Will.i.am believes Justin Bieber will be the next Michael Jackson

Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas thinks that Justin Bieber is going to be the next Michael Jackson.

“I was with Justin Bieber in the studio two days ago, working on his new album, and we had a really great conversation,” he revealed.

“Just Bieber could be like Prince. Justin Bieber could be like Michael Jackson, where his career is like, ‘Wow! Explain [how] it’s 2030, Justin Bieber, [and] your career is so long. You’re the first artist to be broadcasted to Mars. How do you feel about that?’ Justin Bieber could be that dude.”

Why does Will.i.am think so highly of Bieber?

“That’s the conversation we had, and then we started working on things from scratch like here, right,” he said. “I wanted to do something with Justin that probably no other producer would do or took the time to think about to do. You know, I’m excited about the stuff we’re making.”

Do you agree with Will.i.am’s opinion? Is Bieber the next Michael Jackson?