The Weeknd: Making great music is a drug

A very interesting interview in GQ with The Weeknd about his identity (does he feel more like Abel, or The Weeknd), drugs, alcohol, children, and making music: "I believe that when anybody is sad, they make better music. They make more emotional music, more honest music. Cathartic, therapeutic music. And I’ve definitely been a victim of wanting to be sad for that, because I’m very aware. I definitely put myself in situations where it’s psychologically self-harming. Because making great music is a drug. It’s an addiction and you want to always have that".