I was 14 and I fell in love with Pink Floyd.

I was the kid wearing the Pink Floyd shirt and listening to Ginuwine in my ear,” he says.

He often says it was Jackson’s music that made him want to be a singer, and the lyrics to “Dirty Diana” that made him want to write songs. I was the kid wearing the Pink Floyd shirt and listening to Ginuwine in my ear,” he says

I was looking at artists like Iggy Pop and the Ramones, or Afropunk. But you evolve and realize your potential. And then it’s like, ‘Fuck yeah. Let’s go.'” He often says it was Jackson’s music that made him want to be a singer, and the lyrics to “Dirty Diana” that made him want to write songs. I was the kid wearing the Pink Floyd shirt and listening to Ginuwine in my ear,” he says

A different set of posters covers these walls—Freddie Mercury, the Ramones, Night of the Living Dead. The artists who leave a legacy, he notes, are the ones who make brave choices and aren’t afraid to change direction.

A different set of posters covers these walls—Freddie Mercury, the Ramones, Night of the Living Dead. The artists who leave a legacy, he notes, are the ones who make brave choices and aren’t afraid to change direction.

People like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, that’s a talent, it’s an art that I wish I could do

People like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, that’s a talent, it’s an art that I wish I could do

“I’ve never made a record like that. I’m doing things with my voice that I’ve never done before, and it kind of embodies all the inspirations of the album—the punked-out aspects of Bad Brains, the Smiths,” he says, pointing to the posters around the studio. “It’s like everything in this room all in one song.”

“I’ve never made a record like that. I’m doing things with my voice that I’ve never done before, and it kind of embodies all the inspirations of the album—the punked-out aspects of Bad Brains, the Smiths,” he says, pointing to the posters around the studio. “It’s like everything in this room all in one song.”

Tesfaye says that the direction of Starboy was influenced “a thousand percent” by the deaths this year of David Bowie and Prince.

Tesfaye says that the direction of Starboy was influenced “a thousand percent” by the deaths this year of David Bowie and Prince. “I just love Bowie, I think he’s the ultimate inventor,” he says, noting that the album’s title is partly a nod to Bowie’s 1972 anthem “Starman.”

I heard Portishead drums on “Belong to the World.” Yeah, that was the inspiration behind that. I wrote a letter to the producers of Portishead and let them know this album is inspired by them.

Favorite musicians, bands? Emika right now. She's sonically out of this world

Never met him. Love channel orange though!

@88GLAMXO my favorite group going on tour check them ou