The Weeknd MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is The Weeknd? The Weeknd is an ISFP personality type in MBTI, 4w3 - sx/sp - 497 in Enneagram, RLUEI in Big 5, SEI in Socionics.
I understand where you guys are seeing Se grip, but what you are failing to recognize is that the inferior function (as expressed in the average person) is something that they DO NOT USE often. It is undeniable that The Weeknd uses Se, from day one, as far as it can be observed in his music. “Unhealthy” or “healthy” are arbitrary and subjective measurements. In addition, any function in any position can be “unhealthy”. There is little evidence of Te altogether, but that in itself can point to Te inferior. A reoccurring example of Te inferior I noticed in his songs is the denial of truth: “I don’t wanna know if you’re playing me … ‘cause my heart can’t take it anymore” - Creepin’ (I am aware he did not write this song, but let’s assume that all of his songs are a reflection of himself since we don’t have much behavioral or interview content to judge) “You don’t love him, you don’t love him if you’re thinking of me” - Repeat After Me (the title implies that he is trying to change the truth of the situation in a brainwashing kind of way—to himself, the love interest, or both) He also shows Te inferior inability to resolve his mistakes/failures: “I couldn’t face you with my darkest truth of all” - Less Than Zero “I don’t know why I run away” - Save Your Tears (the running away aspect is obviously FiSe, but the inability to reason and articulate WHY they engaged in that behavior is very characteristic of Te inferior—this is because Fi doms are very accustomed to not justifying themselves) Also, I remember thinking his response to criticism about his new show, The Idol, was very Te-inferior. I can’t seem to find the tweet but if someone does then comment please lol. As for Ni, it is very present in his work. But we are talking about auxiliary functions here with ISFPs, and it is completely typical for middle function pairs to easily switch back and forth with their usage, ESPECIALLY when it comes to Se (SeNi behaves as simply: “If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, it is a duck.” As a background process in the auxiliary/tertiary functions, that basic cognitive flow happens very easily—and it shows). Middle pairs are generally not repressed, including the tertiary function, because it is basically elevated by the dominant function (as it they are in the same introverted or extroverted expression. Essentially, the dominant and tertiary function are “buddies”, for better or for worse). This back-and-forth notion is also especially true for artists, as art is virtually always metaphorical, metaphysical, and introspective. That doesn’t make every artist an intuitive—in fact, most of them are probably not. With Ni or Se doms, the respective opposite pairing is literally repressed—we would see too much of one, and not the other much at all. So PDB users, let’s all ease up on the inferior/grip methodology of typing. I think it is fair to say that he presents Se and Ni pretty equally, give or take. And lastly, I think his Fi is painfully obvious, the gist of his songs are “I did this because I felt like it” or internalizing his experiences through the lens of lust/love/dislike etc. I’m not seeing any extroverted judgement at all, there’s not really a concern for social or institutional structures. It is very clear that he does what he wants, according to how he feels. His judgement seems to be very introverted.
Biography
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born 16 February 1990), known by his stage name, The Weeknd (pronounced "the weekend"), is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer. Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd" in 2010 and released the critically acclaimed mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence in 2011.
