Louis Tomlinson on band career: 'Not having any solo parts at the start was a tough pill to swallow'

Singer Louis Tomlinson has opened up about being put into a boyband line-up following his successful 'X Factor' audition in the One Direction lads' forthcoming new autobiography, 'Who We Are'.

In the book, the heartthrob confessed that he initially wanted a solo career so to be put into a group and not have any opportunity for getting his own individual parts was really tough: "I'm the type of person who likes being the centre of attention. For the whole of 'The X Factor' I didn't have a solo which, for me, was a tough pill to swallow."

The 'Story Of My Life' sensation went onto add that for a while in the beginning he felt as if he was just part of the furniture and as if his role in the boyband was worthless: "I was delighted but at the same time, couldn't really understand why I was in the band. That was really low, that feeling of not having a purpose, of just being along for the ride."

'Who We Are', which is 100% official, is due to be finally released on September 25 and the boys released a teaser clip via Instagram back in July that explained it will be incredibly personal and revealing: "Coming soon. You've been with them through every step of this story. This is how it feels to be inside the world of One Direction. This is 'Who We Are'."

Watch the teaser for their autobiography below: