For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude.
The Weeknd
I'm the most boring person to talk to.
I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself.
The Joker is my favorite villain of all time: You don't know his past; you just know what his plans are.
The mind of a 19-year-old is very different from the mind of a 26-year-old. You grow. You get into better relationships. You experience more, meet more people, better people. But when you're in a dark hole at an earlier point in your life - you write about the mindset you're in at that moment.
'House of Balloons' was special because I had no deadlines, and nobody knew me, so there were no expectations. Spent a year making it perfect. Every song had at least, like, 7 different versions to them before picking the right one.
Prince turned experimental music into pop music. 'When Doves Cry,' the whole 'Purple Rain' soundtrack - he was inspired by the Cocteau Twins and new wave pop and brought it into R&B when he first started, and then it became this cool, next-level, kind of hard-to-digest music. Which is what I felt 'House of Balloons' was.
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.
'Kiss Land' is the story after 'Trilogy'; it's pretty much the second chapter of my life. The narrative takes place after my first flight; it's very foreign, very Asian-inspired. When people ask me, 'Why Japan?' I simply tell them it's the furthest I've ever been from home. It really is a different planet.
Once you've changed who you are or who you've portrayed in your music, the fans, they'll catch it... Once I feel like the world knows me for anything else but my music, then I feel like I failed.
My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway.
I want to be remembered as iconic and different.
I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me.
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 was 14, and I fell in love with Pink Floyd.
Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere.
We're all insecure, aren't we? I'm not walking around like I'm macho man or anything.
It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can't or won't see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish.
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.
Literally wrote 'Starboy' in 30 minutes.
I'm trying to get to Mars before everyone else.
'Kiss Land' is like a horror movie.
I don't believe in icons.
When you come to my show, I want it to feel like opera, like a theatre.
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.
To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor.
It's almost schizophrenic who I portray in my music.
I've had sleep paralysis.
I feel like the way I was raised was to be able to see through all the titles in this world - from religion to race.
I've grown accustomed to hotels and drastic climate change.
I think that's why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven't given people everything.
For an Ethiopian mother, if you have a chubby kid, it means you're doing something good.
Let's be honest. Canada wasn't ever cool.
Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you.
Music is like film to me.
You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking.
When I write, I write about my surroundings. Sometimes it's light, and sometimes it gets very dark.
I want to produce the music to a movie that I'm working on, like what Prince did with 'Purple Rain.'
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.
I feel like I'm the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids.
I just love Bowie. I think he's the ultimate inventor.
I wanted to drop three albums in a year because no one had done it. It was bold, unheard of.
When people meet me, they say that I'm really kind - contrary to a lot of my music.
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.
Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.
Image, lyrics, content, storytelling, cohesive body of work - that's Prince to me.
'Eastern Promises' is great.
Going home helps the content.
My closet is like Bart Simpson's.
Marriage is scary to me, man.
