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" When people meet me, they say that I'm really kind - contrary to a lot of my music. "

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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 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.' "

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

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" I'm a huge fan of R. Kelly's. He's a musical genius and probably the most prolific artist of the generation before mine. "

" The mind of a 19-year-old is very different from the mind of a 26-year-old. You grow. You get into better relationships. You experience more, meet more people, better people. But when you're in a dark hole at an earlier point in your life - you write about the mindset you're in at that moment. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I spend just as much time on how people hear my music as I do the actual music, no matter how long it takes. I'm such a visual artist as well that it always goes hand-in-hand. "

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

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

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

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

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