In a brand new interview with Zane Lowe of Beats 1, The Weeknd spoke about his relationship with fellow Toronto superstar, Drake.

He said, “He came in as my big bro and showed the world what I could do…From then on, he’s always been supporting me and I’ve always been supporting him. Behind the scenes, we’re still very close but it’s cool that the world can see us doing our own thing. OVOXO will always be there.”

When asked about a possible Weeknd-Drake project, he responded, “Maybe. Why not? “It’s cool to have both monsters work together as opposed to one monster and one little guy coming in. It’s dope, like Kanye and Jay Z, when [Watch the Throne] happened.”

He added, “He’s the homie. At the end of the day, that’s my guy. Oliver, 40, all of Toronto. There wouldn’t be any new artists from there if it wasn’t for Drake making Toronto cool because it wasn’t cool. Let’s be honest. Canada wasn’t ever cool.”

Drake, for his part showed support for The Weeknd’s new album Starboy when he posted this to Instagram…

Out now!!! Congrats @theweeknd and the whole XO man dem.

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The Weeknd also touched on a host of other topics, including the process behind making of his new album, Starboy.

They also discussed his issues with performance anxiety and some of the struggles he has had holding onto his sobriety.

The Weeknd has teamed up with Kendrick Lamar on this album on a song called ‘Sidewalks’. In the Zane Lowe interview, he refers to the rapper as a ‘genius’.

On a lighter note, he also addressed cutting his famous locks off.

Check out the full interview below and skip to the 40:25 mark to see The Weeknd’s comments on Drake.

 

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