The Weeknd Talks Dating

The Weeknd, 25, recently sat down for an interview with Rolling Stone, where he opened up about his dating life. The magazine quotes him as follows:

On girlfriend Bella Hadid, 19:

"I actually asked her to be on the artwork for Beauty Behind the Madness. My motive was literally to work with her. I was like, 'All right, cool — we can meet up face-to-face.' It just kind of fell into my lap. If this had happened two years ago — well... she couldn't. If I'd met someone two years ago, I probably would've fucked it up. But I'm more — how do I say it? — clear-thinking now."

On losing his virginity at a Toga Party at 16:

"I could have been a student at f--kin' McDonald's, she was so drunk. I was drunk too. It was the worst experience of my life. Losing your virginity to an older woman sounds good, but it was kinda like, 'Oh shit, it's done?'"

On his success:

"I think the worst thing anyone can say about an artist is, 'He could have been great.' I was always scared of being that guy where it's like, 'He could have been big. He could have been a star.' I was afraid I'd see somebody else up there and be like, 'You're trying to tell me they're better than me? Why? Because they've got a couple of smash records? I can do smashes. I could figure it out.' And to be honest with you, it's been, what, a couple of years now? And it feels great. I feel great."

Read the full interview at Rolling Stone.