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good to rest my head after the whole X Factor experience.
     
    We’ve enjoyed every minute of the writing and recording for the album. It was nerve-wracking trying to find the first single, because of course we wanted it to be perfect. We worked with some amazing writers and producers and it felt incredible to have these people on our side. For me the most exciting person we’ve worked with so far is a guy called Claude Kelly, who wrote “Grenade” and “My Life Would Suck.” He’s like a hit machine. We all got to do a lot of co-writing on the album, which was really important for us and we loved being involved.
     
    We had a trip to Sweden and another to LA, which were both amazing. We were in LA for three weeks, so we got to see loads more than the last time, but we had to keep our minds on the work. We still enjoyed it, because the work was actually a lot of fun. Every time we go away we get closer and closer, and there was plenty more bonding while we were there.
     
    I do enjoy the traveling generally, but what I really don’t enjoy is packing a suitcase. No matter how often we do it, I don’t think I’ll ever get over that feeling of having left something behind. Having to pack all of your clothes and things, knowing you’re going to be away for weeks or months on end, is really stressful.
     
    We’re pretty much living in hotels most of the time at the moment, although we did share houses at times, which was funny but full-on! We’re all going to get our own flats soon. Some of us are going to share—Louis with Harry and Niallwith Zayn—but I think I’ll get a place on my own as I quite like my own space. I love the boys to bits, but I know that when we come back from spending 24 hours a day with each other I’ll want to have time on my own. I’ve always been like that.
     
    We have worked a lot this year, and at one point I think we only had one day off in three months, which was quite mad. But everything is new and exciting, and doing shoots and going on TV shows is such a thrill that we just got on with it and had fun. And we’ve managed to pick up some good free clothes along the way.
     
    I had a weird experience the other day when I was watching TV. I looked up and thought, “I recognize that bloke”—and it was me! We never got to see ourselves on The X Factor , so to see yourself messing around and knowing that other people are seeing it is just crazy.
     
    We feel like we’ve already done some amazing things, and the album and tour are our main priority now. We’re excited about making music that people love, and we’ve got a lot of great things planned.
     
    My main aim for us in the long term is to be big in America. That’s my ultimate dream. It’s going to take a lot of work, but we’re all really determined.
     
    We don’t have many days off but we don’t mind. We all push each other and support each other. If someone is tired and we’ve got loads of work to do, we’ll boost them up and we’ll all pull together and make sure we get through it—even if we’ve only had two hours’ sleep. This is our chance to have an amazing time doing what we love to do, and we’re not going to let it pass us by for anything.

    QUICKFIRE
    DOB : 8/29/1993
    STAR SIGN : Virgo
    favorite…
    FILM : Click , and I love all of the Toy Story films
    BODY PART : My arms
    FOOD : Chocolate
    ALBUM : Echo by Leona Lewis
    FRIEND : Martin, Andy and Ronnie
    CELEBRITY LADY : Leona Lewis
    SHOP : All Saints
    DRINK : Coca-Cola
    COLOR : Purple
    TV SHOW : Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond
    AFTERSHAVE : One Million by Paco Rabanne
    PERFUME : XXX
    GAME : Pokemon
    IPHONE APP : Flick Kick Soccer
    WAY TO SPEND A SUNDAY : Staying in bed watching movies
    DATE VENUE : Cinema
    COUNTRY : America
    RESTAURANT : Cosmo. It’s a Chinese eat-all-you-can restaurant near my home and it’s great
    WAY TO RELAX : Massages, especially when I’ve got a bad back
    MODE OF TRANSPORT : Car
    NIGHT OUT : Bowling
    BAND : One