As they prepare for their “long holiday”, One Direction has admitted that they are “all a mess” and totally burned out.
The band played their last gig over the weekend before their break, after five busy years dominating the pop charts.
Opening up about why the singers need to take time off, Liam Payne – who recently caused their concert in Belfast to be cancelled last minute after taking ill – said: “Basically, we are all a mess.”
Speaking to The Sunday Times magazine he explained: “None of us ever get enough sleep. It’s intense, but you’ve got to be grateful for that. You’ve got to be grateful there are people screaming for you standing outside your hotel room.”
He reassured fans that the group “are not going anywhere” but simply need to get away from the madness for a while.
He commented: “In five years we’ve done four tours, five albums, we’ve done films. I’ve not even watched our films because we are always running to the next thing.
“We can’t even answer questions properly because stuff hasn’t sunk in. I just want to sit still and let it sink in. We just want a little break.”
Mullingar man Niall Horan also spoke about looking forward to their hiatus. “We’ve had five years of craziness. Now we all need to go away, become mad old recluses, then come back again with giant beards,” he joked.
Meanwhile, it’s been reported that this is the real reason behind the break.
