The Weeknd and Bella Hadid walking in NYC on October 9 GC Images He has Drake on speed dial. Also, two years ago, Hadid was 16, so he probably shouldn't have been pursuing a relationship with her anyway. But I've had a lot of sex.' In fact, he says that if he'd met Hadid two years ago, he would have been too caught up in the groupie lifestyle to pursue a relationship. Tesfaye lost his virginity at age 16 to an older girl at a college toga party and embarked on long road as a Lothario: 'I don't want to sound like that guy where sex is not an obstacle. Given how many of Tesfaye's lyrics focus on his bedroom prowess, his relationship with Hadid is refreshingly old-fashioned (he recently bought her a black Yorkie named Hendrix). Tesfaye has been romantically linked to 18-year-old model/reality-show spawn/Olympic hopeful Bella Hadid since last spring. 'And of course I'm not going to be like, 'Hey, can you stop?' I mean, it felt good! But when she started petting my hair, that's when I was like, 'I definitely need a drink.'' He's an unrepentant ladykiller. 'I think she was just drawn to it-she must have been a little gone off a few drinks,' Tesfaye told Rolling Stone. Besides, it makes for a great conversation piece: At a Grammys party last year, Tesfaye found himself chatting with the current queen of pop, Taylor Swift, who spent the entirety of their conversation petting his hair. Though the hair gives him neck pains when he sleeps, Tesfaye has no plans to do away with it anytime soon. Among the things that it's been compared to: a tsunami, a rooster's comb, a double mullet (party in the front, party in the back), a cresting wave, the Elephant Man. Inspired by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tesfaye has been growing out his signature hairstyle for four years, maintaining it with nothing more than an occasional hard shampoo.

But you evolve and realize your potential. I was looking at artists like Iggy Pop and the Ramones, or Afropunk. As Tesfaye notes, 'I thought I'd be a punk star-grow my hair out, acne on my face, super-fucking-skinny. 'I think that's why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven't given people everything.' Part of that stemmed from shyness, part from doubt. Why the reticence? 'We live in an era when everything is so excessive, I think it's refreshing for everybody to be like, 'Who the fuck is this guy?'' Tesfaye says. He's a mystery man.ДЇor the bulk of his career, Tesfaye kept himself far removed from the spotlight, declining all interview requests, and building up an air of mystery. But as the Weeknd gets set to embark on his first big arena tour, we thought we'd share these 10 things you should know.

And he's dating one of the hottest young models in the game. Two weeks ago, he performed on Saturday Night Live for the first time.

1 song in America (' The Hills.') He recently scored Spotify's official 'song of summer,' (' Can't Feel My Face'). As of this writing, the dizzyingly talented R&B star has the No.

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