The Weeknd Says He’ll Probably , Stop Performing As The Weeknd.<br />In an interview with 'W Magazine,' <br />The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, hinted that he might be done with his stage persona.<br />I’m going through a cathartic <br />path right now. It’s getting to a <br />place and a time where I’m getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter. , Abel Tesfaye, via 'W Magazine'.<br />I’ll still make music, maybe <br />as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. , Abel Tesfaye, via 'W Magazine'.<br />But I still want to kill The Weeknd. <br />And I will. Eventually. I’m definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn, Abel Tesfaye, via 'W Magazine'.<br />Tesfaye has been performing <br />as The Weeknd since 2009.<br />He says things were put into <br />perspective for him when he lost his voice while shooting 'The Idol' with Lily-Rose Depp.<br />He says things were put into <br />perspective for him when he lost his voice while shooting 'The Idol' with Lily-Rose Depp.<br />My theory is that I forgot how <br />to sing because I was playing Tedros, <br />a character who doesn’t know <br />how to sing. I may be looking too deeply into this, but it was terrifying, Abel Tesfaye, via 'W Magazine'.<br />I did panic when I lost my voice. <br />I had to rest and reflect and think <br />about The Weeknd and Tedros and <br />all that had happened with the show, Abel Tesfaye, via 'W Magazine'.<br />Tesfaye then spoke about his upcoming <br />album and the end of The Weeknd.<br />The album I’m working on now is <br />probably my last hurrah as The Weeknd. <br />This is something that I have to do. <br />As The Weeknd, I’ve said everything I can say, Abel Tesfaye, via 'W Magazine'
