The Weeknd discusses his dark persona, quitting drugs and more in a new interview with GQ. The Canadian singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, tells the magazine of how he feels about people thinking he’s a dark person: “I am not dark.
My art is dark, and I’ve gone through dark times. I’ve used those dark times as inspiration for my art. But I feel like because I’m not dark, I was able to channel it and put it into my music and into my art.” He adds that he’s been able to make some of his best work when he’s been sad, sharing: “I believe that when anybody is sad, they make better music. “And I’ve definitely been a victim of wanting to be sad for that, because I’m very aware.
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