[Musicians: Justin Bieber] Backstage Interview (NYRE 2013)

Backstage Interview (NYRE 2013)

Jonathan Brooks interviews Justin Bieber backstage. Bieber talks about his plans for the upcoming year, his performance at Dick Clark's New Year's Eve, and his New Year's Eve traditions.

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Contradictory body language in accordance to the statement being said. Bieber says he has been doing fine but his furrowed brows and slightly pursed lips say otherwise.

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Here, is is shown raising his eyebrows and the usual baseline gesture he uses to emphasize a certain statement on how he feels about his music changes.

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Bieber is seen playing with his watch.

This is somewhat of a self comfort behavior. 

This is indicative of nervousness and anxiety, likely some stress too.

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Bieber does what is called a "palm cleanse", this is when one places their hand on their thighs and rubs down to the knees. Doing this also wipes any sweat and clamminess from the hands.

The "palm cleanse" is another self comfort behavior.

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 Looking down is a sign of submissiveness, and likely in this situation, in conjunction with all his other signals, Bieber probably does feel submissive.

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Side Note: All signs point to negative feelings being involved.