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Justin Bieber graces the front page of Seventeen magazine's latest edition. He reflects on his bad boy ways, "I was rebelling a little bit. I was getting cockier and cockier. I didn't have people to check me. I looked back and I was disappointed in myself."

"You have to own up to the mistakes," he continues. "You have to say, 'I'm sorry if I've let you down.' I always want to be honest and let people know that those mistakes aren't who I am. Who I am is someone who really cares about people."

my cover of @Seventeen. on stands May 19th https://t.co/Kew8ZflbMw pic.twitter.com/DOKtxKiGtk

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) May 12, 2015

"For a while, I was busy looking at my Instagram likes, and if a post didn't get a certain amount, I was like, 'Aw, they didn't like the photo.' But there's always a choice: You can let Instagram or stuff on the Internet affect your day, or you can choose to not be bothered by it."

EXCLUSIVE: June/July cover star @justinbieber opens up about his bad behavior: https://t.co/sDdVcQgj4V #17Justin pic.twitter.com/wNEi93WBvT

— Seventeen (@seventeen) May 12, 2015

Of what he's looking for in a girl, the former boyfriend of Selena Gomez says, "I need healthy relationships with people I can feel safe with. People I can say whatever to, and I'm not going to be judged. In a girl, I want someone who's confident in herself and honest. I have to find her very attractive and as someone I can see myself with for the rest of my life."