Justin Bieber sings his song Lonely about the turmoil of being a celebrity to a group of inmates in PRISON… during recent visit to an LA County jail
Justin Bieber sang his song Lonely about the turmoil of being a celebrity to a group of inmates at California State Prison.
He visited the prison in Lancaster last month and in newly released footage originally obtained by TMZ he is seen performing the new number.
One inmate could be seen moving his head to the beat as Justin sang: ‘Cause I’ve had everything but no one’s listening and that’s just f***ing lonely.’
Setlist: Justin Bieber sang his song Lonely about the turmoil of being a celebrity to a group of inmates at California State Prison
A small audience of male prisoners, all of whom were masked, were arranged on benches several feet from Justin.
Justin was standing at the microphone accompanied by a single acoustic guitar player, with a priest seen sitting nearby.
‘Everybody knows my name now but somethin’ ’bout it still feels strange,’ begins the song which is about the travails of fame.
‘What if you had it all but nobody to call? Maybe then you’d know me,’ the former child star sings in the chorus.
At the mic: He visited the prison in Lancaster last month and in newly released footage originally obtained by TMZ he is seen performing the new number
Captive audience: One inmate could be seen moving his head to the beat as Justin sang: ‘Cause I’ve had everything but no one’s listening and that’s just f***ing lonely’
Precautions: A small audience of male prisoners, all of whom were masked, were arranged on benches several feet from Justin
During his visit to the jail he was companied by his wife and fellow devout Christian Hailey who has since described the experience as a ‘life changing day.’
A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson told TMZ that Justin visited the prison in aid of religious initiatives.
Justin recently set his fans aflutter by surprise-dropping a new EP called Freedom on Easter just two weeks after the release of his album Justice.
Setup: Justin was standing at the microphone accompanied by a single acoustic guitar player, with a priest seen sitting nearby
Words and music: ‘Everybody knows my name now but somethin’ ’bout it still feels strange,’ begins the song which is about the travails of fame
Lonely, which the pop act wrote with Benny Blanco, was released in October of last year as one of the singles from Justice.
Earlier this month Justin delighted staff and students at a downtown Los Angeles elementary school with an outdoor concert.
In a show of support, Hailey was also seen in the audience making sure to keep her mask on as her husband performed.
Letting it out: ‘What if you had it all but nobody to call? Maybe then you’d know me,’ the former child star sings in the chorus
The concert was part of the Welcome Back With Baby2Baby event in conjunction with Amazon hosted by Kelly Rowland.
As the month wore on Justin livestreamed a 15-minute miniconcert from the rooftop and interior of the Hotel De Crillon in Paris.
Justin’s French concert venue, where he performed selections from Justice, is currently owned by a Saudi prince.
By the way: A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson told TMZ that Justin visited the prison in aid of religious initiatives