Looking back at the start of his career, some might have found it hard to believe that The Weeknd would go on to be such a force in the realm of Pop music. Storming the top of Billboard charts and accumulating a new wave of fans, The Weeknd is unstoppable. Landing another magazine cover, The Weeknd’s latest is GQ Magazine. Sitting down for another interesting interview where he reveals more tidbits about himself, the singer talks heading out into the world at 17, cutting his hair, and more.

On cutting his hair:

“I don’t think I did it to make it. I don’t think I was like, ‘I’m leaving. I’m going to go become a star.’ It was more like, ‘I need to get the fuck out of here and live another life.’ You know? Be somebody else. Not a star, just someone else.”

Leaving home at 17:

“I worked really hard on this album,” Abel says. “And I felt like I need to relieve a lot of stress. [Cutting off my hair] feels good, ’cause I get to blend in. If I want to go to a club, I can just go and I’m not there. I can go to a restaurant and I’m not there. I look like everybody else, which is boring, but maybe I just want to look like everybody else for a bit.”

Still a mystery, it seems that we’re getting to know The Weeknd more and more as he advances further into stardom.

You can catch the full interview and cover spread, here, and also peep Chance The Rapper’s latest GQ cover & interview, too.