Justin was born in a small town in Canada called Stratford. He lived below the poverty line, mostly because his parents divorced a few after he was born. Afterward, his father left his mother on her own to raising Justin. Pattie [his mother] decided to keep Justin's last name [Bieber] from Jeremy [his father]. It was tough growing up but Justin amused himself by banging on things in the house and making beats. His mother finally bought him a drum-set, but Justin is left handed so it made it challenging. Good thing Justin doesn't mind challenges at all.