The Weeknd: A Personal Message To The Fans Explaining Record Deal and ‘Rolling Stone’ Video
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To my fans,
I want to thank you for listening and being patient for as long as you have. No matter what an artist’s ego clouds them to believe, you are the reason why I have been able to continue to do what I love to do and that is to entertain you. My journey for inspiration may seem like masochism to others who have not been given the task to make art, but best believe it brings me nothing but joy.
Because I am a man of few words, I chose to make a viral video to show you how I felt and where I stand. I usually don’t like to ‘spoon feed’ my audience because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same. The Rolling Stone video takes place in a dimly lit studio which represents the two worlds I have been stuck in. The gloomy side represents the mainstream world while the other side represents the underground. The girl holding on represents you. As the world slowly gets familiar with my face the more you will lose interest (hence the pieces of her clothing coming off at every shot). The camera lights symbolize the crossover, and when they begin to flash I look away from the underground. Even though I don’t want to, it is a step that I feel I must take to evolve as an artist.
This predicament is impossible to relate to unless you are put in that unique situation. I want you to know and understand that this does not mean what you think it means, and I made sure of that in my deal. You will continue to get what you fell in love with, and I will continue to give you what you ask for. I’ll never make you wait again. With that being said expect more from me very soon leading up to “TRILOGY”. Thank you again for your patience and loyalty, I will not disappoint.
Sincerely,
Abel Tesfaye XO
He is such an intelligent artist. Good for you man. I have no doubt that you won’t disappoint.
XO
Awww we will be waiting
good shit abel! Symbolism is a great way to briefly explain the ideas, feelings, and views, you have express to get out into the world. Keep up the goods!
and this is why we love you bc you are not like any other artist out there ur one of a kind abel !!!
Abel, we love you! It’s only right to share you with the world.
xo until we overdose
Pure genius is what you are. You’re gna continue to be respected and looked up to as an artist.
XO til we overdose <3
Take over my life god xo @scarlit ❤
your music is fucking AWESOME and I love it….. OX til we OD
Sorry I meant XO til we OD
xo til we od
I’ve met you in person twice and both times u were so humble. U have my effort and devotion for the rest of my life. I love you Abel Tesfaye. ❤
@scarlit
wow, like it makes sense you gotta do what you have to, just don’t change..
<3 can't wait to see you live October 16
Abel.
just a little insight….iF nobody else, iUnderstand. Kompletely
therefore, if you say you got us..i’ll Trust in you and and hold you to that.
Dont Take X.O Mainstream, Make Mainstream X.O.
Sign
A Fan.
i wuv you soo soo much. :D
wow…. you must have a high mental capacity in order to piece together your thoughts like that…
legendary words Abel..
i’ll stay loyal to u!!! we all love you!!! #xo
u got amazing talent babe.
This statement is just as artistic as the video along with all the amazing music you create. You’re an inspiration, Abel. I Idolize you and had the chance to see you the other night in seattle along with a good friend of mine. You’re music has gotten me through a lot man. I hold my X’s high every where i go. XO from Seattle. We love you.
That man right there gives me hope. XO till i die
faith restored
XOTWOD
XOTWOD
True fan here. We’ll always love you. XO till we OD.
To Abel,
You have nothing to worry about. We loved you “way back when”, and will continue loving you now.
Sincerely,
Ride or Die Fans XO
Wow the video was just amazing!!! Now that we know its for us the fans its even better.. Damn this f#ckng song is even deeper than I thought, brilliant artist and definenatley My favourite musician at the moment.. First song of your I heard was trust issues remix, I loved it so I got curious and had to hear more, I got house of baloons, then Thursday then waited for EOS and now we still debate which of those mixtapes are the best.. I’m getting the trillogy cause its well worth paying for.. Thanks Abel, we love you!!! XO till we O.D!!!!!!!!
you are by far the most amazing artist to ever be in the music industry. you will go down in history as a leged
Now It all makes sense, the video, the song, everything. I’m just happy The Weeknd isn’t like other music artists he does really care. Abel you’re just great.
I feel better now
Good luck in the mainstream!! Dont forget the fans who were there since the beggining! XO till we overdose
love you man!
Shouts to Abel, Khaled, Hyghly, Sango, Stix, Hawk, Henny, “dpat, Aubrey, “4letterword”, Ponchik and even Fred ! #ILOVETHECREW!
YOU WILL GO DOWN INHISTORY ABEL !
xo til i mufuccin OVERDOSE.
@scarlitXO
Don’t ever worry Abel we got you and I will always love you as a person and an artist even if you come out with something generic I won’t give a fuck. Just keep on being you and if it takes you some time so be it. You are a true artist and I can tell that you are passionate about your craft. You are one of a kind and you are not like most of the randb artists out now you are on a whole other level you are pushing music forward and breaking boundaries you are the greatest thing to happen to music. I think of your music as conscious music. If you ever feel that your record label is trying to change your sound and who you are as an artist sign with a record label in a different country…
I got you… Jus be you cus that’s what the true fans fell in love with
Xo
damn, ur good and i mean real good… im writing this message all the way from milan, and yes im ethiopian/italian and im already getting ‘italians’ addicted to your music. maybe you should try travelling around europe… give a chance for the rest of the world to know how good you are.