The Weeknd Quotes

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The Weeknd

Profession : Musician

Birth : February 16, 1990

I'm pretty laid-back in real life. I just love hanging with my friends and making jokes. The jokes don't stop - literally, all day.

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The effect of music on fashion has been immense, especially hip-hop and urban music.

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I make good music for long journeys.

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I always hated how I looked on camera. I never put a face to my music, which actually made the music that much more mysterious.

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When you come to my show, I want it to feel like opera, like a theatre.

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Environment is very important to me. Sometimes I have to perform during the day for festivals, and my music does not work in the daytime. It is nighttime music.

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'Kiss Land' is the story after 'Trilogy'; it's pretty much the second chapter of my life. The narrative takes place after my first flight; it's very foreign, very Asian-inspired. When people ask me, 'Why Japan?' I simply tell them it's the furthest I've ever been from home. It really is a different planet.

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I feel like I'm the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids.

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I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life.

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'Thursday' is a conceptual album. Whatever that situation was, I spent the whole album focusing on that situation.

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It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can't or won't see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish.

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I always use Michael as, first and foremost, a vocal inspiration, and 'Off the Wall' was definitely the one that made me feel like I could sing.

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I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.

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Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you.

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When I was performing the songs on 'Kiss Land,' it was a great singalong. But there were moments where I realized some parts were catchier than the others. There's maybe two choruses on all of 'Kiss Land.'

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I didn't have a father figure in the house.

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Going to a therapist is not something you do when you're growing up as a street kid in Toronto.

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I couldn't ever go back home without being something. I probably would never have gone back home. That was definitely a big motivation. To get back home, and not empty-handed.

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The vibe on 'Starboy' comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio, from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid.

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I sang a lot of low stuff on songs like 'Secrets' and 'Rockin',' almost like Toni Braxton. On 'Secrets,' I'm a different person.

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