The Weeknd Addresses Whether He’s Dropping His Stage Name
The Weeknd is opening up about his stage name.
As the 35-year-old music superstar, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, attended the premiere of his movie Hurry Up Tomorrow in New York City on Tuesday (May 13), and he spoke about retiring his stage moniker.
“Have I started? Yeah, it’s getting there,” he told People.
“I mean, I’m on tour right now, so I can’t fully retire it.”
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As for whether the idea of changing his stage name has brought up any emotions, he teased: “Oh, I can’t tell you too much.”
“I’ve always wanted my work to be famous. I don’t know if I ever wanted to be famous, so that whole skill set I haven’t really mastered and I don’t plan to,” he went on to say about his relationship to fame.
“It’s a weird situation, but here we are,” he added.
The film serves as a companion piece to his album of the same name, which was released in January.
See the photos from the premiere, including co-stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan!
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