Justin Bieber has millions of fans, but none as big as himself.

The troubled pop star, 20, reiterated this on Friday when he compared himself to James Dean on Instagram.

In the black and white image, the “Baby” singer gazes vapidly to his left while a cigarette dangles from his lips, in an attempt to recreate an iconic image of the actor in 1955’s, “Rebel Without a Cause.”

In case Beliebers didn’t get the reference, he made sure to note it in his caption — and nix any worries about Bieber smoking.

“This is James Dean inspired. Don’t ask me if I smoke ciggys cuz I don’t,” the Canadian wrote.

Then, just in case people still didn’t get it, Bieber posted the photo of the actor the next day.

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While few people epitomize “cool” like Dean, the singer might want to think twice before following in his footsteps — Dean died in a car crash at just 24-years-old.

The eyebrow raising Instagram post comes in what has been an interesting year for Bieber. 2014 has already featured a police raid of his Los Angeles-area mansion, an arrest on suspicion of DUI, drag racing and resisting arrest and the leak of an extremely bratty deposition video.