I don’t want to ever promote drunk driving, but that’s what the dark undertone is. “’Blinding Lights is about how you want to see someone at night, and you’re intoxicated, and you’re driving to this person and you’re just blinded by streetlight, but nothing could stop you from trying to go see that person, because you’re so lonely. On the video, The Weeknd said in an Esquire interview: In the Blinding Lights video we see him kicked out of a club by a bouncer before he drives drunk with blood over his face. It seems like the rising star’s face has been danced on several times or hasn’t recovered from whatever happened to it since he first sported the look when promoting his After Hours album. The Weeknd hasn’t confirmed exactly why he chose to use bandages, bruises and blood is the album’s aesthetic but it does match the darker feel of the album. The Weeknd may have come roaring on our radars with Blinding Lights, but he blinded us with his god awful ugly mug. The Unforgivable soundtrack: Every song explored for Netflix’s new film.BTS fans praise Jungkook's 'emotional' acceptance speech at 2021 AMAs.The bandages and bloody look have been sported by the singer in almost every music video from the album, his March appearance on SNL and at the VMAs in August. In fact, they’re a part of the aesthetic of his latest album After Hours, which was released in March.
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To calm any worried fans, the bandages on The Weeknds’s face aren’t a result of an injury or surgery.
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Why did The Weeknd have bandages on his face? Echoes of Silence (2011) Echoes of Silence serves as the last marker of The Weeknd’s enigmatic persona, preceding his thrust into the spotlight following the release of his debut studio album, Kiss Land.The tape starts off strong with the track D.D., an homage to Michael Jackson.