The Weeknd attends a premiere for the film Avatar: The Way of Water, at Dolby theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
The Weeknd is wanting to “close the Weeknd chapter.”
In the new issue of W Magazine, the singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, says, “‘It’s getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter.” But, he will “still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd.”
However, Abel says, “‘It’s getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter.” He continues, “The album I’m working on now is probably my last hurrah as The Weeknd. This is something that I have to do. As The Weeknd, I’ve said everything I can say.”
The reason for the moniker change is due to being a musician versus being an actor. Tesfaye is the creator and stars as Tedros in the HBO series The Idol. “I had to take off the Weeknd outfit, put on Tedros’s wig, shoot with Jocelyn [Lily-Rose Depp], then go back to being The Weeknd,” the “Blinding Lights” singer says. “Then, after the concert, I lost my voice. No voice came out at all. That’s never happened before.” He adds, “My theory is that I forgot how to sing because I was playing Tedros, a character who doesn’t know how to sing. I may be looking too deeply into this, but it was terrifying.”
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