Louis Tomlinson has spoken up about the difficulties of breaking into America, especially considering what British bands before One Direction had gone through when trying to make it in the US. In an interview with Billboard, Louis said, “I remember the flight over here when we first came to America when we were supporting Big Time Rush, we were delighted we even had that opportunity. We said, "Let's give it a go." I remember we said as a band we would be really, really happy with a top 20 album - that would be incredible. When we came off that first show our management was saying, 'This isn't your show. You might not see the reception you were expecting so just prepare yourself.' We went onstage terrified that people would be like, 'Who are these blokes?' We finally go onstage and we got an incredible reaction. And even at that stage we thought it was amazing that we're getting recognized here. We had no idea how the album was going to go. We were lucky enough to get to No. 1.”
Louis Tomlinson on stage
He also talks about his personal taste in music, saying, “My favorite music isn't necessarily the songs that One Direction come out with. That doesn't mean to say I don't secretly really love some of our songs, which I do. My personal tastes... I actually like quite a bit acoustic and more mellow kinds of things. I quite like American music, like The Fray, I'm a massive fan of them, and The Killers. I also like more acoustic stuff like Ed Sheeran, I like this English songwriter James Morrison and another singer called Ben Howard.”
He also talks about the 1D concert movie that is set to release next year, saying, “We've been documenting stuff for a long time actually, just because it's important. We've had a crazy week and a crazy year -- it's important to document everything on the way really. I'm really excited about the prospect of the film, it's a great chance to all get across our personalities. The fans do know them to a degree, but they'll get a real chance to have a real insight on what our day to day is and exactly what we do.”
Louis Tomlinson jokes around during a photoshoot
Finally, when asked if he is the unofficial ‘leader’ of the band, he says, “I've sometimes felt like that, but to be honest most of the time I'm the immature one who needs to be told to get focused. I'm a bit of a perfectionist so I have to be kind of be on board with every minor detail and [I'm] quite opinionated. It's quite important for me personally to be involved with the whole project. It also probably helps that you're technically the oldest one in the group. And in one month I'll be legal to drink in the U.S. So, summer 2013 -- watch out!”
Louis Tomlinson interview with Vevo Lift
