Zayn Malik announces solo album title Mind Of Mine in Beats 1 interview with Zane Lowe

The ex-One Direction star is about to release his debut solo single Pillowtalk
Announced: Zayn Malik has revealed more information about his solo album in Beats1 interview
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Ben Travis28 January 2016
The Weekender

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Zayn Malik has revealed the name of his forthcoming solo album in his first televised interview since leaving One Direction.

The former 1D singer spoke to Zane Lowe for Beats1, discussing his new music and his exit from the hugely successful boy band.

Asked if he had decided on a title for the new album, Malik replied: “Yes there is – it’s Mind of Mine.”

While the star said that he’d written about 47 songs overall for the record, the final tracklist will comprise of up to 18 songs.

One of those is new single Pillowtalk, due to make its debut on Friday, January 29.

When Lowe asked whether Malik would embrace some of his old One Direction hits as he moves into his solo career, Zayn explained that he sees the old and new material as being ‘separate’.

One Direction's Zayn Malik - In pictures

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“It’s not even about that. The whole message about this is that the two things are very separate. That was amazing, I did that for five years, I enjoyed it, we had some of the best times ever,” he said.

“This is something that is for me. This is the music that I grew up listening to, these are the influences I had, this is what I have to say. The two things are very separate.”

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