IamA The Weeknd Ask Me Anything!

Is there a chance of a collab with Frank Ocean?

Never met him. Love channel orange though!

Do you play your own music when you have sex with the ladies? Other music? No music?

XO.

No!!!!

How much of your lyrics come from your actual experiences?

All of it.

Hey The Weeknd! Great show on Jimmy Kimmel!

Any plans on collabing with Kavinsky again? I'm addicted to your remix of Odd Look.

Edit: The song for anyone curious.

Without hesitation

Where did "The Weeknd" come from? I've always wondered.

I left home when I was about 17 dropped out of high school and convinced Lamar to do the same lol. We grabbed our mattresses from our parents threw it in our friends shitty van and left one weekend and never came back home. It was gonna be the title of HOB. I hated my name at the time though so I tried it as a stage name. It sounded cool. I took out the "e" because there was already a canadian band named the weekend (copyright issues).

Are you even going to make stuff more like GTG/Initiation again? That half rap half sung shit? We need that.

Yes of course

Read in an interview that you were in Paris with Kanye. Can we expect something from you guys?

I'm not sure but kanye is the homie!

Hey Abel. Really love your music. How long did it take to make your first album, House of Balloons? Also, what are the main differences in creating music, now that you're signed and famous?

House of balloons was special because I had no deadlines and nobody knew me so there were no expectations. Spent a year making it perfect. Every song had at least like 7 Different versions to them before picking the right one

Do you speak Ahmaric?

Yes fluently. First language I learned. Had no dad and mom was working 24/7 so my grandma raised me until I was like 5. No English.

Where are you at with your relationship with Jeremy Rose AKA Zodiac? He produced some of your most popular songs off Trilogy.

Don't fuck with him. Especially that disgusting interview he did about me.

you really plan on signing everyone's copy of kissland @ ur shows ?!

Fuck yes

Are you a butt man or boobs man?

Both

Hi Abel! I met you last night at the Jimmy Kimmel show for like a second while you signed my CD. I'm the girl that showed you my lip tattoo of the xo. I've been listening to you from the beginning and I love seeing how much you've progressed from then til now. Keep up the amazing work and I'll be seeing you on Monday at the Greek Theater! I'll be alone in the pit :/ haha but oh well! I'm very excited! Since I have to ask a question, my question is, could you please follow me on twitter? Haha it's the same username as this one: @erinyourlungsss Anyway, if not, just know that you're truly a really fucking talented person and that I love you so much. Xo.

Haha yeah I remember you. Ima follow you now!!

When did you discover this lovely voice of yours?

Still discovering it!

A collab with Miguel anytime soon ?

Miguel is the homie!!! Really cool dude

Hey Abel When will you be touring Australia? The Australian XO fam been hungry!

SOON! I can't wait

Would you work with LANA DEL REY?

Yes. Lana is a good friend of mine

Kill Marry Fuck:

Madonna, Janet Jackson, Sara Palin

Lol

What is the worst thing about elevating into stardom?

Not having enough time to decide on things lol

Would you ever consider doing a cover of another MJ song? You should do "Give in to Me" off the Dangerous album.

Probably not. Nobody should ever cover more than one MJ song. If ever...

Not to get all In Treatment on you, but it sounds like you’d had some lady trouble. What’s up, bro?

I dunnnnno bro

Who inspires you to keep making music?

My friends... And my mom.

Favorite musicians, bands?

Emika right now. She's sonically out of this world

Are all of your albums going to be like a chapter of your life ? & why do you like to "spoil" your fans like why do you do all of these things for them for example calling them, signing there albums . Do you want to be different from other artists by how they are towards there fans ?

Yes always a chapter! And i do it because the only reason why I'm here is because of you!

I heard some of your earlier stuff, it sounded like more popular r&b, how did you go from that sound to the stuff you do now? Also have you talked to Beach House? Those samples make epic choruses. You're album blew me away man, it was one of those that made me forget all music before that moment. I'm serious

Those were not for me. Those were demos for pop stars before the fame so I could get some work in. I was 16-17. (Ironically the darkest times of my life). I failed miserably apparently it was pop enough so I said fuck it and started my own shit. Never would have that dark r&b would pop off. But it did I guess as you can hear everywhere

What is your favorite TV show Abel, do you think Hank is going to die on Breaking Bad?

Waiting until the season is over so I can watch all in one day. Fuck that every week bullshit. Game Of thrones won my heart last season though

Do You Write Your Own Music? :)

Of course but I'm always open to write with others.

Will you ever work with Illangelo again?

Yes of course

What is your favorite song off of kissland? Right now, my fav is professional.

Professional pretty and adaptation

Hey Abel, I missed your set with Flying Lotus after Bloc got cancelled in London last year, that said do you have any plans to work/collaborate with FlyLo or Captain Murphy in the near future?

Keep up the great work.

Yesssssss long over due

I love the lines in "Rolling Stone" when you address the common artist's dilemma of going mainstream, starting off with "I'll be different" and transitioning to "I hope I'm not different, And I hope you'll still listen".

Do you think you're at the point in your career where the music industry has changed you, and you are trying to hold on to those original fans? What is your thought on the changing of your style?

If you're an original fan then you will understand every decision I make. Rolling stone is definitely the past me talking to the present me on some Christopher Lloyd shit lol. But I feel like I'm changing the industry more than its changing me. But hey, I could be wrong.

Because your music is obviously very much influenced by love and relationships, do you believe that the relatable subject of sex and infatuation is the most powerful way of getting your music across to people?

The latter one.

Is House of Balloons a real place? Where was it?

65 spencer in parkdale

What was the hardest thing about making Kiss Land?

Getting comfortable in different studios around the world. LOVED Japan though.

Whats your collab with Diplo sound like? Any idea who's project it will be on?

It's going to be a big record for a big album. Not mine though. And it's a collab with another singer. No more info!! Lol

Besides Blade Runner, Japan and Portishead - what else inspired you when writing, producing and creating KISS LAND?

Scanners, naked lunch, the thing, polanski's Chinatown, enter the void, Amadeus and videodrome

hey abel. ive been following your career from the beginning, im a huge fan!

after all is said and done, how do you want to be remembered?

Remembered for my music

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Alot of issues mixed together. But doc is my mentor. I love him to death. We'll work again of course. Carlo is one of my best friends. Also will work.

Did you or do you play any sports?

Yoo I know you dabbled into hockey

Naw no hockey. Just ball

Would you ever be willing to share your original versions of "Crew Love," "The Ride," or any of the other songs that you gave Drake for Take Care? I know you said in that one interview that you disliked your second verse for "Crew Love," but I'm sure the fans would love to hear it.

Never that is disrespectful

I thought the album art you had for the original Trilogy releases were some of the best I'd seen all last year. Why for your new album did you go with a more...standard cover with you picture? Did you feel you had to get your image out there?

I'm a fan of irony

Are you seriously considering working on your next album in Seattle?

Yes! And New York

Has all this fame and support hit you yet? Do you ever wake up and just snap in reality that all of this is not a dream?

Of course . But i still don't feel satisfied