'I Can't Do This Sober': The Weeknd Admits That 'Drugs Were a Crutch' for Him While Making Music

The Weeknd has spoken out about his "dark" past and once-"heavy" drug use. In an intimate interview with The Guardian published on Sunday, the R&B hit-maker (né Abel Tesfaye) talked about his start as a kid on the streets of Toronto, Canada. Raised by a single mom, he admitted to feeling a lot of loneliness. "I didn't have a father figure in the house," he said. "No boys around. Just me and my mom." The 26-year-old artist said he eventually dropped out of high school and moved out of his mother...