Justin Bieber says Kobe Bryant's death has reminded him to 'live life to the full'

Justin Bieber says Kobe Bryant‘s death has reminded him to ‘live life to the full’.

The 25-year-old singer was a friend of the basketball icon – who died in a helicopter crash in January – and Justin has admitted the tragic incident has reminded him of his real priorities in life.

‘It’s been a very long journey and I’ve been through a lot but I’ve been working hard for a long time, trying to work out how to express myself better,’ said the former YouTube king.

Livin it: Justin Bieber says Kobe Bryant’s death has reminded him to ‘live life to the full’. Seen on Thursday

Let’s get real: The 25-year-old singer was a friend of the basketball icon – who died in a helicopter crash in January – and Justin has admitted the tragic incident has reminded him of his real priorities in life

‘I’ve been through so many changes in my life,’ added the Baby singer.

‘Some of them have been good but some have been bad – some I could control and some I could not.

‘But of course sometimes we can all be struggling, even though some people hide it better than others.’

Justin – who previously dated fellow pop star Selena Gomez – then revealed that Bryant’s death has caused him to re-evaluate his own life.

It is here: Bieber’s new album Changes drops on Friday, which is also Valentine’s Day

Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he admitted: ‘I’ve had relationships in the past, new ones, old ones, but none of what I have now in my life is promised – so I’ve started to realise we have to live life to the full.

‘My friend Kobe Bryant reminded me that life can be tragic and it can be short.’

Meanwhile, Jennifer Hudson is set to perform a tribute to Bryant at the upcoming NBA All-Star Game.

The 38-year-old singer will perform prior to the player introductions at the NBA All-Star Game in Chicago on Sunday (16.02.20), when the basketball community in the US will remember one of the sport’s greatest ever players.

TMI: This comes after Justin bragged he and his wife have sex ‘all day.’ ‘So when I’m with my wife, we like to … You guys can guess what we do all day. It gets pretty crazy. That’s all we do,’ he said

Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gigi were both among the victims of a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on January 26.

This comes after Justin bragged he and his wife have sex ‘all day.’

Justin was previewing his new album Changes in London at Indigo at The 02.

While chatting with the crowd, he delved into his marriage with Hailey.

‘So when I’m with my wife, we like to … You guys can guess what we do all day. It gets pretty crazy. That’s all we do,’ he said.

”We like to watch movies, we like to Netflix and chill — but we definitely do more of the chilling,’ he joked.