The Weeknd reflects on his 2015 arrest; Says, ‘It was a real rock star era. I’m not proud of it’

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The Weeknd, who recently released his first studio album in four years, bared his soul in his latest interview and revisited the darkest days of his life and how revealed how the experience inspired his latest work. “So, this is about the darkest time of my entire life, around 2013, 2014,” the Heartless singer told Variety.

He mentioned that during the initial years of his career, when he was trying to get used to his new stardom, he was having a hard time dealing with some personal stuff.

Speaking about his 2015 arrest, the singer said it was a real rock-star era and that he is not proud of it. He revealed that the sirens that can be heard at the end of his song Heartless, is actually a reference to that time in his life.