The Weeknd Quotes

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The Weeknd

Profession : Musician

Birth : February 16, 1990

I'm the most boring person to talk to.

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I wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous.

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I don't think I'd ever apologise for music I make, no.

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It's almost schizophrenic who I portray in my music.

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All I do is make music.

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'Trilogy' was more of a claustrophobic body of work. Before it was released, I hadn't left my city for 21 years, and I had never been on a plane, not once. I spent my entire life on one setting; that's probably why pieces of the album feel like one long track, because that's what my life felt like. It felt like one long song.

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I wanted to drop three albums in a year because no one had done it. It was bold, unheard of.

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I've grown accustomed to hotels and drastic climate change.

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If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared.

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People always say when they meet me that I'm not what they expect. I assume they think I'm this super dark and depressing guy, but I like to channel all of those emotions into my work.

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The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it.

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'House of Balloons' was actually supposed to have more songs than it does.

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Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.

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The Internet, man, is a beautiful thing.

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Thanks to my fans that have been with me from the beginning, I was able to sell out arenas on my own.

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When people meet me, they say that I'm really kind - contrary to a lot of my music.

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To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor.

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I wish I could make music about politics. I feel like it's such an art and a talent that I admire tremendously, but when I step into the studio, I step out of the real world, and it's therapeutic.

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Once you've changed who you are or who you've portrayed in your music, the fans, they'll catch it... Once I feel like the world knows me for anything else but my music, then I feel like I failed.

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My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I'll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there's no pressure.

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