--- description: The "Despacito (Remix)" singer was discovered by fans on a street corner in New Jersey watching a girl busk with her guitar. title: Here's Justin Bieber Asking Fans to 'Be Normal for a Second' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Justin Bieber Asks His Fans to Put Down the Phones and 'Be Normal for a Second' In This Video  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2017 4:57 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2017 4:57 PM CUT [Justin Bieber](http://time.com/4716511/justin-bieber-lion-tattoo/ "undefined") has long had a complicated relationship with the [voracious fandom](http://time.com/4542734/justin-bieber-leaves-stage-fans-screaming/ "undefined") that follows him everywhere and [records his every move](http://time.com/4326097/justin-bieber-no-fan-photos/ "undefined"). His zealous supporters launched him into superstardom, but sometimes, the “Love Yourself” singer just wants to have a normal, human interaction with them — although that can be difficult to wrangle. In a video posted by a fan account to YouTube, Bieber can be found hanging out on a street corner in what appears to be Montclair, New Jersey, surrounded by enthusiastic young women and a variety of onlookers as he takes over the microphone from a street performer. “Put down your phones and be normal for a second. Goodness gracious, how are ya? Put down your phone and be a normal person for a second,” he implores of the crowd that’s gathered, to little avail. In the following snippet, a young fan strums guitar and sings Colbie Caillat’s “Brighter Than the Sun” for the assembled crowd — including Bieber, who hangs out with his arms around a few fans and encourages the unknown singer. “You sound great,” he tells her as the song finishes, and then hands out a few high fives (and hits a dab) on his way out of the scene. Bieber himself actually [started out as a street busker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKbwJUHwp8Q "undefined") as well, which might explain his willingness to stop and listen before he heads off to continue his _Purpose_ world tour and dominate the charts with not one but _two_ songs, “I’m the One” and “Despacito (Remix),” still going strong. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4790719/justin-bieber-funny-fan-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4790719/justin-bieber-funny-fan-video/"},"headline":"Justin Bieber Asks His Fans to Put Down the Phones and 'Be Normal for a Second' In This Video","datePublished":"2017-05-23T16:57:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:53.470Z","description":"The \"Despacito (Remix)\" singer was discovered by fans on a street corner in New Jersey watching a girl busk with her guitar.","url":"https://time.com/4790719/justin-bieber-funny-fan-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Justin Bieber"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4790719/justin-bieber-funny-fan-video/","name":"Justin Bieber Asks His Fans to Put Down the Phones and 'Be Normal for a Second' In This Video"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch Justin Bieber Walk Off Stage Mid-Concert Because Fans Wouldn’t Stop Screaming","description":"It’s been a year of conflicting fan love for Justin Bieber; the enfant terrible and face tattoo advocate of pop music who made headlines after he told fans he would no longer be taking pictures with them them and later, by deleting his Instagram.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/C19b8ATY/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-10-24T18:20:41.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/C19b8ATY.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4790719/justin-bieber-funny-fan-video/","duration":"PT1M10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4790719/justin-bieber-funny-fan-video/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```