Zayn Malik has opened up about quitting One Direction - saying he never feels "fully secure" in what he does. The singer's told ELLE UK that he's "still taking it all in" after leaving the band.
He explained: "I just don't have it in me to feel fully secure in anything I do. I always strive towards something better.
"It's why I think sometimes I come across the wrong way, a bit distant. I'm just stressed out trying to control how I'm perceived. I think about things a lot."
The 23-year-old also said he felt he'd done everything he could with 1D, and needed a change.
"My entire life has changed in the last year. I'm still taking it all in. I've found so much out about myself. Mostly how in love with music I still was.
"The album is a build up of six years and never being able to express what I wanted to say. I had something to get off my chest."
Zayn also chatted to ELLE UK about his relationship with his girlfriend Gigi Hadid.
"She's super intelligent. I think that's why it works so well. And we do the same type of job so we get that with each other."
The full interview with Zayn Malik features in the September issue of ELLE UK, which is available on newsstands from August 3rd.
