According to the website Varietythe recordings of the series The idolfrom the HBO extensiontook the singer The weekend having sort of a breakdown during a show, where he couldn’t sing.
In The idolAbel Makkonen Tesfaye aka The Weeknd plays a self-help guru named Tedros and helps nurture the career of aspiring pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp).
According to the singer, he had to interrupt a show in Los Angeles because he lost his voice, all due to having to change his character for the tapings of the HBO series.
“I don’t know what happened…but I just lost my voice. She’s killing me, I don’t want to stop the show, but I can’t give you the show I want to give you now. I’ll make sure everyone is safe – you get your money back – I’ll be putting on a real show for you soon. But I wanted to make it public and apologize personally.
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The Weeknd was unable to separate the character from the series and being a singer
Source: Epipoca
