Quotes from The Weeknd

I wanted to drop three albums in a year because no one had done it. It was bold, unheard of.

My closet is like Bart Simpson's.

You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking.

I was everything an R&B singer wasn't. I wasn't in shape. I wasn't a pretty boy.

For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude.

You know me, but you don't know me. I give you what I want to give you. I relate to villains like that - but I'm not out to destroy the world.

I can never be Michael Jackson or do what he did, but he is definitely a good inspiration: I want to give the kids that feeling.

I've had sleep paralysis.

I make good music for long journeys.

I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself.

'Kiss Land' is the story after 'Trilogy'; it's pretty much the second chapter of my life. The narrative takes place after my first flight; it's very foreign, very Asian-inspired. When people ask me, 'Why Japan?' I simply tell them it's the furthest I've ever been from home. It really is a different planet.

I probably could have toured off 'Trilogy' for the rest of my life. It definitely changed the culture. No one can do a trilogy again without thanking The Weeknd.

I knew the second I finished the first record - 'House Of Balloons' - and had all this material leftover that a trilogy would be best.

'Kiss Land' is like a horror movie.

For an Ethiopian mother, if you have a chubby kid, it means you're doing something good.

When I was performing the songs on 'Kiss Land,' it was a great singalong. But there were moments where I realized some parts were catchier than the others. There's maybe two choruses on all of 'Kiss Land.'

Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere.

If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared.

Bragging just sounds good, man.

I couldn't ever go back home without being something. I probably would never have gone back home. That was definitely a big motivation. To get back home, and not empty-handed.

I just love Bowie. I think he's the ultimate inventor.

I always hated how I looked on camera. I never put a face to my music, which actually made the music that much more mysterious.

My mother, my grandmother, my uncles would play Ethiopian artists like Aster Aweke and Mulatu Astatke all the time in the house.

I get naturally uncomfortable when I'm put under a magnifying glass.