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The Weeknd Explains Why He’s Been Wearing Those Bandages · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest The Weekends turned his
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  Speaker 1: physical appearance into an artistic statement in itself. During the
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  Speaker 1: album cycle for his latest release, After Hours, he's been
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  Speaker 1: bloodied and bruised, fully bandaged up, and most recently has
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  Speaker 1: removed the bandages to reveal a character that's had a
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  Speaker 1: bit too much plastic surgery. Vans have been left to
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  Speaker 1: guess what his message was until now, he tells Variety,
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  Speaker 1: I'm reflecting on the absurd culture of Hollywood celebrity and
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  Speaker 1: people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated.
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  Speaker 1: It's all a progression, and we watched the character storyline
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  Speaker 1: hit heightened levels of danger and absurdity as the tale
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  Speaker 1: goes on. I suppose you could deduce to being attractive
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  Speaker 1: isn't important to me, he says, But a compelling narrative
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  Speaker 1: is the weekend Super Bowl halftime show from Sundays of
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