Zayn Malik admitted that he is open to a One Direction reunion when the right time comes. Contrary to early reports, the former 1D member shared that he had “no beef” with the band.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Malik revealed that he is willing to do a collab with former bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne. The highly anticipated reunion, however, may end up happening by the year 2025, ten years after he left the band to pursue a solo career.
Although Malik's statement may spark rumors about him returning to the group, the singer said that he just wanted to concentrate on being a solo artist for the time being. The 23-year-old is currently busy promoting his new single, "Pillowtalk" set to be released this January 29.
When it was pointed out that Malik made a clever decision of being the first to leave One Direction, the singer said that none of it was planned. He insisted that it was not a strategy, unlike what others believed.
"By that point, I just knew that I wanted to go. I was fed up. I didn't wanna do that any more," he shared.
In their January cover story, Billboard called Malik "every bit the hipster heartthrob." The former 1D member has always been very vocal about having a different taste in music compared to Styles, Tomlinson, Horan and Payne. He said that while his band mates preferred indie rock, that was just not his thing.
RCA chairman/CEO Peter Edge shared that even when Malik was still part of One Direction, he was always busy writing and planning his own music. In an interview with The Fader, Malik admitted that he never felt like he belonged to the fan. He shared that there were a lot of times when he would attempt to do something different, but they would end up recording it "50 times until there was a straight version that was pop."
"I just wasn't convinced with what we were selling. I wasn't 100 percent behind the music. It wasn't me," Malik said.
