The Weeknd scrapped an album about Selena Gomez

The Weeknd wrote an entire album worth of “upbeat” songs while dating Selena Gomez, but the world will never hear it, reports JustJared.com. The 28-year-old musician just revealed that he wrote an entire album prior to Melancholy but scrapped it because it no longer reflected his feelings.

“Prior to Melancholy, I had a whole album written, done, which wasn’t melancholy at all because it was a different time in my life…It was very upbeat — it was beautiful,” he told Time, adding, “I don’t want to perform something that I don’t feel.”

Despite scrapping the album, The Weekend said recording Melancholy was cathartic. “It’s therapeutic. You want to get it out. It’s like you close a chapter,” he explained.