The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, shared that his primary passion lies in filmmaking rather than music, viewing his music career as merely a detour. In conversation about his musical film 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' he highlighted how cinema has always been integral to his artistry. The film, described as a suspense thriller, is inspired by his own experiences as a pop star and serves as a soundtrack to his sixth album. Despite mixed reviews of his acting in 'The Idol,' he expressed renewed joy in filmmaking with this new project.
Cinema has always, for me, it's always kind of been my number one passion. I happen to sing and make music and it kind of felt like a little detour, a little cheat code to kind of get into this.
During that journey, you always kind of hear and see the DNA of cinema in my albums and my music videos, and my performances on my stage. It's always just been a part of me.
I'm like, 'Yeah! I do want to do this...this is great,' and 'The Idol' didn't quite feel like it was my... but 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' brought the joy back into filmmaking.
He confessed that his decorated music career led him to starring in his upcoming musical film, which serves as a soundtrack to the highly anticipated project.
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