I did three albums in one year-plus I was working on Take Care too. I think by the time I got to Kiss Land, I was definitely emotionally tapped out. It created a genre, and I made 30 of those fucking songs. I feel like I said everything I needed to say on Trilogy-and that sound and whatever I wanted to put out into the universe. I guess, for me, it was the fourth album. As a debut record, there was an expectation for it. Kiss Land is not a label’s type of record. Why did Kiss Land fall short? Was it the label people pushing and pulling you in different directions or what? Oh, no.
It was clear to me that this isn’t just the album The Weeknd has always wanted to make it’s the album we’ve always wanted him to make. It became nearly impossible to find something else to listen to.
That statement would linger in my brain for days. “It’s the album I’ve always wanted to make,” Abel said. Drenched-suit, grinding-on-the-girl/boy-of-your-dreams party records. (Not “cosplay,” as Abel put it.) That sort of retro thing is having a moment right now in pop music, but these records are new. Quincy Jones meets Giorgio Moroder meets the best-night-of-your-fucking-life party records. Like real-deal, illuminated-white-tiles-on-the-floor party records. The new project is packed with party records. The music hit the studio like a Mack truck. It had a certain arrogance someone could only conjure with 100 percent certainty that I was indeed not ready. It wasn’t prompted by genuine concern that maybe I needed to grab a notebook or a bottle of water. Mind you, nobody knew who The Weeknd was. A good friend of mine hooked me up with a job at American Apparel, and I was folding clothes there when somebody at the store played the song. It was the first song that came out from The Weeknd. The second instance was when “What You Need” came out. He heard me sing and was like, “You should sing for Canadian Idol.”ĭid you try to go on Canadian Idol ? No! But then I started singing to girls and I was getting great feedback. It wasn’t until I met La Mar, my best friend. And I would get in trouble for it because it was inappropriate at the time. When did you first hear your voice and know that it was special? I used to get penalized for singing when I was younger, because I always wanted to sing. Especially R&B, which is a genre that is heavily influenced by how the artist looks. And I felt like it was the most unbiased reaction you can get to the music, because you couldn’t put a face to it. With House of Balloons, nobody knew what I looked like. Maybe there is a deeper issue with that, but I feel like with me it’s never been about the artist and the image of the artist.
What was the original reason for your anonymity? I don’t know. But I feel like because I’m not dark, I was able to channel it and put it into my music and into my art. I’ve used those dark times as inspiration for my art. My art is dark, and I’ve gone through dark times. How do you feel about people thinking you’re a dark person? I am not dark.
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In November, the Weeknd dropped the video for Starboy‘s “ Die for You,” teamed up with Post Malone for “ One Right Now,” and collaborated with Rosalía on “ La Fama.” The singer is also working on his upcoming HBO series The Idol, which is slated to star Troye Sivan, TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, and Anne Heche.Jacket, price upon request, and turtleneck, $1,090, by Amiri. Her most recent album is 2019’s Magdalene. Last year, FKA Twigs told Grammy Museum’s Programs at Home that she completed an album while in quarantine during the pandemic. “Tears in the Club” lives up to the promise of its name, pairing a booming dance floor beat and atmospheric synths with lyrics from Twigs and the Weeknd that are packed with heartache and angst: “Tears in the club,” goes part of the hook, “Because your love’s got me fucked up.” The track also arrives with a moody, sci-fi tinged music video - replete a few big dance numbers, to boot - directed by Amber Grace Johnson. FKA Twigs and the Weeknd give in to their “emotions overload” in new song “Tears in the Club.” The track follows the release of FKA Twigs’ single “ Measure of a Man” featuring Central Cee, which appears on the soundtrack from upcoming film The King’s Man out Dec.
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