The Weeknd As You Are Quotes & Sayings

I've been singing my whole life. I'd randomly sing in the hallways at high school, and all my friends would be like, 'You should sing on 'Canadian Idol'! It definitely gassed me! — The Weeknd

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. — The Weeknd

Some people are just born wack, you can't teach certain wackness. — The Weeknd

Ain't nobody gonna care enough to catch you fall. — The Weeknd

[Best original song nomination in 2016] should be Wiz Khalifa for "See You Again," but this is an amazing song and it's easily the biggest song out of any of the songs nominated. It was a huge hit. And really, I'm just happy for Weeknd as a person. — Bun B.

Make me remember you like you remember me — The Weeknd

Once you've changed who you are or who you've portrayed in your music, the fans, they'll catch it ... Once I feel like the world knows me for anything else but my music, then I feel like I failed. — The Weeknd

'Trilogy' was more of a claustrophobic body of work. Before it was released, I hadn't left my city for 21 years, and I had never been on a plane, not once. I spent my entire life on one setting; that's probably why pieces of the album feel like one long track, because that's what my life felt like. It felt like one long song. — The Weeknd

Happiness exist when you don't know a thing — The Weeknd

happiness exists when u dont know a thing. — The Weeknd

I make good music for long journeys. — The Weeknd

When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonically, lyrically, visually. Conversations with women with different accents and stories told in those accents. I like to create characters based on different people I've met, and relationships. I like to tell stories loosely based on real-life events. — The Weeknd

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. — The Weeknd

Straight to the top, rooftop glows. With a hand full of girls and they all so foreign. Brain so poisoned, rainbows flowing. — The Weeknd

Be loyal to your own piece of mind. — The Weeknd

I like a little bit of everything. I think I'll put on Guns 'N' Roses or Rolling Stones any day. But recently I like a band called Bastille, or The Weeknd I'm a big fan of as well. — Steven R. McQueen

I really like Rihanna. And I actually do like Justin Bieber. I like the Weeknd. I like Katy Perry. — McKayla Maroney

'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. — The Weeknd

I feel like my singing is not conventional. I mean, if you look at technique, I'm not a technical singer. — The Weeknd

Once you learn to hit, teach yourself to never miss again. — The Weeknd

I'm too full to swallow my pride — The Weeknd

I usually don't like to 'spoon feed' my audience, because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same. — The Weeknd

'House of Balloons' was special because I had no deadlines, and nobody knew me, so there were no expectations. Spent a year making it perfect. Every song had at least, like, 7 different versions to them before picking the right one. — The Weeknd

I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me. — The Weeknd

They asked me why I don't quit drinking, I told 'em I'm not a quitter. — The Weeknd

I know you've been trying to get a hold of me, but I can barely get a hold of myself — The Weeknd

What does it mean when your heart's already numb? You're a professional. — The Weeknd

I ain't scared of the fall / I've felt the ground before. — The Weeknd

I went from staring at the same four walls for 21 years to seeing the whole world in just 12 months — The Weeknd

I remember the first time my friend Colin Lewis, who used to be a judge with me on a show on MuchMusic called 'disBAND,' told me, 'I think I just found your next favorite artist to adore.' He sent me The Weeknd, and he was completely spot on. The Weeknd is literally on every playlist I have. — Hannah Simone