The Weeknd Tells 'Rolling Stone' About the Time Taylor Swift Kept Petting His Hair

The Weeknd takes the cover of Rolling Stone‘s latest issue!

Here’s what the 25-year-old entertainer had to share with the mag:

On his first time meeting Taylor Swift: “She actually schooled me on my own sh*t. She was like, ‘I’ve been listening to ‘The Morning’ [from House of Balloons] for years – it’s one of my favorite songs ever!’ I mean, she might have just Googled it. But she seemed genuine. But the whole time she was talking…she was kind of, like, petting my hair? I think she was just drawn to it – she must have been a little gone off a few drinks. And of course I’m not going to be like, ‘Hey, can you stop?’ I mean, it felt good! But when she started petting my hair, that’s when I was like, ‘I definitely need a drink.’”

On his worst fear: “I think the worst thing anyone can say about an artist is, ‘He could have been great,’” he says. “I was always scared of being that guy where it’s like, ‘He could have been big. He could have been a star.’ I was afraid I’d see somebody else up there and be like, ‘You’re trying to tell me they’re better than me? Why? Because they’ve got a couple of smash records? I can do smashes. I could figure it out.’ And to be honest with you, it’s been, what, a couple of years now? And it feels great. I feel great.”

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