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" For my generation, the bomber jacket is like a replacement for the suit jacket. It's a piece that men wear every day, and it's something that I would wear for any occasion, whether it's on the street or going to an awards ceremony. "

The Weeknd

Day

Street

Men

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

" My mother, my grandmother, my uncles would play Ethiopian artists like Aster Aweke and Mulatu Astatke all the time in the house. "

" '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. "

" I don't believe in icons. "

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Believe

Icons

" We're all insecure, aren't we? I'm not walking around like I'm macho man or anything. "

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Walking

Man

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

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

" 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. "

The Weeknd

Music

Environment

" Nothing is stopping me from doing what I love to do. "

" I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me. "

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People

Music

" 'Kiss Land' wasn't about what people wanted to hear on the radio. It was the state of mind I was in - introverted, like David Cronenberg's 'Naked Lunch.' You didn't know if you were hearing a chorus or a verse. It was just my thoughts. "

" My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all. "

" 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. "

" 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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My Own

Fans

" Image, lyrics, content, storytelling, cohesive body of work - that's Prince to me. "

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Body

Storytelling

" I was everything an R&B singer wasn't. I wasn't in shape. I wasn't a pretty boy. "

" I get naturally uncomfortable when I'm put under a magnifying glass. "

" When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonically, lyrically, visually. Conversations with women with different accents and stories told in those accents. I like to create characters based on different people I've met, and relationships. I like to tell stories loosely based on real-life events. "

" Taylor Swift's audience can listen to me, but so can the street kids. I want to touch it all. "

The Weeknd

Audience

Listen

" From when I was born to when I was 21, I never left Toronto. That's why I'm such a city cat. "

" 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. "

" Going home helps the content. "

" I just want to keep pushing the envelope without it feeling forced. "

" At one point, I didn't care. Now I want as many people to hear my music as possible. "

" A chorus is not easy. "

The Weeknd

Easy

Chorus

" Bragging just sounds good, man. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I probably could have toured off 'Trilogy' for the rest of my life. It definitely changed the culture. No one can do a trilogy again without thanking The Weeknd. "