he always working

Ehhh he’s been saying this since the whole Prince thing lol nothing to get hung about

what? he has mentioned writing a screenplay for a second time this year. never before

Oh whoops my fault. I misremembered what he said about writing a “Purple Rain” type album to go along with a movie from 2015.

The way he talked about his vision for the tour this time around sounded f***ing amazing, F*** this pandemic

wonder what he rated Burning on Letterbox 🤔

those B&W photos look super weird to me lmao

maybe it's cause he never smiles like that

Dude is a workaholic and a genius

"I mean, we were all eighteen-year-old blip-blip kids, as you call it.” (He means blipster.)

He looks like a gigachad with the lighting

Thanks Thrice.
I know that people dont click on links and dont read,had to take these little snippets in OP for the easy viewing

good interview wish there was less fluff but its whatever

need to know what brands he's wearing in the shoot

nvm it says it on esquire that Prada jacket is flames

Prada rn>>>>

I think the MJ thing was in context of they were setting him up for a failure in terms of trying to compare him to the greatest with only his first hit.

I dont get your rebranding comment tho.
That Calvin track is nothing out of the ordinary,
I just see it as keeping the momentum and success of AH.

Hes always embraced that villain role in his music ngl.
I see it as hes getting older,maybe the way of thinking is maturing?Idk tho.

Sorry for the weird grammar i cant seem to turn on my english today

What I took from that is that the media was setting him up to be unfairly criticized/shit on by people who will read the MJ comparisons and instantly freak out due to it being such a large claim. Abel has said that he doesn’t want to be the next MJ or Prince before, so he probably doesn’t appreciate those comparisons tbh

Side note, I really don’t get rapey vibes from initiation... Grimey group s***for sure but nothing forced imo

If he rebrands,would you think thats a good decision?
Im on board tbh,that Calvin single sounds great.
Would really enjoy him exploring some more bold areas like ballads,slow jams etc,
Nothing forced tho,let it come naturally,kinda like MJ with his later more agressive sound.

Also thats a bonus,there is always this new PC culture where people get overly sensitive about lyrics and stuff.

What an odd little interview lmao.

I still think After Hours was him executing a balance though

Blinding Lights is yeah absolutely massive, but once you press play on the album it's instantly clear that he isn't chasing pop hits

I honestly don't think After Hours would have had the commercial and critical success it has had if it were just Starboy 2.0 - It strikes a masterful balance between his original sound and his sound that dominates the charts

AH is not dominating charts
in my opinion that balance he decided to use was the downfall of the album's commercial success

Wonder if he's writing for Ariana lately lol. She doesn't deserve that tho

4 straight weeks at #1
A top 15 album this week
17 weeks at #1 on the rnb charts

Two #1hits
A top 5 hit for 30 odd weeks.
#1 in 20 odd countries.

Dont downplay this lol
Aslo critically acclaimed

probably Ariana or Lana.
would love if it was Solange or I know it's and unpopular opinoin but Billie