After featuring Alex Turner and Miles Kane of The Last Shadow Puppets on its cover, NME calls on Zayn Malik for its new feature. The 23 year-old singer is photographed by Nabil for the occasion. Zayn promotes his debut solo album Mind of Mine. Reflecting on his days in One Direction, Malik discusses fame, sharing, “You can be in the eye of it if you choose to be or you can let it overwhelm you.” The iT’s YoU singer continues, “I’ve kept a bit of my sanity, I know how the media works. I think that’s why it came across as being mysterious or detached. I just didn’t want to get caught up in something that wasn’t real.” Read more on NME.com.
Zayn Malik NME Photo Shoot
Zayn Malik Covers Complex Magazine
On quite the press tour, Zayn Malik also covers the April/May 2016 issue of Complex magazine. Photographed by Nabil once more for his Complex photo shoot, Malik is front and center for moody images. Connecting with the magazine, the singer talks leaving One Direction and his ideal music.
