The man behind the enigma; The Weeknd has opened up in his first interview ever to Complex Magazine. Appearing in their August/September 2013 issue, Abel Tesfaye communicates why now and his motives behind the media silence.

“In the beginning, I was very insecure. But you can’t escape the Internet… That was my whole thing: I’m going to let the music speak for itself”

The interview includes an openly candid and detailed confession about why he uses hot girls in his videos (besides the obvious motives), the difference between calculated and free-minded music making, comparing celebrity beef with WWE wrestling, the true meaning of new album title Kiss Land and it’s musical Rock influences including Portishead, Steve Nicks, Phil Collins and Genesis.

To read the full interview click here.

Mica Nantes