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Aston Merrygold: 'I had started writing for my solo career by the last JLS concert'

Former JLS sensation Aston Merrygold has revealed that he knew he wanted to launch a solo career because his passion for music and performing didn't end when his band decided to split. 

Speaking to HMV this week, the heartthrob admitted that he was writing his own material towards the end of JLS' collective career because he knew in his heart that he wasn't done with being a singer:

"Yeah, it wasn’t done overnight, but once the decision was made I schooled myself into the mindset of ‘If it’s meant to happen. By the end of the very last concert, I’d already started writing, but I still had the buzz, the drive, I knew I still wanted to do this on a daily basis."

"I’d started writing, but more for the sake of just writing. I didn’t know what I’d do, whether I’d end up doing writing sessions with other people or whatever, but by the end I knew I’d miss the buzz of performing too much. I had to keep going."

The 'Get Stupid' hitmaker went onto add that his time with JLS prepared him for longevity within the music industry and he was able to use the contacts he made with the group to carve out his own path:

“I did, but the nice thing about being in the band for that long I know and am friends with lots of amazing songwriters. JLS gave me great connections and at the start it was just friends helping me out. I’ll be forever grateful for that.”

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Watch his music video for 'Get Stupid' here: