00:00Pandas, Aliens, Ponies, Bitcoin, and Blackberry phones are not mentioned in this video, but we do talk about The Weeknd.
00:13Hey guys, it's Ali for Hollywood Life with your pop star roundup, but that's all about The Weeknd.
00:18But first, make sure you hit the sub, like, and bell button so you can stay up to date on the latest and follow me on social media at Ali Stegnita.
00:24To Abel's new interview with Esquire, the singer opened up about quarantine life, which he's basically loving.
00:31He's playing video games, watching some films, and is writing two screenplays that he hopes to star in at some capacity.
00:39Although it's evident he's thirsting to get back on stage as he describes how different his tour for After Hours would have been from the past.
00:47During the interview, he describes the Starboy shows as being one with the fans, while After Hours would have been all eyes on him and more like a rock opera with three acts.
00:57The Weeknd also opens up about his tiff with Usher after his last interview went viral, in which he said many people assumed he dissed the singer.
01:05However, Abel reveals he offered an apology, saying, quote,
01:08I hit him up to apologize and tell him it was misconstrued.
01:11He's one of the reasons why I make music.
01:13Definitely, no, no, I have nothing bad to say about Usher, the sweetest, most down to earth guy ever.
01:18Later on, Abel almost wants an apology from blogs for the many comparisons to Michael Jackson.
01:24The comments didn't sit well with him.
01:26He says, quote, they were like a backhanded thing to the comment that didn't feel genuine.
01:30It felt like they were setting me up for disaster. I wanted to transcend. I wanted the music to transcend.
01:36At one point, The Weeknd opens up about some of his music and reveals the meaning behind blinding lights.
01:41Apparently, blinding lights is what one gets when they're intoxicated, speeding down the road at night to see the one person,
01:47and you end up getting blinded by the streetlights.
01:49He also reiterates he does not want to promote drunk driving.
01:52The interviewer brings up the topic of The Weeknd's misogynistic lyrics, and Abel said it's a tricky thing because he's playing up a character
01:59despite him singing and writing the lyrics, and it's never his intent to offend anyone.
02:03At the tail end of the piece, the interviewer goes for the home run to talk about a project Abel never really discussed,
02:08My Dear Melancholy.
02:10Recall this project is heavily rumored to be about his heartbreak over Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid.
02:15Apparently, Abel danced around the question and revealed how he was feeling when making The Body of Work.
02:20He does say, quote,
02:21The reason why it was so short is like, I think I just had nothing else to say on this.
02:26Whatever, it was just this cathartic piece of art, and yeah, it was short because it's all I had to say on the situation.
02:32But alright guys, comment your favorite song by The Weeknd down below,
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