Zayn Malik covers the latest issue of “L’Uomo Vogue“. In the issue Zayn comes clean about why he decided to leave One Direction and focus on his own music. In addition, he also discusses if he still communicates with his fellow band. Check out what he has to say below.
Zayn spoke to L’Uomo Vogue about his decision to leave the world’s most successful boy band after five years touring the world, explaining, “Now that I can really be myself and make music that feels honest to me, it doesn’t feel like work. It really is relaxing to me.
“When I decided to leave, it wasn’t a big build up, it had always been underlying. I never felt like I belonged in the group, I was just doing it because at the time, I felt like it was the right place for me to be.
“To be honest, I mentally and physically distanced myself from what I was doing creatively because I didn’t want any part of it really. It didn’t feel like I was really being me”.
While the rest of the band have insisted they have kept in contact with their former colleague, Zayn revealed the reality is quite different… He admitted, “The truth is I haven’t spoken to any of the boys at all really
and that we were friends.
“But that’s not the case, I tried to reach out and be their friend but they haven’t even replied to any of my calls or texts. There’s no competition between me and the boys, I didn’t leave for any reasons of animosity, I just wanted to do me.”
