United Kingdom, May 16 -- The Weeknd has used music to "hide" his vulnerabilities.

The 35-year-old singer stars alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan in 'Hurry Up Tomorrow', the Trey Edward Shults-directed psychological thriller film, and he's likened shooting the movie to a "therapy session".

The Weeknd - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - told the Guardian newspaper: "Before we shot the film, I went through whatever healing I had to go through. And then I needed to shed that skin, and I wanted to do it in a way that felt more visual.

"If it wasn't for [Trey], I would have kept it in the vault - I've kept a lot of albums in the vault. But it felt right to tell it."

The chart-topping singer felt he was able to show his vulnerable si...