The Weeknd’s persona used to be all about darkness and mystery . For a while, he didn’t even show his face. Instead, he was just a soft voice singing about drugs and having calloused sex with women. Eventually, he would embrace pop stardom, but the hedonistic themes and subject matter still stuck. The Weeknd would border on pure villainy with how he indulged in old-fashioned misogyny and shunned the idea of romance. He’d go on to mature, and his toxic resolve would soften over the years, where he’d craft irresistible pop songs anyone could get into. Videos by VICE But in 2015, The Weeknd was far from that line of thinking. On “Tell Your Friends”, he said that he was a “villain in my city.” During a 2015 interview with Pitchfork , he doubled down on the line, arguing that the bad guys are the best characters in movies. Moreover, he shared the villain he finds some similarities with.…