Maude: How do you guys like the United States?
Harry: We love it.
Liam: It was a shock to get to the airport and actually see that the fans have grown from 40 people to like 500. It’s amazing.
Louis: And also you can’t beat the weather. Coming from the UK where it’s freezing cold.
Harry: We’re wearing little tee shirts and everyone’s wearing coats.
Maude: What were your first impressions of each other when you guys got thrown together as a band? Do you all get along?
Zayn: Before we got together as a band we were kind of each other’s competition because we’re from the same category [on X Factor]. But as soon as we got put together we all got on really well. We all went to Harry’s place and stayed there together to get to know each other.
Harry: We were all going through this new experience, we all kind of entered it in the same mindset. It was like we were all starting school.
Louis: Similar ambitions, similar goals. I suppose that’s why we got on together.
Liam: For first impressions,
I think you [Louis] were the most different from what we thought you were. When I first met you, you were so quiet, so down played. I think it was after we left the coffee shop in Birmingham, where suddenly this character came out of nowhere.
Louis: Yea, I was quite quiet at boot camp. But as far as first impressions for me,
I thought Zayn was more quiet. The more I get to know Zayn, he’s definitely not quiet. Harry was still quite charming, pretty boy. Niall was loud, really loud. Honestly, I would have gone away thinking Niall was the king of boot camp. He was the leader of boot camp.
Maude: How involved is Simon in your lives now?
Harry: Simon kind of hung back a bit and let us do what we wanted to do with it. I think that was good because it made things a bit more authentic. He still has the last say on everything we do.
Louis: He’s the boss.
Maude: What famous person have you met so far that’s given you the biggest thrill?
Zayn: I was a big Michael Jackson fan and we got Jermaine Jackson on the X Factor.
Louis: For me, Robbie Williams was a massive influence when I was growing up. But also Cheryl Cole. Being in her presence was intimidating, because she’s so hot.
Harry: When we first met Simon, we’d go into the dressing room and talk to him normally. And then we came out, we’d be like, “we’ve just been in the same room as Simon Cowell, had some bananas…it was so weird!”
Liam: Robbie Williams is a big one for me. As well as Bon Jovi. We got to perform with him during a group song.
Maude: How are British and American One Direction fans different?
Liam: The American girls are very confident.
Louis: And the English girls wear more coats.
Maude: Would you say each of you has a specific style?
Zayn: Mine is a bit more urban, more street. Nike trainers, varsity jacket. Louis is a bit more “fashion.” More staples: stripes, braces, really tight trousers. Harry is quite preppy.
Louis: Kind of smart. Blazers. Niall is quite casual. Do you think?
Zayn: Liam is more like… American casual.
Maude: How would you describe your sound?
Liam: We’ve always described our sound as a bit more guitar driven than normal pop music. Kind of Pink in a boy band form. We’ve heard a few people say that so now we use it.
I think Pink is amazing person to be compared to.
Harry: We like pop music but instead of using synths, we like using our hands. Guitars. Drums…
Hopefully Ellen and iCarly will put it back up. I still think they should be doing more promo stateside.
excited!