Tinseltown loves a good Hollywood ending to every chapter. Yet, Hollywood’s reputation of not letting down easily stands in the middle like a fork stuck in the road. Despite eying the epitome of success far beyond the likes of music, The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow fell flat worldwide. But amid the bottom rating sorrow, the ‘Starboy’ singer took a trip down memory lane to The Idol, recounting the negativity with a self-critical acknowledgement.

The Weeknd’s on-screen reception might not be everything he wished for, but he is taking the critics with humility, an artistic virtue that stands out on its own.

In a recent interview with The Guardian, The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, acknowledged the critical ripping of The Idol, saying it “makes a lot of sense.” The singer insisted that the issues plagued the show long before Sam Levinson took over the director’s chair after Amy Seimetz. He reflected that when the pandemic happened and theaters were no longer an option, television became the “new god.” The Idol was intended to be a miniseries, but bloomed into a five-parter.

“It could have been great if it had a beginning, middle, and end,” The Weeknd mused, explaining The Idol concluded on middle itself. According to the ‘Cry for Me’ singer, what sets apart a blockbuster is that everyone involved in the project equally cares about it just as much as the director and actors. Of course, people cared about The Idol. However, he believes it got to a point where everyone was too ambitious to reach the finish line.

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While The Weeknd’s role in The Idol was not just one, a Hollywood tendency made him shift gears.

In his chat with The Guardian amid shallow ratings of Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd elaborated, speaking of The Idol, that in Hollywood, “you can’t force something.” He may have starred in, co-produced, and co-written The Idol, but he feared overstepping his creative boundary over the concern of being labeled “difficult” to work with. “The worst thing you can be in Hollywood is difficult,” Abel Tesfaye continued. 

The Weeknd believes this worry is especially applicable to actors who are newcomers. Concluding his statement on The Idol, Tesfaye explained that no matter the journey, one should always follow the gut. Whenever one works against their instincts, they have to pay the price, and with The Idol, The Weeknd has already. His instincts always said “this isn’t right” with The Idol, but their desire to make it work with “too many cooks” ended up spoiling the broth.

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