The Weeknd appears on the cover of 17 editions of GQ Magazine
The September 2021 issue marks a new beginning for the global GQ brand.
It’s clear that the rumors are true: Abel and The Weeknd are two very different beings. The Weeknd has the longest-charting song by a solo artist in history and billions of worldwide streams. The Weeknd spent his pandemic in a red blazer licking frogs dipped in LSD. Abel, meanwhile, was bingeing The X-Files. (“Everyone copied them, bro,” he told me. “Everyone.”) Abel talks about getting a good night’s sleep the way someone might talk about good MDMA. He has been rediscovering L.A.: Last year, when the streets emptied out, he started taking long walks. He exudes a type of politeness found only in the world capital of politeness (Ontario, Canada). The Weeknd is the guy who destroys the suite at Caesars Palace like in The Hangover. Abel is the sweet guy whom they lose in the first 30 minutes and spend the rest of the movie trying to find.
Photographs by Daniel Jackson
Styled by George Cortina
Hair by Daronn Carr for BlendLA
Skin by Christine Nelli for Magic Shave
Styled by George Cortina
Hair by Daronn Carr for BlendLA
Skin by Christine Nelli for Magic Shave
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