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The Weeknd Had a Surprising Word to Describe This No. 1 Album, but I Think I Agree

The Weeknd opened up about his creative process back in 2016, describing songs on ‘Starboy’ as “schizophrenic.”

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The Weeknd is known for the characters he depicts in his songs and music videos alike. In one moment, he can be a toxic, sex-crazed heartthrob. In the next, he’ll coo about the highs and lows he experiences while on drugs. Over time, he broadened his songwriting to be more romantic, easily slotting into pop radio. Then, you get into his music videos, where he’ll don prosthetics or leave himself bloodied, a tease of the Toronto crooner’s pivot into acting.

But there’s one description The Weeknd made for his music you might not expect: schizophrenic. In a 2016 interview with Billboard, he mused over the variety of different sides he presents in........

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