‘It Was Scary’: Idol, The Day The Weeknd Forgot How To Sing On TV Set

With The Idol, The Weeknd takes his first steps as an actor. He doesn’t play a singer, but a rare nightclub owner, Tedros, who takes along a young pop star, Jocelyn, played by Lily-Rose Depp. In addition to being an actor, the artist has produced, co-created and signed the script for the series. Fully invested in his character, the interpreter blinding lamps He even forgot to sing.

This is what it reveals Interview with W Magazine. After filming The Idol scene, the singer performed at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. “It’s hard to go from one to the other,” says The Weeknd when he talks about the transition between his fictional character and his stage work. “Then, after this concert, I lost my voice. He didn’t raise his voice anymore. This has never happened to me before. I think I forgot the song because I was playing Tedros, a character who doesn’t know the song.“

The Weeknd, a follower method of action ?

He adds: “Maybe I’m overstating this theory a bit, but at the time something very complex was going on in my head.” in another interview, this time Entertainment WeeklyHis on-screen partner, Lily-Rose Depp, explained that the singer sometimes drowned method of action – This professional term refers to the specifics of an actor who changes his lifestyle and interactions with others to fit into a role.

The actor even admits that sometimes he ran away from the star on the set when he was too focused. “Sometimes when Abel and I don’t want to reveal too much of his character, but when he was really Tedros, I stayed away from him. I was like, ‘He’s in his zone over there.'”

Other actors are known for theirs method of actionLike Jared Leto, who played the Joker, he spent his time bullying his colleagues on the set of Suicide Squad, even if it meant upsetting some, like Viola Davis.

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