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1 on its Greatest Songs of All Time Hot 100 Chart.
The oral history of the song featured interviews from the Weeknd, a.k.a.
Abel Tesfaye, along with super-producer Max Martin and a slew of label executives.
I think after the third reorder, I got it.
I lost count after 15, 18.
So are we talking 20 red suits?
All Fresh knows is it worked.
It wasnt just Abel anymore, the tailor went on.
He created a persona and took this guy through a whole experience.
I had never seen someone take on a character like that for an entire year.
That performance kind of immortalized him, Tesfaye toldBillboardof the character.
Fresh agreed: He did the best job since Michael Jackson did that red jacket.
