I’m so in love with Zayn right now. It’s subtle, but he’s making sure to answer things in a way that doesn’t diminish his experience and participation in the band.
In Beats 1 he made it a point of saying that it’s not that he needs to abandon the 1D songs or adapt them to his solo career. I think what he was trying to get across is that being 1D and being solo are separate things. One isn’t worse or better than the other; they’re just different.
In the R1 interview the interviewer was very intent on the idea that Zayn was relieved to be singing songs he liked, but Zayn made sure to clarify that it’s not that he doesn’t like 1D songs or didn’t like performing them. He said that he just didn’t feel as comfortable and confident singing in a genre that’s not his preferred one.
In the Kiss interview, he clarified that #realmusic is about music that’s real to him, meaning music where he has a personal memory and connection to the meaning of every song. This is a soft rebuttal of the idea that #realmusic is a diss towards 1D’s music.
Of course I personally believe Zayn will be rejoining 1D when they come back from hiatus and so he’ll have the opportunity to be with the band and also release solo music.
Even if that didn’t turn out to be the case, though, the fact that he’s working so hard at rebuffing the assumptions that he hates or looks down on 1D’s music or that he didn’t enjoy being in the band doesn’t change. No matter what you think the ending is, it’s clear that Zayn is doing his all to express his love for the band and it’s so, so important.
This is the difference between print and hearing things from Zayn’s mouth. While there are times that he won’t be telling the complete truth because of the image he needs to portray, you will always find him supporting the band and you will never find him dissing them when it’s him speaking.
All the boys do this and this is why I love 1D. Sometimes they’re restricted in what they can do, but they always do everything they can. They do everything they can to stay true to themselves, to fight, to not lie, to get the truth out there, to soften the blows, to show their bond with each other, and to reassure the fans.
This band has been put through the fire and instead of burning, they became strong and tempered. They’re incredible.
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