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

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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. "

" 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. "

" I didn't like the way I looked in pictures - when I saw myself on a digital camera, I was like, 'Eesh.' "

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

" Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I just love Bowie. I think he's the ultimate inventor. "

" Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated. "

" I think that's why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven't given people everything. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Marriage is scary to me, man. "

" '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. "

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

" '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. "

" I feel like the way I was raised was to be able to see through all the titles in this world - from religion to race. "

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

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

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

" I love trying new things. "

" 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.' "

" Prince turned experimental music into pop music. 'When Doves Cry,' the whole 'Purple Rain' soundtrack - he was inspired by the Cocteau Twins and new wave pop and brought it into R&B when he first started, and then it became this cool, next-level, kind of hard-to-digest music. Which is what I felt 'House of Balloons' was. "

" 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 feel like I'm changing pop culture. "