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" I'm the most boring person to talk to. "
The Weeknd
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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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" To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor. "
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" The effect of music on fashion has been immense, especially hip-hop and urban music. "
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" 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. "
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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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" Image, lyrics, content, storytelling, cohesive body of work - that's Prince to me. "
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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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" The game is changing with songs like 'Earned It' as opposed to it changing me. "
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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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" At one point, I didn't care. Now I want as many people to hear my music as possible. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself. "
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" Bragging just sounds good, man. "
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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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