During the interview, Mr. Malik told Ms. Cooper that around the time of his departure, the bandmates were beginning to clash.
“We’d been together every day for five years and we’d got sick of each other, if we’re being completely honest,” Mr. Malik said, adding: “I look back on it now in a much fonder light than I would’ve as I’d just left.
“I don’t want to go into too much detail, but there was a lot of politics going on.
Some people didn’t want to sign contracts, so I knew something was happening,” he said.
In response, Mr. Malik said he believed that the issue should stay within the family.
Persons:
Malik, Cooper, We’d, we’d, we’re, Mr, “, ”, Yolanda Hadid, Gigi Hadid