The Weeknd has hinted he is “prepared to shut” a chapter in his music profession.
In an interview for W journal printed on Monday, the singer-songwriter – actual identify Abel Tesfaye – revealed that he’s evaluating a few of his selections.
“I am going by way of a cathartic path proper now,” he shared. “It is attending to a spot and a time the place I am on the brink of shut The Weeknd chapter. I am going to nonetheless make music, perhaps as Abel, perhaps as The Weeknd. However I nonetheless wish to kill The Weeknd. And I’ll. Finally. I am positively making an attempt to shed that pores and skin and be reborn.”
The Weeknd, who dropped his fifth studio album Daybreak FM in January 2022, did not reveal any additional particulars about his plans to “kill” his persona.
“The album I am engaged on now might be my final hurrah as The Weeknd. That is one thing that I’ve to do. As The Weeknd, I’ve stated every thing I can say,” the 33-year-old declared.
But, the Canadian star indicated that he loved making an attempt his hand at appearing within the upcoming HBO present The Idol, which he co-created alongside Reza Fahim and Sam Levinson.
“Movie and TV is a brand new artistic muscle for me,” he continued, earlier than seemingly referring to some reported manufacturing delays. “I do not launch my music till I feel it’s nice. Why would this be any completely different?”
The Idol is ready to start airing on 4 June.
