There have been mixed emotions. He is dressed in jeans, a red tracksuit top and trainers. An old hand at winning over interviewers, he greets me with a hug before sitting down, leaning back and putting his feet up. Tomlinson is on the promotional trail for his debut album, Walls, which has been four years on the making. I ask if he and his ex-bandmates have a WhatsApp group. But he says they are frequently in touch, which must be something people ask a lot since, entirely unbidden, he gives me a breakdown of their recent activities.
Let the record show that he spoke to Liam two days ago; he and Niall exchanged texts a fortnight ago; and Harry sent him a congratulatory message when he released his last single. There is no mention of Zayn. Tomlinson says the face he presents to the public and journalists these days is fully unfiltered, a change from his One Direction days when he had to be careful not to cause inadvertent upset within the band or with fans.
So it took a second to understand that [as a solo artist] I could get away with completely being myself, even though I can sometimes be a bit of a dickhead. To me, that's not an insult, that's me as a year-old man. I want to make music that I think is cool s I don't think that's too much to ask for," he added. In , Malik teased the release of new music on Twitter. He shared the announcement along with " RealMusic. Many fans interpreted this as a jab at One Direction's discography, feeling as though Malik meant to imply the music he had previously made with One Direction was fake or not quite up to his standards.
In , in his first solo, on-camera interview with radio station Beats 1 , Malik said he never wanted to be in One Direction. Malik told Us Weekly he and Styles were not close while they were in the band together. He said he "never really spoke to Harry" and that he had never been under the impression they would keep in touch after Malik left the band. That same year, he told Billboard that he doesn't really talk to anyone in the band anymore. But no, I don't talk to any of them, really.
In an interview with GQ , Malik said he "didn't make any friends from the band. This came as a surprise to fans because in the Facebook post announcing his departure , Malik wrote that he had "four friends for life. In a cover story, Malik explained he felt underrepresented in terms of the music One Direction was producing. He told GQ , "My vision didn't necessarily always go with what was going on within the band.
He discussed the band's sudden rise to fame and rigorous touring schedule saying, "I think back to the performances towards the end when we were in stadiums — I wasn't really ever able to enjoy the experience. The machine had gone too fast. The youngest member of One Direction, Harry Styles, has since released a critically acclaimed album , gone on a world tour, and co-chaired the Met Gala. Since the band's split, he has been relatively quiet about his relationships with the other members of One Direction, but he has mentioned his distant relationship with one member in particular, Malik.
If you're not enjoying something and need to do something else, you absolutely should do that. I'm glad he's doing what he likes, and good luck to him," said Styles. In that same interview, when asked why the band agreed to take a hiatus, Styles told Rolling Stone he "didn't want to exhaust [the band's] fan base" and spoke for the other members saying, "We all thought too much of the group to let that happen. Styles went on to entertain ideas of a future reunion, saying, "I love the band and would never rule out anything in the future.
The band changed my life, gave me everything. Styles told Another Man magazine that a One Direction reunion would never be ruled out. He thinks it is good for the members to be "exploring different things," but that if a reunion were to happen when everyone felt comfortable, it would be "amazing. During his turn hosting and performing on "Saturday Night Live," Styles made a reference to his boy-band days, saying, "I love those guys, they're my brothers: Niall, Liam, Louis, and, uh, Ringo, yeah, that's it.
By swapping out Malik's name with Ringo Starr's, Styles referenced how Malik was the first person to leave One Direction — sort of how Starr was technically the first member to leave The Beatles.
In March , Styles said that, looking back, he doesn't necessarily think Malik's leaving the band was a bad thing. I just didn't feel that way. On One Direction's year anniversary , Styles shared a photo on Instagram of all five band members hugging on a stage.
In the caption, he wrote, "I've been struggling to put into words how grateful I am for everything that's happened over the last ten years. I've seen things and places that I'd only ever dreamt of when I was growing up. I've had the pleasure of meeting and working with some of the most incredible people, and gained friendships that I know I will treasure for the rest of my life. He continued, "None of this would be possible without the support you've given along the way.
And for that, I will be forever thankful. I just can't believe it's been ten years. Thank you to our crew, our team, and everyone else who helped us along the way. You did it all, and you changed everything.
And finally.. Here's to ten. During his December Vogue cover interview, Styles spoke about what it was like being in One Direction. It was all new to me, and I was trying to learn as much as I could. He added, "I wanted to soak it in I think that's probably why I like traveling now—soaking stuff up. Styles told Variety that he "learned so much" from being part of the band, and that he wanted to write with so many different people. Now I get to do what I really want to do.
He continued, "I think there's a wont to pit people against each other. And I think it's never been about that for us. It's about a next step in evolution. Styles also said that seeing how he and his fellow bandmates have achieved so many different things "says a lot about how hard we worked in it.
He didn't sing any solo parts on the show and was never the band's frontman. Over the years, he began to perform more solos on the band's albums and during live tours. And then it was: 'OK, hiatus! When beginning his own solo career, Tomlinson expressed uncertainty in his ability to team up with any superstar collaborators.
In , he told The Guardian , "I couldn't say to you now that I could definitely get a superstar writer in a session with me," later adding, "Harry [Styles] won't struggle with any of that. Tomlinson has already released music with Bebe Rexha and Steve Aoki and his bandmates have also had created hit songs with famed artists. Days like today are days for reflection, so proud looking back!
Big love to the lads! In a interview with ODE Entertainment , Louis Tomlinson said he feels a One Direction reunion is "inevitable" but he doesn't know when exactly it'll happen. In a later interview with "Build" that same year, the singer said he wasn't really ready for the band to go on a break.
He said he ended up writing a lot of songs and liking some, so he decided to pursue a solo singing career. In December , Tomlinson's' mom Johannah Deakin died of leukemia. He was previously slated to perform on "The X Factor" just days after her death so he stuck to his commitment and performed his first solo song in her honor. Her work has been featured at The Blast. When she isn't binge-watching reality television shows or binge-eating fried food, she loves hanging out with her friends and family and petting puppies.
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The odds are against this tilt, Tomlinson seems to understand. But as we start to talk through his reasons for at least trying, I find myself hoping that this Last Directioner makes an unlikely go of it after all. Reason one. The pop industry has an ineluctable momentum, and the star who begins something like a skier inching off a hilltop can quickly find themselves bound to ride out whatever thrills and trials comes next.
Tomlinson gives the example of how he first became famous. Born in Doncaster in he was raised by his mother, Johannah Deakin, and later also by her new partner Mark Tomlinson. He was 16 when he went to his first X Factor audition.
Prompt rebuff. A year later he made it into the audition process, but still nowhere near the part where ambitious young singers are briskly embraced or condemned by that great gatekeeper of celebrity, Simon Cowell. In Tomlinson, twice unlucky, gave the auditions a final try. Then all of a sudden everything changed.
To my friends in Doncaster I would always say [getting into the band] was the most incredible thing that happened to me. And it was. But it happened when I was already having the best year of my life.
But there was a price to pay. He says his current efforts as a soloist came about in similar fashion. In , Tomlinson had become a father.
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