Zayn Malik opens up about leaving former band 'One Direction'

Zayn Malik, who parted ways with the former boyband One Direction, has finally shared the reason why he made that move. 

Malik pointed out towards internal politics that was going on within the band. He said that he just felt that it was his time to step away from the band. 

The British singer spoke exclusively about the same with Alex Cooper in podcast Call Her Daddy. He stated: “I think I’ve known for a minute.”

“Look I don’t want to go into too much detail, but there was a lot of politics going on, certain people were doing certain things, certain people didn’t want to sign contracts, so I knew something was happening”, said Malik.

The 30-year-old singer went on to say: “There was obviously underlying issues, like within our friendships, too. We’ve been together every day for five years, and we got sick of each other, if I’m being completely honest. So we were close.”

Meanwhile, the former One Direction band member also mentioned how nervous he still feel performing on stage on his own, reports Yahoomovies.

“I’m still nervous now cause it’s been a few years [since] I’ve been on stage, but I have this energy too. I feel like I have something to give and I want to get on stage and be there again and feel that,”

“That’s one thing I can say, my fan base has always been supportive in that manner.”

“They’re always just like, we’re here, we’ve got you. Like, when you’re ready we’ve got you,” he added.

“We’re gonna come and listen to your tunes. I gotta be super, super thankful for that and I’m super grateful. I feel that love for sure. I’m ready to prove these people right.”

On the work front, Zayn Malik is gearing up to release his fourth album anytime soon.