One Direction: Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction by One Direction Page B
Authors: One Direction
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had his exams coming up and I decided he needed a break, so I paid for him to come and he loved it. It was great to spend all that time with my dad, too, because I didn’t see much of him during the tour. We went to the beach a lot, and hung out by the pool, and we also found an Irish pub to eat in. It was great. Every time I go home I love to chill out with my family or just go out with my friends in town and stuff.
We had such a funny experience one day a few weeks after the tour. Zayn, Liam and I were all in Tesco somewhere—I can’t even remember where it was because we were on our way somewhere in the car and just stopped off—and there was a guy in the line in front of us with a hat on like Matt Cardle’s. We were joking about Matt being in the line and all of a sudden this guy turned around and it was him! It was so random. What are the chances of that happening?
After the tour we carried on working on the album, and getting to work with world-renowned producers who have worked with some of the best artists in the world was an amazing experience. Going to Sweden was incredible, and of course going to LA again was what we’d been waiting for. We had somemeetings with some big people, and we carried on working on some of the songs we’d started on the first time we were there.
Our aim with the album was to re-create the boy band sound, do something no one else is doing at the moment, and of course enjoy the recording process. We didn’t want to be sitting on stools and singing ballads. We wanted some big songs that would surprise people. The way the co-writing worked was that we would sit around and come up with ideas together. We wanted to be a part of the writing process, because of course you can walk into a studio and record a song, but you may not know what it’s about. It makes a huge difference to be able to sing something that you’ve helped to create. We said from the word go that we wanted to be really involved, and we were very lucky that we got that chance.
Doing the book signings for the Forever Young book was unbelievable. So many people came along and it was so loud that I came out with a headache. There wasn’t a single moment where it was quiet. The support the fans showed us was brilliant. I was given seven pairs of large plastic Shamrock glasses.
We love being able to go places and meet fans, and we also like doing press things like photo shoots and interviews. We’ve been on TV shows and all sorts, and the more we do, the more we feel like we’re getting stronger as a band.
THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT
I didn’t realize how many fans we had until we went on the tour. They were literally everywhere we went, and as soon as they found out where we were staying they would be there. Sometimes there were around 600 fans waiting outside for us when we left to go to the venue. When we were in Dublin they hadto close off the whole street, and all the fans were singing “Forever Young” at the tops of their voices outside. It was amazing. Harry was taking video of some of it, and we were equally amazed when we saw those scenes again. I’ve been to see bands like The Script and Westlife in Dublin, but I’d never seen anything like that before.
We have the most unbelievable fans. When we were staying in a hotel in Richmond girls were outside in sleeping bags or booking into rooms on the same floor as us. And every day after school there would be about 400 to 500 fans there. It’s amazing how word spreads about where we are.
I honestly don’t think any of us have changed yet and I don’t think we will. If you ever spend a day with us you’ll see that we’re just normal guys who have a laugh. Obviously our everyday lives have changed, but I honestly can’t see any of us ever getting big-headed or thinking we’re special—there is too much banter between us for that to happen! We do have to be more careful about things like shopping, because even if we just pop out
We had such a funny experience one day a few weeks after the tour. Zayn, Liam and I were all in Tesco somewhere—I can’t even remember where it was because we were on our way somewhere in the car and just stopped off—and there was a guy in the line in front of us with a hat on like Matt Cardle’s. We were joking about Matt being in the line and all of a sudden this guy turned around and it was him! It was so random. What are the chances of that happening?
After the tour we carried on working on the album, and getting to work with world-renowned producers who have worked with some of the best artists in the world was an amazing experience. Going to Sweden was incredible, and of course going to LA again was what we’d been waiting for. We had somemeetings with some big people, and we carried on working on some of the songs we’d started on the first time we were there.
Our aim with the album was to re-create the boy band sound, do something no one else is doing at the moment, and of course enjoy the recording process. We didn’t want to be sitting on stools and singing ballads. We wanted some big songs that would surprise people. The way the co-writing worked was that we would sit around and come up with ideas together. We wanted to be a part of the writing process, because of course you can walk into a studio and record a song, but you may not know what it’s about. It makes a huge difference to be able to sing something that you’ve helped to create. We said from the word go that we wanted to be really involved, and we were very lucky that we got that chance.
Doing the book signings for the Forever Young book was unbelievable. So many people came along and it was so loud that I came out with a headache. There wasn’t a single moment where it was quiet. The support the fans showed us was brilliant. I was given seven pairs of large plastic Shamrock glasses.
We love being able to go places and meet fans, and we also like doing press things like photo shoots and interviews. We’ve been on TV shows and all sorts, and the more we do, the more we feel like we’re getting stronger as a band.
THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT
I didn’t realize how many fans we had until we went on the tour. They were literally everywhere we went, and as soon as they found out where we were staying they would be there. Sometimes there were around 600 fans waiting outside for us when we left to go to the venue. When we were in Dublin they hadto close off the whole street, and all the fans were singing “Forever Young” at the tops of their voices outside. It was amazing. Harry was taking video of some of it, and we were equally amazed when we saw those scenes again. I’ve been to see bands like The Script and Westlife in Dublin, but I’d never seen anything like that before.
We have the most unbelievable fans. When we were staying in a hotel in Richmond girls were outside in sleeping bags or booking into rooms on the same floor as us. And every day after school there would be about 400 to 500 fans there. It’s amazing how word spreads about where we are.
I honestly don’t think any of us have changed yet and I don’t think we will. If you ever spend a day with us you’ll see that we’re just normal guys who have a laugh. Obviously our everyday lives have changed, but I honestly can’t see any of us ever getting big-headed or thinking we’re special—there is too much banter between us for that to happen! We do have to be more careful about things like shopping, because even if we just pop out
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