CDM: With that in mind, it’s hard to spend quality time with fans. Is it nice to be able to have that face to face Q&A time during the soundchecks? NIALL: Oh yeah. I wish phones did not exist, because they’re a ruination of everything personal these days. Even when you go to talk to some people, it’s one of these <Niall holds his phone up and pretends to be filming>, and the phone is clearly on video-mode. I would love nothing more than to just sit and chat to loads of them, but you’re always worried about maybe saying the wrong thing because everyone’s videoing.
CDM: It complicates it as well with it being almost like a competition online with fans. NIALL: Exactly, and there’s no need for it at all. They’re forever fighting with each other for no reason. I understand the whole psychological side of it, but don’t video, let’s have a chat.
— Niall for Coup De Main | 2018
