The Weeknd says he felt like he had rocketed into outer space while working in French band Daft Punk’s futuristic recording studio.
The Canadian singer/producer recorded Starman, the first single from his upcoming album of the same name, with the electronic duo, and the experience of writing the song with them was simply out of this world for the star.
“Their studio is like a spaceship; there’s a lot of gear,” The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, tells The Wall Street Journal, “but the way they make music, the way they explain it, is very cinematic.
It’s like they’re reading a page out of a novel: ‘We want to make sure that at the end, it feels like the sun’s coming up, and maybe there’s a car chase.’
They can get technical, but it was interesting how they visualise making music.”
Teleporting into other galaxies in a metaphorical way while creating songs for Starman was simple for Abel, as he looked to late Ziggy Stardust musician David Bowie for inspiration throughout the writing and recording process, Xpose.ie reports.