How much do people remember The Idol?
I'm kind of curious about it because it caused fuzz a few years ago and everyone dunked on it. Did it actually leave a stain and are people likely to bring it up when it comes to The Weeknd?
For the record, everything I saw about The Idol looked terrible. I heard it was in production hell and kind of a disaster writing wise. However, a lot of people were on the project and I think it's unfair to equate an artist's beliefs to their art. It came off creepy and Sam Levinson is (likely) creepy, but what matters more is how an artist acts in real life and treats their collaborators (and it seems to me people Abel worked with speak quite highly of him, so there's that.) I'm a hobby writer myself, and I think Abel mentioned a lot of very daring, sleazy films he likes. It is very easy to fuck up that sort of thing and have it come across all sorts of wrong, especially for someone with no experience.
I'm going to the EU tour coming up. I love the music, but I also live with people and kind of worry about being questioned or have it look like I stand for shit I really don't stand for. I know I shouldn't let that ruin my enjoyment, but I am a needlessly anxious person. So, is it something the GP or general pop audience is likely to remember much at all, did the dust on that disaster settle by now, or is it like over-over for public reputation?