Take That hitmaker Mark Owen has revealed that the public's opinion on his new music is important to him, but he is trying not to let people's reactions affect him at all.

Speaking to Digital Spy about his new single 'Stars', the hitmaker explained that going solo is daunting and often intimidating so he doesn't want to become overconfident from the praise or nervous if he gets less than desirable feedback:

"I'm a bit in that world at the moment where I'm like, don't get happy if people like it, and don't get sad if they don't. I'm trying to walk the line down the middle. A few people came up to me when I was doing the school run going, 'Oh I really like your new song'. So it's nice when you get a reaction like that."

"I've really enjoyed the past few years with Take That - it's been really enjoyable - but going solo feels quite isolating."

When asked about his upcoming new record, 'The Art of Doing Nothing', Owen added that he wanted to work with other creatives on the project to stop himself from feeling "lonely": "I wanted it to be a real group effort and I think that feels more comfortable for me at where I am in my life now. I didn't want to close the doors. Sometimes in the past when I've done stuff, it's been in closed rooms, but I wanted this whole thing to feel open."

Watch Owen's music video for 'Stars' below: