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" 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. "

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

" Marriage is scary to me, man. "

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" Even though I've been putting out bodies of work for years, 'Beauty Behind the Madness' felt like the beginning. "

" 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. "

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

" The game is changing with songs like 'Earned It' as opposed to it changing me. "

" Literally wrote 'Starboy' in 30 minutes. "

" For the chorus of 'Secrets,' we used The Romantics' 'Talking in Your Sleep' and 'Pale Shelter' by Tears for Fears. It's like hip-hop: just grab it. "

" 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. "

" When I was making the early stuff, I never expected it to be so big. I was in my own kind of bubble. I never wanted to tour; I just wanted to create music and make a diary I could put out into the world. And sometimes, I became the characters. "

" My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway. "

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

" When I was born, that was the music my mother was listening to. Michael Jackson is a third parent to me. "

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" I feel like everything we do comes down to how it looks. Even no branding is branding. For example, you had no face or image to put to my music at first. That was branding. "

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

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

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" I want to be remembered as iconic and different. "

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

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" I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself. "

" I love trying new things. "

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

" The Joker is my favorite villain of all time: You don't know his past; you just know what his plans are. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I knew the second I finished the first record - 'House Of Balloons' - and had all this material leftover that a trilogy would be best. "

" 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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