So, The Weeknd is killing of The Weeknd, the persona. How will it impact his music?

Hurry Up Tomorrow is advertized as the last The Weeknd album, which actually doesn't mean he won't release any music anymore, but instead will do that under his real name, Abel Tesfaye, apparently. If that is the case, what do you imagine his music to become? Will it be the same thing, just different name, or a complete 180? Where would you like him to go artistically in his future releases? I personally have stuggles imagining what else can he do, not because I don't think he's versatile enough, but because his dark image has been such a huge part of him, it's kinda difficult to think of him as of anything else. I had this idea of Abel going "soft R&B", with more romantic, less explicit lyrics, Luther Vandross-like style, but I don't think he has necessary vocal chops, and wouldn't it be too simple as well? To go from explicitly sexual to soft romantic as a mark of having "grown out of that style?"

Anyway, I want to hear your ideas and/or theories.