I know some of you are split on the whole J Beebs mania, but I’ve got a confession: I’ve been a “Belieber” ever since I did this iChat (yes, an iChat—21st-century stuff for a 21st-century star) interview with him for our September issue.

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Thursday afternoon, San José, California. Justin Bieber sits in a dressing room that's usually home to the San José Sharks hockey team. But there are 23 Sharks and only one of him – a tiny boy in a huge room, empty but for a sofa, a documentary-maker pointing a camera at me (Jon M Chu, director of Step Up 3D, now making Justin Bieber Never Say Never 3D), his press man Mike, and his Xbox. He has, I notice, chosen for his Xbox avatar a small black girl wearing a plaid skirt.

Jon M Chu's 3D camera is capturing a circumspect, anxious me. My anxiety is due to the fact that Justin – being only 16 and by far the biggest teen star in the world, probably the biggest since Michael Jackson – tends to rattle off overly polished maxims in interviews, such as these from his newly published autobiography, First Step 2 Forever: My Story:

"Every one of my fans is so special to me... It all happened because of you. I wake up knowing I have the best fans in the world… My team is my family and they all deserve their time to shine too…"

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Justin Bieber did a book siging at Barnes and Noble in L.A. on Sunday and while he was at it spoke candidly about things in his life.

Justin Bieber did a promotional book signing event at a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Los Angeles on Sunday October 31 and while he was at it he revealed that he wants to be a Dad. Indeed it would seem that he wants to be a Dad sooner than later.

Not right away or anything, no he's but 16 and definitely smart enough to know that he's got lots of living and lots of singing ahead before taking on being a parent. But in an interview with the Associated Press before sitting down to talk to his fans and to sign books and have photos taken he candidly said that he wants fatherhood before he gets too old.

Bieber Sees Marriage and Fatherhood...One Day

"I see myself being like, 30, like, married, like, probably. I don't know. It seems far away for me" he told the AP. "But I want to be a young dad. I don't want to be old and not be able to kick around the soccer ball, you know?"

That wasn't the only subject he was candid about. He actually referred to himself as a "heartthrob" but it seems by the hesitation that he's not entirely comfortable with calling himself that. He made it clear he wants to continue taking singing seriously and named two well known singers who were in his position when younger and who he planned to emulate.

"I see myself making a smooth transition from being a teenage, um, you know, teenage heartthrob basically to, you know, to an adult singer," he said. "I want to make that smooth transition, kind of like Usher or Justin Timberlake did it."

Massive Line-up For Bieber to Sign First Step 2 Forever: My Story

The line-up for Sunday's signing saw over a thousand teen and tween girls, and many parents and even some boys, wait patiently for a chance to get Bieber's book Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, signed by the Canadian singer, actor (he was recently in an episode of CSI: Las Vegas and now writer.

The interview wasn't long given all the book signing, fan-meeting and photos that he had waiting. He was asked about why write a book in the first place. After all with all that's been written about him it's easy enough to presume his fans know all there is to know. He's clearly though about the answer.

"I don't know if they know it completely. I've never gotten the chance to really tell them myself. I've told them in interviews and people have written articles, but it's not really from me," he pointed out. "I was able to write all my thoughts down and basically tell them, basically, how I'm feeling, you know? Just different stuff like that."

Bieber 2010 Tour Moving on From L.A.

Bieber, who had his new acoustic video version of this song Never Say Never debut on FOX before the third game of the World Series last Saturday, is now moving on from the California leg of his tour. The 16-year-old is Oklahoma City on Wednesday November 3 and in San Antonio, Texas Friday and in Houston on Saturday.

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Even by teen-sensation standards, it has been a big week for Justin Bieber.

The Canadian pop singer announced Monday that he will star as himself in a 3D biopic to be released in time for next Valentine's Day.

And he says he's also at work on a memoir, due in October. The book is titled Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story. A comic book about the 16-year-old singer also comes out in October.

On Twitter, Bieber called the movie project "incredible news." The movie, as yet untitled, will include footage of his current tour, which swings into Scotiabank Place on Aug. 24. Davis Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for helming An Inconvenient Truth, is in negotiations to direct.

How hot is Bieber? New York magazine, which usually skips teen sensations, profiles him in its current issue.

Here are 12 things we learned from the feature, written by Alex Morris....

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You know you've officially caught it. Bieber Fever. In the midst of his industry takeover, VIBE catches up with Justin Bieber, the young heartthrob / Usher mentee who's bodied the industry and has every crazed teenie bopper armed with an autograph pen in tears.

VIBE: Are you used to the fame now or are there still moments when you think to yourself, Wow, this is my life?

Justin Bieber: It’s been pretty crazy traveling the world and living my dream. Not many people get to do what I’m doing. It’s amazing. My favorite thing is being able to travel around the world and perform for my fans. I think I’ve lost 80 percent of my hearing. I definitely have very loud fans.

When did you realize that you had officially become a phenomenon?

I got to meet the President [Barack Obama] a few times. I got a tour of the White House. He’s really cool and down to earth. I thought he was going to be really reserved, but he was cool. I met [the First Daughters, Sasha and Malia] when I went to the White House and they were nice.

What was cooler: Meeting the president or meeting Oprah?

That’s a tough one. Oprah was really cool. She came in the dressing room afterwards, met my parents and grandparents.

The Internet has been very good to you. Did you have any idea that posting your videos on YouTube would make you a star?

I posted the videos on YouTube for fun, just messing around. I never was a kid who wanted to be famous. I’m from Stratford, Ontario, a very small town, 30,000 people. I didn’t have money for a manager. We didn’t have a lot of money [period].

