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Rather than fawn over the pomp and circumstance of “celebrity” or rely on the machinations of the industry, the man himself, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, steps into the shadows and allows his art to do the talking.
The Toronto-born singer, songwriter, and producer who goes by the name of THE WEEKND, doesn’t say much outside of his lyrics or personal messages through his social networking sites. Ever since appearing on the scene in late 2010, he’s been shrouded in mystery, cultivating a mystique that baffles our gossip-obsessed pop culture. With that said, the 22-year-old alternative R&B phenomenon is an enigma in more ways than one.
For him, it’s not about becoming famous. It’s not about becoming rich. It’s not about pleasing anyone. It’s about being honest, staying true to his art, and diving headfirst into the deep end. History’s most impactful artists from Van Gogh and Charles Bukowski to Miles Davis and John Lennon faced both the abyss and the heavens. They knew about sex, drugs, pain, joy, and love, and they weren’t afraid to talk about them openly.
On his three-disc debut for XO/Republic Records, Trilogy, THE WEEKND is an open book, revealing
everything and nothing at the same time. There are moments of ecstatic electronic bliss like the irresistible “High for This”, and then there’s the propulsive poetic paranoia of “House of Balloons”, which twists a sample Siouxsie and the Banshees’
Happy House into a frenetic danceable coup. With an inimitable and divine voice, he sings of hazy nights that turned into hazier mornings and tumultuous trysts that spiraled into eternal longing. However, you can take whatever you want from it. After all, it is art.
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Trilogy
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House of Balloons
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Wicked Games
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Echoes of Silence
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Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 2013Wednesday 26 June 2013The Weeknd and 268 others
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presspreston
the weeknd - she's dancing for me.mp3 big hit in my country
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Inconnu_
Kiss land <3
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Mathew_Was_Here
Kiss Land needs to drop like now!
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kingofcosmos
How did this guy get so boring?
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ChelseaSmile95
When they love me, I get money I get money I get money, when they love me, I get money I get money I get money
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presspreston
lets se what he got
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Reptilians
Kiss Land. ♥ [2]
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Kiss Land. ♥
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Jokeish
You can tell the fame is going straight to his head in the lyrics for Kiss Land, and I'm loving every second baring witness to it. The new track is filthy.
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carolinadee
kudos to whoever wrote the bio
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ClownBehbeh
V yes
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halopro
Shit, am I the last one to hear about this dude? Fucking amazing.
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rickyzito_
the new song kiss land is simply amazing. i'm love :3
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Dr1zzz
dude is on a whole different level right now. no one can see him atm.
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YoungHannibal
This nigga only has two subject matters, doing drugs and date rating females and than running a train on those females.
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BSWOVO
rip abel
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KaramuKreemy
your face looks like a pussy
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Jerm_
Drake pulled the plug on this nigga's career b
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weeknd fell off, takecareovo
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ooooohh this shit hot
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