Justin Bieber puts music on hold while 'struggling' with issues

Justin Bieber has told fans he is putting new music on hold while he struggles with "deep rooted issues."

Bieber said in a lengthy Instagram post for his 106 million followers that he is now very focused on repairing his issues so that he can sustain his marriage and be the father he wants to be.

Bieber's post follows an admission on Instagram earlier this month that he has been "struggling a lot, just feeling super disconnected and weird."

Justin Bieber concert at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, July 21, 2012. [Photo: IC]

The "Sorry" singer, who shot to fame as a baby-faced 15-year-old, married model Hailey Baldwin last September in a New York civil ceremony.

In 2017 he abruptly pulled out of his "Purpose" world tour, citing the need for rest.

Bieber has not released an album since 2015's "Purpose" although he came out with single "No Brainer" in July 2018 with DJ Khaled and other artists, and a remix of Spanish language global hit "Despacito" in 2017 with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

(Story includes material sourced from AP