{"id":288513,"date":"2020-02-21T12:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T19:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1125000"},"modified":"2020-02-21T12:46:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T19:46:06","slug":"the-weeknd-says-he-has-an-off-and-on-relationship-with-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/the-weeknd-says-he-has-an-off-and-on-relationship-with-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd Says He Has an “Off-and-On” Relationship With Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Weeknd<\/a><\/strong> opens up again about his drug use in a revealing new interview.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old singer has referenced the topic in his lyrics<\/a> and told Rolling Stone<\/em> in 2015<\/a>, “I never needed detox or anything. But I was addicted in the sense of ‘F–k, I don’t want to spend this day without getting high,” adding, “Like, ’08 to 2010 \u2013those are my hazy years.”<\/p>\n

“I have an off-and-on relationship with it,” The Weeknd said when asked if he still does drugs, in an interview published in CR MEN<\/a><\/em>‘s issue 10, which hits newsstands on March 12.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t consume my life but occasionally helps me open up my mind, especially when I’m creating, but when I perform I’m completely sober and try not to even drink,” he continued. “I’ve learned to balance thanks to touring.”<\/p>\n

In the interview, The Weeknd also talked about being lonely.<\/p>\n

“I spend most of my days alone now,” he said. “I don’t like to leave my house too much. It’s a gift and a curse but it helps me give undivided attention to my work. I enjoy being a workaholic, I think, or I’m just addicted to it. Even when I’m not working I’m always somehow still working. It distracts from the loneliness, I guess.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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The Weeknd has spoken about his drug use before.<\/p>\n

In 2016, he told The Guardian<\/a><\/em> newspaper in the U.K., “Drugs were a crutch for me. There were songs on my first record that were seven minutes long, rambling \u2013 whatever thoughts I was having when I was under the influence at the time. I can’t see myself doing that now.”<\/p>\n

He continued, “I’ll be completely honest with you. The past couple of albums, I do get back to that. Even on this new album. You have writer’s block. And sometimes you’re like, I can’t do this sober.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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