (with no tears this time):
Wait, there was more — freestylin’ with The Roots!
And finally, JB answered the question on everyone’s minds: what would “Where Are U Now? sound like if it were sung as a country ballad?
