This Monday (8) W Magazine published an interview with Abel TesfayeO The weekend. The artist, who covers the publication alongside the actress Lily-Rose Depp, his stage partner in the series “The Idol” of HBOsaid during the conversation that he wants to kill the alter ego he built his music career with.

End of weekend

According to the Canadian, his next studio album will be last version as The weekend. “I’m going through a cathartic path right now. There comes a place and a time when I prepare to close the Weeknd chapter.”said the pop star.

“I will continue to make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will go. Maybe. I’m definitely trying to get rid of this skin and be reborn. “The album I’m working on right now is probably my last hit as The Weeknd. It’s something I have to do. Like The Weeknd, I said everything I could say.”Abel adds.

Loss of voice during the concert

Also during the interview, the artist spoke about his last tour “After Hours Til Dawn – Global Stadium Tour”, which was marked by a tense moment when he lost his voice during a show in September. . “Had to take the Weeknd clothes off, put on the Tedros wig [personagem do artista em ‘The Idol’], tour with Jocelyn and then become The Weeknd again.remember.

“It was difficult to go from one head to another. So after the show, I lost my voice. No voice came out. This has never happened before. My theory is that I forgot to sing because I was playing Tedros, a character who can’t sing. Maybe I’m looking too deep into this, but it was terrifying.he explained.

“Like The Weeknd, I’ve never skipped a show. I’ve shown up with the flu before. I’ll die on that stage. But there was something very complicated going on in my head at the time., completes the artist. Idol is set to premiere June 4 at 10 p.m. on HBO.

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