nocturnal

3w

do you know how long i've been looking for this? insane

FlukiestFaun

3w

yup, this interview had been taken down literally everywhere when that period of the hills - cfmf released, even now you can't post the full length or else it will get taken down so whoever posted this as unlisted is pretty smart

I wish the newer fans knew about this, so many fun facts about each song

My favorite is Abel telling us that Tears In The Rain originally was written for Yeezus but Kanye didn't place it on the album so he used it for himself

RCLamp

3w

What’s your guys favorite album TITLE of his?

I’m ngl I’m gonna have to go with either Beauty Behind the Madness or My Dear Melancholy, but leaning more towards BBTM.

RCLamp

3w

What’s your guys favorite album TITLE of his?

I’m ngl I’m gonna have to go with either Beauty Behind the Madness or My Dear Melancholy, but leaning more towards BBTM.

RCLamp

3w

What’s your guys favorite album TITLE of his?

I’m ngl I’m gonna have to go with either Beauty Behind the Madness or My Dear Melancholy, but leaning more towards BBTM.

Randy Orton

3w

We think that Gats sample is another snippet from a song?

ABYSSUS

3w

I'm noticing that he is using a lot of textbook Angelcore/Electroclash production techniques and sounds on both RIO and TOKYO.
Some might confuse RIO with Phonk because of Aniita being featured...

Here is an example with the synth work that shows you RIO is clearly more Angelcore in production

https://splice.com/sounds/sample/13642255bf2c2cfde668b120c8c2bfee99264433c6c02d88ec042788fdc19f8a/91vocals-angelcore-electronica-songstarters-witch-house-sample

And with TOKYO it's the drums

From 0:30
https://soundcloud.com/ethereal2080/ethereal2080-pulsewave-electroclash-elements

The bassline on TOKYO is what gives you a more French House feel but the production is not

Emotion

3w

Look at the platform on those shoes

ryo hazuki

3w

Yo this eva track is fire

Emotion

3w

Reminds me of snow strippers or crystal castles

Randy Orton

3w

Anyone who uses Apple Music…

Is this new?

“I’m a chill person. That guy is who I am, but it is who I am to myself and in my writing. Sometimes, you take him and then you create more, and then it becomes this beast. You add more to him, and then it’s uncontrollable—its own character. It’s like Scarface, the villain: It’s horrible, but you can’t stop looking at it,” Abel Tesfaye—aka The Weeknd—told Apple Music about the persona behind his music.

The Toronto singer—Ethiopian by heritage (his parents immigrated to Canada in the late ’80s, just before he was born)—took off in 2011 with a string of mixtapes (later collected as 2012’s Trilogy) that forged cavernous, falsetto-driven R&B with narratives drenched in d****, s***and other regrettable decisions—a sound both sensuous and detached, featherlight and dead heavy.

His music has become a symbol of hedonism pushed to bleak excess, with a series of albums—including 2015’s Grammy-winning Beauty Behind the Madness, 2016’s multi-platinum Starboy and 2020’s dense and atmospheric After Hours—whose narrators can’t seem to say no even if they hate themselves for it later.

Though he didn’t release a new album in 2021, he was a constant part of the cultural conversation, dropping a slew of singles, performing at the Super Bowl and on Saturday Night Live (think: “Ladies and gentlemen, The Weeknd”), and winning the Apple Music Award for Global Artist of the Year.

After a banner 2021, he unleashed 2022’s Dawn FM, a cross-decade synth-pop exhibition for the ages. Then, 2025’s Hurry Up Tomorrow ended his unofficial trilogy that began with After Hours in grand fashion with guest appearances by Florence + the Machine, Playboi Carti, Anitta, Future, Lana Del Rey, Travis Scott and Giorgio Moroder.

And though his music has gotten a little brighter over time, the prevailing mood remains heavy, even unsettling—the ride you want more of even when you’ve had too much.

It’s at the bottom of his profile

maruchinn

3w

old