Singer Jackie Jackson (pictured left), of the Jackson 5 fame, has revealed that he would love to collaborate with former One Direction sensation Zayn Malik now that he has gone solo. 

Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, Jackson explained that he recently met with Malik and told him that if he ever wanted to work on a project with him it could definitely be arranged:

"Zayn has a special spirit, we met in Vegas and talked. He is here (in America) because he is recording his album. I told him I'd like to help out. I'd like to work on the record. He told me how he listened to our music all the time."

Jackson, who is the older brother of the late Michael Jackson, added: "One Direction are a great act and like us when we started. We are always being told by English bands that we, The Jacksons, started them. There were thousands of fans camped out at Heathrow screaming our names, that's what One Direction get now."

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