Top 131 Quotes & Sayings by The Weeknd - Page 2

I couldn't ever go back home without being something. I probably would never have gone back home. That was definitely a big motivation. To get back home, and not empty-handed.

I was everything an R&B singer wasn't. I wasn't in shape. I wasn't a pretty boy.

If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared.

I sang a lot of low stuff on songs like 'Secrets' and 'Rockin',' almost like Toni Braxton. On 'Secrets,' I'm a different person.

My production and songwriting and the environment around those vocals are not inspired by R&B at all.

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.

I feel like I'm changing pop culture.

The effect of music on fashion has been immense, especially hip-hop and urban music.

A chorus is not easy.

For my generation, the bomber jacket is like a replacement for the suit jacket. It's a piece that men wear every day, and it's something that I would wear for any occasion, whether it's on the street or going to an awards ceremony.

I want to make pop cool again, and the only way I can do that is by being ambitious and grand.

I mean... in life... what relationship is easy?

Going home helps the content.

I love trying new things.

I have a good team. It's good to have a good team.

You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking.

From when I was born to when I was 21, I never left Toronto. That's why I'm such a city cat.

I get naturally uncomfortable when I'm put under a magnifying glass.

OVOXO will always be there.

All of my music is honest.

I feel like everything we do comes down to how it looks. Even no branding is branding. For example, you had no face or image to put to my music at first. That was branding.

I just want to keep pushing the envelope without it feeling forced.

For an Ethiopian mother, if you have a chubby kid, it means you're doing something good.

Bragging just sounds good, man.

When you come to my show, I want it to feel like opera, like a theatre.

Even though I've been putting out bodies of work for years, 'Beauty Behind the Madness' felt like the beginning.

The Joker that Christopher Nolan created in 'The Dark Knight' had the scar across his mouth, and the first time you heard his explanation for it, he makes you believe that's how he got it. But then you get into the film, and every time he talks about his scar, it's a totally different story.

Music is like film to me.

Image, lyrics, content, storytelling, cohesive body of work - that's Prince to me.

My closet is like Bart Simpson's.

'Kiss Land' wasn't about what people wanted to hear on the radio. It was the state of mind I was in - introverted, like David Cronenberg's 'Naked Lunch.' You didn't know if you were hearing a chorus or a verse. It was just my thoughts.

Taylor Swift's audience can listen to me, but so can the street kids. I want to touch it all.

I wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous.

My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I'll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there's no pressure.

It's almost schizophrenic who I portray in my music.

The game is changing with songs like 'Earned It' as opposed to it changing me.

I was 14, and I fell in love with Pink Floyd.

Thanks to my fans that have been with me from the beginning, I was able to sell out arenas on my own.

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.

'House of Balloons' was actually supposed to have more songs than it does.

When I was born, that was the music my mother was listening to. Michael Jackson is a third parent to me.

I'm mainstream.

The vibe on 'Starboy' comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio, from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid.

I'm a studio rat.

The Internet, man, is a beautiful thing.

At one point, I didn't care. Now I want as many people to hear my music as possible.

All I do is make music.

I probably could have toured off 'Trilogy' for the rest of my life. It definitely changed the culture. No one can do a trilogy again without thanking The Weeknd.

I spend just as much time on how people hear my music as I do the actual music, no matter how long it takes. I'm such a visual artist as well that it always goes hand-in-hand.

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.

Im the most boring person to talk to.

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

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

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

Make me remember you like you remember me.

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

I'm too full to swallow my pride

Be loyal to your own piece of mind.

Happiness exist when you don't know a thing

Staying in a hopeless and miserable situation doesn't make you loyal, it just makes you miserable.