Liam Payne.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Liam Payneis focused on the future.
TheOne Directionalum, 29, revealed that he recently marked 100 days of sobriety, and is also making plans to tour his as-yet-unreleased second album.
The “Strip That Down” singer previously revealed that he found superstardom difficult as a member of One Direction, andoften turned to alcoholto help himself cope. “It’s almost like putting the Disney costume on before you step up on stage and underneath the Disney costume I was pissed quite a lot of the time because there was no other way to get your head around what was going on,” he toldMen’s Health Australiain 2019. “I mean, it was fun. We had an absolute blast, but there were certain parts of it where it just got a little bit toxic.”
Since the group announced an extended hiatus in 2015, Payne and his bandmatesHarry Styles,Niall Horan,Louis TomlinsonandZayn Malikhave all gone on to pursue solo careers.
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Payne, who is dad to sonBear, 6, with exCheryl, released his debut albumLP1in 2019.
Though he’s released a few one-off singles in the years since, the musician told iFL that he’s been hard at work on a follow-up record.
“I’ve been making an album for a change, which is quite fun. It’s been good, so I’m excited to bring it out here and I definitely want to tour this time, which is unusual ‘cause I wasn’t sure I was gonna tour for a long time,” he said. “I was kind of over it a little bit. But I’m really excited to get back out on the road and go and see all the fans.”
Liam Payne.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Payne is set to hit the soccer field in Old Trafford, Manchester on June 11 as part of Soccer Aid, which will raise funds for Unicef UK. Last year, he lost as captain of the England team, but has a new approach this time around.
“I think it’s different this year approaching 30. I feel like I know myself so much more and not feeling those confidence issues I had last year”, he told thePA news agency. “I was really serious and I just wish I just had more fun and that’s what it’s about.”
source: people.com
