Zayn Malik may now be going it alone with his solo material, but the singer has recently spoken out about what it's like to read fan fiction written about his former band One Direction.
Zayn: The Official Autobiography out November 1
Many of the group's fans are so passionate about the boys involved that they get involved in writing fictional stories about romantic relationships between the members, and Malik has addressed exactly that in his new autobiography, 'Zayn'.
He writes: "When I was still in One Direction, fans would write stories based on me and the other lads and publish them online. I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty unnerving reading things about yourself as a character from somebody else's imagination."
He does add however that it was "cool to see that so many fans engaged with the band on their own terms like that".
Malik continues: "It's crazy to think that we inspired so many different stories and the opportunity for so much creativity from so many people all over the world.
"My favourite stuff, personally, is fan art. I love seeing how many different ways people interpret my lyrics and my style, and it's so cool that they share that with me. It's also weirdly touching to see how many talented people out there choose to apply that talent to something connected with me and my music. It's really humbling."
The excerpt is the first to come from Zayn's official autobiography, which is released on November 1.
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