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Justin Bieber gets bloodied and bruised for new magazine cover

Pictures have emerged showing Justin Bieber bloodied and bruised in a shocking photo-shoot for the 10th anniversary issue of Complex magazine.

The 18-year-old, who releases new single, ‘Boyfriend,’ on March 26, appears on two covers for the US publication, one showing him bloodied and dazed after being knocked to the floor, and the other holding a steak to his bruised and swollen face.

Further images of the singer getting beaten up in a boxing ring also appear inside the magazine, alongside an interview where the teen idol reveals he takes his career very seriously.

He says: “There’s no point in doing this if I’m not going to be the best. I give up a personal life. I give up my friends and family to pursue what I love and to make my fans happy. Why would I give up so much to be just another singer?”

The ‘Baby’ star, who is currently working on his third album, 'Believe,' also admits it will be a challenge to change some people’s perception of his music:

“I feel like it’s my responsibility to be the greatest I can be. If I start making terrible music, I don’t expect people to like me. If I’m making great music and there’s no reason for people to dislike me, that’s when it’s going to make me upset.

"People just need to take a chance and listen. If they don’t want to take a chance, then I don’t know. That’s going to be the biggest problem, to make them feel like it’s cool for them to like my music.”

Watch a recent interview with Justin Bieber on The Ellen Degeneres Show below: