Canadian - Musician | February 16, 1990 -
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 think that's why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven't given people everything.
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I'm trying to get to Mars before everyone else.
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You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking.
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Thanks to my fans that have been with me from the beginning, I was able to sell out arenas on my own.
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The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it.
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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.
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Once you've changed who you are or who you've portrayed in your music, the fans, they'll catch it... Once I feel like the world knows me for anything else but my music, then I feel like I failed.
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In the beginning, I was very insecure. I hated how I looked in pictures.
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Nothing is stopping me from doing what I love to do.
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People always say when they meet me that I'm not what they expect. I assume they think I'm this super dark and depressing guy, but I like to channel all of those emotions into my work.
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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.
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