THE WEEKND Credits DEFTONES For Inspiring His Early Work
August 20, 2021 7:20AM EDT
INDIO, CA – APRIL 15: The Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) performs during Day 3 of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2012 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)
He may not seem like a Deftones fan, but The Weeknd has said that the band inspired some of his early work.
Posting to Twitter on Wednesday, The Weeknd shared that the band was an inspiration to his 2012 Trilogy mixtapes.
“DEFTONES HUGE INSPO DURING TRILGOY ERA ,” he wrote.
DEFTONES HUGE INSPO DURING TRILGOY ERA #MementoMori
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) August 18, 2021
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