--- title: Justin Bieber: I Won't Be Ashamed of My Mistakes description: Justin Bieber has taken to Instagram to explain to his followers why he canceled the end dates of his last tour canonical: https://time.com/4885448/justin-bieber-purpose-tour-canceled/ author: Rachel Lewis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-03T11:57:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:07.314Z og:title: Justin Bieber: I Won't Be Ashamed of My Mistakes og:description: Bieber canceled the last 14 dates of his 150-date Purpose Tour og:url: https://time.com/4885448/justin-bieber-purpose-tour-canceled/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt541992101ad3e98e/6988d842ab6d779cfd6af3eb/justib-bieber-apologises-fans.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: British Summer Time - Justin Bieber og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Bieber: I Won't Be Ashamed of My Mistakes twitter:description: Bieber canceled the last 14 dates of his 150-date Purpose Tour twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt541992101ad3e98e/6988d842ab6d779cfd6af3eb/justib-bieber-apologises-fans.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Justin Bieber: I Won't Be Ashamed of My Mistakes > Sponsored content. 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Samir Hussein / Redferns - Getty Images by [Rachel Lewis](https://time.com/author/rachel-lewis/) ## Rachel Lewis Aug 3, 2017 11:57 AM UTC [Justin Bieber](http://www.thedrive.com/news/12917/justin-bieber-hits-paparazzo-with-lifted-ram-pickup-in-beverly-hills) has taken to[ Instagram](http://time.com/4871362/obdulia-sanchez-instagram-video-car-crash/) to explain to his followers why he canceled the end dates of his last tour, saying that he took some time out to make sure he is “sustainable.” The singer posted the apology on Tuesday evening to his 90.4 million followers one week after he [canceled the last 14 dates](http://time.com/4871589/justin-bieber-purpose-world-tour/) of his 150-date Purpose Tour. Now Bieber has elaborated on the cancellation. “Me taking this time right now is me saying I want to be sustainable… I want my career to be sustainable, but I also want my mind heart and soul to be sustainable,” he said on Instagram. “Im \[sic\] VERY aware I’m never gonna be perfect,” he said. “And I’m gonna keep making mistakes but what I’m not gonna do is let my past dictate my future… What I’m not gonna do is be ashamed of my mistakes. 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