Zayn Malik has finally explained his reasons for his abrupt departure from the iconic boyband One Direction.
The star soared to fame after joining the boyband with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne in 2010.
Zayn then abruptly quit the group in 2015 in the middle of their world tour, originally saying he had taken a break due to “stress”.
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The 30-year-old has now spoken to the Call Her Daddy podcast about his abrupt departure for the first time in six years.
He said: “I knew something was happening, so I just got ahead of the curve.
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“I was like, ‘I’m just going to get out of here, I think this is done’.”
He continued: “I just saw it [coming] and I completely selfishly wanted to be the first person to go and make my own record. If I’m being completely honest with you, I was like, ‘I’m going to jump the gun here’.
“I’m a passive dude, but when it comes to my music and my business, I’m serious about it and I’m competitive, so I wanted to be the first to go and do my own thing. That was the reason.”
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He also added that there was some tension between the boys.
“There were obviously underlying issues within our friendships, too. We’d got sick of each other if I’m being completely honest.”
However, the star said that he does look back fondly on his boyband days.
Zayn explained: “We were close, you know?”
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“We’d done crazy things with each other that nobody else in the world will ever understand and I look back on it now in a much fonder light than I would have [when] I’d just left.
“There were great experiences, I had great times with them, but we’d just run our course.”
Zayn is gearing up to release another single ahead of his upcoming album.
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