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    The Weeknd Says ‘The Idol’ Had ‘Too Many Cooks within the Kitchen’

    David GroveBy David GroveJune 1, 20253 Mins Read
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    Two years in the past, HBO’s “The Idol” met with brutal critiques from critics. IndieWire’s personal Ben Travers wrote of the pilot, “Usually, when there’s much less to say a few new present when you’ve seen it than earlier than it premiered, that’s a foul signal.” And the sequence gained notoriety earlier than it ever premiered. The lengthy and chaotic historical past of its first and solely season noticed a number of highly-publicized behind-the-scenes shake-ups and in depth reshoots after a reported change in artistic path.

    Star Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, whose “Hurry Up Tomorrow” hit theaters Could 16, says he now understands the reception “The Idol” obtained, admitting that, “It makes a whole lot of sense.”

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    “I feel it bought to a degree the place everybody was attempting to get to the end line,” Tesfaye advised The Guardian of the lengthy manufacturing. “You may’t pressure one thing, you’ve simply bought to let it’s no matter it’s, even when it’s half-baked.”

    He mentioned he believes when folks go in opposition to their instincts, “it may be blasphemous.”

    “With ‘Idol,’ our instincts have been ‘This isn’t proper,’ however we needed it to work,” Tesfaye associated, however added there have been “too many cooks within the kitchen.”

    “The Idol” manufacturing’s stresses have been difficult by a loaded schedule for Tesfaye, who was additionally on a global tour on the time.

    “There was a whole lot of self-imposed stress: flying to L.A. between concert events, moving into character, capturing, after which flying again for the following present,” he advised Selection in January.

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    After the controversy surrounding “The Idol,” Tesfaye mentioned he was labeled “tough,” which he defined is “the worst factor you might be known as in Hollywood.” He mentioned, although, not one of the criticism in opposition to the sequence felt private.

    “After all, it will get to you — I’m not saying I wasn’t affected by it; I’m saying I didn’t take it personally,” Tesfaye mentioned in The Guardian interview. “Like, no person’s out to get you, you understand? I really like studying criticism, even when a few of it didn’t really feel constructive. I’m not anticipating all people to like ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ both. Some folks would possibly hate it, however that’s not why I’m doing this. I’m doing it as a result of I’m an artist; it’s how I really feel, and that is what I wish to say.”

    The response to “The Idol” did trigger Tesfaye to pause, which did assist encourage the movie “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” in addition to the album of the identical identify launched earlier this yr.

    “I knew that I actually wanted to take a seat the fuck down and work out my life,” he advised Selection. “To know what occurred, face it, study one thing new and begin once more. I’d had a type of a psychological breakdown.”



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