The Weeknd

“When I write, I write about my surroundings. Sometimes it's light, and sometimes it gets very dark.”

“I sang a lot of low stuff on songs like 'Secrets' and 'Rockin',' almost like Toni Braxton. On 'Secrets,' I'm a different person.”

“The Internet, man, is a beautiful thing.”

“I didn't have a father figure in the house.”

“I was 14, and I fell in love with Pink Floyd.”

“I think that's why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven't given people everything.”

“Music is like film to me.”

“I feel like I'm the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids.”

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

“My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I'll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there's no pressure.”

“Nothing is stopping me from doing what I love to do.”

“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 spend just as much time on how people hear my music as I do the actual music, no matter how long it takes. I'm such a visual artist as well that it always goes hand-in-hand.”

“OVOXO will always be there.”

“I want to make pop cool again, and the only way I can do that is by being ambitious and grand.”

“I feel like the way I was raised was to be able to see through all the titles in this world - from religion to race.”

“To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor.”

“Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.”

“People always say when they meet me that I'm not what they expect. I assume they think I'm this super dark and depressing guy, but I like to channel all of those emotions into my work.”

“I wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous.”