Justin Bieber is featured in the June 2012 issue of GQ magazine, on newsstands May 22.

Check out some highlights from the interview, where the 17-yr-old heartthrob talks about keeping his guard up in the business, parting and Kim Kardashian.

On partying: “For me, it’s just like, I like to be in control of myself. I mean, I’ve had a beer, like, before…. But I never get out of control.”

On distrusting the music business: “I mean, I keep my guard up a lot, because you know, you can’t trust anyone in this business. That’s what’s sad. You can’t trust anybody. I learned the hard way.”

On Kim Kardashian: “People say she doesn’t do anything; she actually does do stuff…. She works hard.”

To read the full interview with Justin Bieber, visit GQ

photo credit: Peggy Sirota/GQ