For many performers, the best part about dropping an album (besides the fk loads of cash and fame) is the fact that they get to earn even MORE cash, but for international popstar Zayn Malik, that certainly wasn’t the case.
While it’s well known that Zayn wasn’t keen on touring because he has intense anxiety – a complete fair reason for not wanting to stand in front of thousands of people every night – he’s also revealed it’s because he wanted to be able to deliver a spectacular show.
Speaking to Interview recently, the 25-year-old divulged some info on why we didn’t see him on a world tour following the release of his first album.
“I want to play a spectacular show and hits,” Zayn said. “People should be entertained from the first to the last minute, but that does not work if you have only a handful of songs. I think, with the new album I have enough songs together.”
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Is this a possible shade at former bandmates Niall Horan and Harry Styles? Both recently toured their solo albums and if we’re following Zayn’s logic, they wouldn’t have had a whooole lot of content.
“The pressure was much too high then. I had just left the biggest band in the world and constantly had to justify why I had quit so quickly and so suddenly. That was just a bit much. But now I’m ready to do my thing.”
But don’t worry, Zayn looks poised to give fans what they want with the release of his second album on the horizon.
“I started working on the new album right after I finished the first one,” he revealed.
“It was an ongoing process, I just kept writing and writing and maybe spent a little bit more than a year in the studio. I’m pretty proud of the result, there are some really good songs on it. I’m curious what the fans are saying. We tried a few new things, new styles, new collaborations.”
Ouss, it’s been a long time coming, but we’re pretty freakin’ keen regardless.
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