Joe Rogan is known for his controversial comments. However, it was different when he defended Justin Bieber. The UFC commentator and podcaster had nothing but praise for the way the musician handled his fame.

Back in 2019, the podcaster and his guest, Sturgill Simpson, talked about the road to fame. During the talks, they stumbled upon how fame plays a giant role in a person’s life. Doubtlessly, Rogan believed that Justin Bieber was phenomenal in doing that, as he set his example in the talks.

Joe Rogan shared his views on Justin Bieber’s way of handling fame

The controversial podcaster and UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, seemingly defended the pop star, Justin Bieber. In the JRE episode #1356, featuring Sturgill Simpson, the talks went toward the role of fame in people’s lives. With the musician in mind, Rogan opined the same. He said, “I just think, people like Justin Bieber like he’s got a way harder road. It’s a way harder road to figure out who the f**k you are.”

As the talk proceeded, Simpson said, “All things considered, he’s handling it okay.” However, Rogan defended the musician. He exclaimed, “He’s handling it phenomenally.” Bieber has handled his fans and fame exceptionally well, even at a young age. He indeed fascinated Rogan.

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Simpson agreed, “You know, you don’t pay attention to things. I’m not like, I’m not glued into pop culture but somehow, like, you just can’t not know what Justin Bieber is up to once a month, just walking around the world any more of it.” Furthermore, he said a lot more than what meets the eye accompanies that fame. However, the singer has made a special place in the fans’ hearts with his experience of fame.

Joe Rogan compared fame with epoxy

Moreover, Rogan compared the rise to popularity with epoxy. How popularity affected people in general and the ways they mess things up, like throwing oil into an epoxy mixture and ruining the entire thing altogether. 

Rogan said, “You threw some oil in the epoxy, like ah, now you f**ked that whole thing up. That’s kind of what you’re doing to a person, when you raise a person famous. If you take some reality star from the time they were five and then they’re gonna sitcom in a movie, and you know you’ve gone through a whole – Oh no, I said reality star – but you’ve gone through your whole life.” Subsequently, he said, “If you’re Justin Bieber. You’re gone through whole life under the eye and it’s gotten bigger and bigger and bigger and more and more people paying attention.” 

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Staying ahead of the trends and making them is what makes pop stars catch the eye. Joe Rogan seemed utterly impressed at Bieber’s rise to fame and his management of it. Are you a fan of Justin Bieber and his songs? Let us know in the comments below.