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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. "

The Weeknd

She

Good

" '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. "

" 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. "

" Marriage is scary to me, man. "

The Weeknd

Scary

Man

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

The Weeknd

Listening

Mother

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

" I usually don't like to 'spoon feed' my audience, because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same. "

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

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

The Weeknd

Body

Storytelling

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

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

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

" All I do is make music. "

The Weeknd

Music

Make

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

" When I write, I write about my surroundings. Sometimes it's light, and sometimes it gets very dark. "

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

" 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

" I love trying new things. "

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

The Weeknd

Audience

Listen

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

The Weeknd

Walking

Man

" The Joker that Christopher Nolan created in 'The Dark Knight' had the scar across his mouth, and the first time you heard his explanation for it, he makes you believe that's how he got it. But then you get into the film, and every time he talks about his scar, it's a totally different story. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" In the beginning, I was very insecure. I hated how I looked in pictures. "

" The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in. "

" I mean... in life... what relationship is easy? "

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

" '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. "

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