The Weeknd Quotes
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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.
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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.'
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I wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous.
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Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere.
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I feel like everything we do comes down to how it looks. Even no branding is branding. For example, you had no face or image to put to my music at first. That was branding.
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A chorus is not easy.
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I just love Bowie. I think he's the ultimate inventor.
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'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.
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It's almost schizophrenic who I portray in my music.
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When you come to my show, I want it to feel like opera, like a theatre.
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I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.
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I don't think I'd ever apologise for music I make, no.
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Let's be honest. Canada wasn't ever cool.