“I'm pretty laid-back in real life. I just love hanging with my friends...” — The Weeknd Quote

“I'm pretty laid-back in real life. I just love hanging with my friends and making jokes. The jokes don't stop - literally, all day.”

“'Thursday' is a conceptual album. Whatever that situation was, I spent the whole album focusing on that situation.”

“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.”

“My ultimate goal is to create operating systems for myself that allow me to think as little as possible about the silly decisions you can make all day long - like what to eat or where we should meet - so I can focus on making real decisions. Because mental energy is a finite quantity.”

“If they want to kick the ball up in the air, I will challenge all day long.”

“It's good fun making commercials because you are picked up in a posh car and pampered all day by your personal pamperer, or 'runner' as they are known in the business.”