The Weeknd had a small intimate performance in Toronto to celebrate the release of “Beauty Behind The Madness.” Vevo was their to record the show, check more clips below.
The Weeknd spoke on his new album wit Pitchfork.
Pitchfork: When did you first start to sing?
Able Tesfaye: 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! So then I got a microphone and a shitty computer and started recording these corny songs with my friends, Boyz II Men covers and shit. I would listen to it and I thought I sounded OK, but I was still shy, you know? But playing arenas gave me that confidence, like, “Maybe I do have that star quality.” I still don’t feel like I’m 100% there yet, but I always knew I wanted to be a star ever since I knew that I could sing. 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.