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It's not easy to travel incognito when it seems every tween and teenage girl in the world knows what you look like. But Justin Bieber gave it a good shot during a recent trip to the Bahamas. When the 16-year-old pop star wanted to try out the water slides at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island, he wrapped a beach towel over his trademark mane of floppy blond hair. This worked for about an hour before savvy girls figured out that the boy who looked like Justin Bieber in fact was the Canadian singer.

Born and raised in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber now calls Atlanta home. Though Bieber has denied romances with fellow teen stars Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, he admits that his heart belongs to a beauty named Cassie. (Relax, girls. Cassie is one of the sea lions at the Atlantis.)

Q What is your favorite vacation destination?

A I really like tropical locations, but I also like to go home to Stratford whenever possible. I also really love vacationing at the Atlantis in the Bahamas because there's so much for me and my friends to do. The last time I was there, we had the chance to swim with dolphins and play golf and basketball — all on the beach!

Q When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?

A My iPod definitely. My laptop, because I'm constantly making music, and I can communicate with my friends.

Q What are your five favorite cities?

A Stratford, Ontario. Tokyo is amazing! Los Angeles. Sydney is incredible. And Atlanta is my second home, so I'd have to say that.

Q What country has the most vocal fans?

A I think my home country, Canada, has the most vocal fans. It feels unbelievable when I go home to feel such love. It's amazing whenever I get that kind of support, but to be able to connect with my fellow Canadians is awesome!

Q What kind of research do you do before you go away on a trip?

A I like to just see what's going on at a certain location and see what there is to do. If it looks and sounds like I'm able to have fun there, then I'm all for it.

Q Where would you like to go that you have never been?

A I'd really like to go to Brazil. I've never been there, but I heard it's beautiful.

Q What is your best vacation memory?

A Probably the last time I was in Paradise Island. I had my friends and family there with me, and we were able to relax and have a good time. Swimming with the dolphins (at the Atlantis' Dolphin Cay) was a great experience.

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What do girls do that confuses you? 
'One time, a fan in Seattle came up to me and for some reason she decided she was going to tackle me. She crept up behind me and gave me a hug, but then she ended up knocking me to the ground. I didn't get that at all. It wasn't nice!'

What is the last lie you told? 
'I dunno, I tell a lot of lies! A couple of years ago I had an F grade on a test at school, but I turned it into a B with the teacher's pen! My mom had to sign that she's seen it before I took it back to school, so she had no idea how bad it actually was!'

Have you dumped someone over the phone?
'Yes, I broke up with a girl that way once. That's terrible, isn't it? We got into an argument during a phone call so I basically said, 'I don't wanna be with you and more,' and she cried. I saw her after that and it was a bit awkward, but we're not enemies now, so that's cool.'

How long had you been seeing her? 
'Like, seven months. But I wouldn't recommend splitting up with anyone that way. It's very mean!' Have you ever fancied your mom's friends? 'Er, yeah, I probably have. I actually can't remember any one of them in particular, but she's definitely had a few hot friends in the past.'

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Right now, no teen singer is a hotter star than Justin Bieber. From a two-day stint on “The View,” to a coming North America tour, Biebermania–is that a word yet?–is catching on.

The day before his new album “My World 2.0” hits stores and the launch of his new Web site, the 16-year-old Bieber talked to Speakeasy about his crazy fans, rapping and how he handles all the jokes about him.

Speakeasy: You always seem to do a lot of R&B covers. What is it about the genre that you gravitate towards?
Justin Bieber: Growing up, it was just something I wanted to listen to; “On Bended Knee” by Boyz II Men. I like Ne-Yo’s “So Sick”, “Because of You”. Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana”, so yeah.

Anyone in your iPod Justin Bieber fans might not expect?
I like a lot of classic rock. I like Led Zeppelin. I think they’re a really good band. I like a lot of classic rock, the Beatles, AC/DC, stuff like that.

In your stage show, you’re starting to break into dance moves and incorporate some choreography. Has that been difficult for you?
It’s been a little difficult. I didn’t dance my whole life; it’s kind of something I learned, but it takes a little bit of vocal training and stuff like that to keep my voice in check until the [end of the tour September] fourth.

What’s your favorite song to perform on the album?
My favorite song on the album to perform is “Baby”.

Ludacris is a guest rapper on “Baby”, but when you perform the song live, you rap his part. Do you enjoy doing that and does it make you want to take a stab at rapping yourself?
I just have fun with it. Luda’s hilarious, fun to work with, and I don’t always have him there, so I just do it myself. I own it. I have my fun with rapping; it’s just a fun thing to do.

How did you get Drake to be in the “Baby” video?
We met at the hotel we were staying at the day before the Grammys. He’s from Canada too so he wanted to show some support.

When you did the remake of “We Are The World”, you lead off the song, taking Lionel Richie’s part. Did you know that was going to happen?
We were in there, and we didn’t know that was going to happen. They did that last minute. Lionel was like, “I think you should sing my part.” I ended up doing and it was a lot of fun. I would really like to work with Lionel [again]. He’d be fun to work with.

A lot of people joke about you. How do you handle being a punch line and have you heard a joke about you that actually made you laugh?
There was a skit on Funny Or Die about me that was hysterical. People joke about me and it’s always fun to laugh about yourself. That’s the coolest thing about Justin Timberlake is he’s able to laugh about himself.

What are some of the craziest things you’ve seen fans do to get your attention?
I’ve seen girls flash me before; it’s happened a couple of times. It’s kind of crazy that girls would do that to get my attention. When we’re jogging, girls chase us. They’ll just do anything to get my attention.

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