Since he debuted on the music scene, I've blatantly denied The Weeknd. I've refused to listen to him and discredited his success. He just wasn't it for me.
It made me angry that he seemingly tried to emulate Michael Jackson in a way which I felt wasn't good enough. As any MJ fan, I still feel very much affected by his untimely passing and I had this sense of bitterness that I couldn't quite shake -- especially when it came to someone trying to imitate him in such an obvious way.
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