The Weeknd has lately mentioned that he desires to do away with his alter-ego, saying that he ” desires to kill The Weeknd.”
In a current interview with W Journal alongside his The Idol co-star Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd made it identified that he desires to proceed along with his inventive endeavours, solely below his actual identify, Abel Tesfaye.
The Canadian singer informed the interviewer that he’s on “a cathartic path proper now” and is “attending to a spot and a time the place [he’s] on the brink of shut The Weeknd chapter”.
Whereas he may be transferring to modify between his moniker and his actual identify, he’ll ultimately “attempt to shed that pores and skin and be reborn.”
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Talking about his new music, he mentioned: “The album I’m engaged on now might be my final hurrah because the Weeknd. That is one thing that I’ve to do. Because the Weeknd, I’ve mentioned the whole lot I can say.”
The Idol is a brand new present Tesfaye co-created for HBO Max. Within the new W interview, he additionally spoke about The Idol reshoots had been taking an enormous toll on his “well being and residential”. This comes after an incident final 12 months when Tesfaye cancelled his live performance mid-performance after shedding his voice.
“My concept is that I forgot learn how to sing as a result of I used to be enjoying Tedros, a personality who doesn’t know learn how to sing,” he defined. “My secret talent is that I don’t panic. However I did panic once I misplaced my voice. I needed to relaxation and replicate and take into consideration The Weeknd and Tedros and all that had occurred with the present.”
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Tesfaye first emerged as The Weeknd in 2011 along with his acclaimed mixtapes ‘Home Of Balloons’, ‘Thursday’ and ‘Echoes Of Silence’. These would go on to be collected because the now iconic ‘Trilogy’ set. Since then he has launched 5 albums, with the final being 2022’s ‘Daybreak FM‘. He has additionally appeared on each the large and small display screen, showing in Uncut Gems, American Dad, The Simpsons and extra.
In different information, it has additionally emerged that The Weeknd desires to buy the NHL staff Ottawa Senators. Ryan Reynolds and Snoop Dogg are additionally in battle to win possession of the staff.