The Weeknd has shared a funny story about meeting Taylor Swift for the first time at a Grammys after party, saying she was enthralled by his hair.
He opened up about meeting the “Wildest Dreams” singer, 25, at a mansion party, where she wouldn’t stop touching his hair and everyone was "hammered."
“The Hills” singer, whose real name Tesfaye, said his hair is inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat and he started growing it out four years ago in a bid to be different from other artists.
"I want to be remembered as iconic and different," he told Rolling Stone. "So I was like, 'F--k it — I'm gonna let my hair just be what it wants.' I'll probably cut it if it starts interfering with my sight. I can kind of see it right now. But if I cut it, I'd look like everyone else. And that's just so boring to me."
Someone who clearly didn’t think it was boring was Swift, who “must have been a little gone off a few drinks” at Sam Smith’s Grammys after party.
“She was kind of, like, petting my hair? I think she was just drawn to it,” he explained. “And of course I'm not going to be like, 'Hey, can you stop?' I mean, it felt good!”
He went on to say although Swift might’ve been a little tipsy, she “actually schooled me on my own sh-t.”
“She was like, 'I've been listening to 'The Morning' [from House of Balloons] for years — it's one of my favorite songs ever!' I mean, she might have just Googled it. But she seemed genuine."