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Zayn Malik "free at last" after quitting One Direction

Solo star Zayn Malik has confessed that he finally feels "free" as an artist and it took leaving One Direction to achieve that sensation. 

The heartthrob sat down for an indepth new interview with Dazed magazine and confessed that regaining creative control makes quitting the boyband seem that much more worthwhile:

"I’m just trying to do more and more. I’m excited to get more involved in every way that I can. Whether it’s producing or the creative for my stage direction, I just want to get down to every detail. That’s my progression, learning my craft as a solo artist. I’m kind of itching a little bit. I want to work. I’ve learned over four or five years that it’s good to work because you’re earning, not spending.”

He went onto add that being able to steer his sound and career in a direction he feels confident with is amazing: “I know that musicians are seen as one-sided people a lot of the time. But we do have other elements to us as well. I didn’t feel good (in One Direction)…You need to be able to express what it is that you are. I’m free at last."

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