That was quick.

Just a day after Zayn Malik announced that he was quitting One Direction because he wanted "to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight," the singer was spotted walking into a recording studio on Thursday.

And that has fans and those around Malik feeling more than a little confused about his real reasons for leaving the band.

"He told everyone in the band and management that he wants to live a normal life and the next thing you know he's going into music studios and doing interviews with tabloids," a source close to the band tells PEOPLE.

Malik has reportedly given an interview to an English newspaper that will be published on Friday and explains his decision to leave the band.

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More here: http://www.people.com/people/mobile/...d7c62e933af97d

As they should

oh well he is freed from being a label puppet while they are stuck being Simon's slaves

Yas king gimme Z1 by the end of the year

Pathetic. This isn't the way to start a successful solo career

He seems like a massive douche. Pair this and how meh NB's productions are, it isn't gonna end well

simon gave him permission to work and release solo stuff prior to the break. so how exactly would anyone be "surprised"

and i dont think its a coincidence that zayn did an interview, with the tabloid that 1d's team has a deal with (they literally get all 1d's exclusives)

this is clearly PR to make the band look good / throw zayn under the bus

They all kind of suck, so whatever.

But yeah, that Zebra person, or whatever his name is, is definitely heading for a flop. Worst career move of his life.

Amess

PEOPLE always has legit tea so I'm glad they ended on bad terms

What an ass. Wanting to go solo is understandable when you want creative freedom, but dont lie to your fans or at least finish the tour before feeding bs lies about wanting to live a normal life.

you're glad they ended on bad terms, messed but funny.

this is going to get so messy

Ikr im ready for drug habits and sexualities to be exposed

Mess.

as an outside looking in (never listened to their music or care about their names i dont even really know them), Zayn was the only one who came off like he could be put on a single cover by himself.


i think he cute, the whities can be a 4-tet.