One Direction Mirror chat. Zayn:
'We're five normal lads & we are not massively ripped, we don't have amazing bodies and we freely admit we can't dance. We had a girl who flew from Australia to America on her birthday just to meet us at the airport. Now that's utter dedication. It's unbelievable really.' Niall: 'You start to recognise the same girls because they turn up wherever we are, although there have been a few new ones recently. I've noticed a load from France. Maybe it's their school holidays or something. ..We like doing the same things as them. You know, just mucking around and having a laugh.
We're not going to be doing massively choreographed dance routines and start walking around doing air grabs and all that other cheesy stuff. That's going to make it easier for normal kids to relate to us as most people can't dance and most people aren't really muscly.' Louis: The worst thing anyone could say to us is that our songs are cheesy because the way we act as a group is far from cheesy, we are very mischievous. Most of my mates and me would usually go
out in indie bars and we never normally like mainstream music at all. But they have heard the new single and they said, 'oh, I really like your song', which is a real compliment. And If you look at someone like Olly Murs his target audience would be girls. But someone like Robbie Williams appealed to everyone. He's a bit of a lad and he has written amazing songs so no matter who you are..
..you're going to have a good time listening. That's the kind of idea we've had for our album. We know we are living the dream, I don't know if it will ever properly sink in. It's such a dramatic change from what our lives were before and I can't see it ever getting normal.
When we go home to see friends, we are around people who aren't living the same life as us, so it's still weird. But if any of us does start to take themselves a bit too seriously they'll be getting a slap from the rest of the band to keep him in check.'
One Direction.. on themselves
Harry styles 17,from Cheshire
LIKES: Laser Quest, Frankie from The Saturdays, impressing girls with his trademark curly locks
DISLIKES: Rollercoasters, olives, swearing
MOST LIKELY TO: Be the next Robbie Williams, say exactly what he thinks on live TV
LEAST LIKELY TO: Straighten his hair
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Pink (like his boxers)
Zayn Malik 18, from Bradford
LIKES: Dancing, scary movies, new trainers, piercings, Megan Fox
DISLIKES: Open water(he can't swim), sandwich crusts, pyjamas
MOST LIKELY TO: Pout in a photoshoot, challenge you to a dance-off
LEAST LIKELY TO: Spell-check tweets, keep relationships with female singers a secret
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Red
Louis tomlinson 19,from Doncaster
LIKES: Girls who banter,Jeremy Kyle,sunbathing,Yorkshiretea, Emma Watson, silly voices
DISLIKES: Being unable to tweet on a plane, smoking, being pale
MOST LIKELY TO: Host a chatshow, become a comedian, play a practical joke
LEAST LIKELY TO: Be serious in an interview
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Purple
Liam Payne 18, from Wolverhampton
LIKES: Aftershave, surprises, having a pint with his dad, singing in the shower
DISLIKES: Spoons (he used to have to drink jelly and cereal out of mugs), flying, nasty tweets
MOST LIKELY TO: Ask a girl out by singing
LEAST LIKELY TO: Be rude to someone
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Blue (he loves denim)
Niall Horan 17, Westmeath, irelandå
LIKES: Football, Cheryl Cole, Spanish girls with nice smiles
DISLIKES: Clowns, cheesychat-ups, going too long without food
MOST LIKELY TO: MakeSimon Cowell feel old by calling him "Uncle Si"
LEAST LIKELY TO: Tw eet about rugby, dye his signature blond tresses dark
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Ye llow (like his hair)
