Why did One Direction Break up?
It’s officially been 11 years since One Direction was formed. But why did they break up? We uncovered the real reason the band split. Read our reply to the question: “Why did One Direction Break up”
It’s been ten years since Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson began their X Factor journey.
They went on to become one of the world’s biggest boybands, with an incredible 36 million sales worldwide and four UK number ones.
But what is One Direction’s history, when did they form, and when did they split? Here’s what we know so far.
Why Direction Broke up
This article answers the question: Why did One Direction Break up? We have researched and uncovered the reasons why the boys broke up. Here are they:
1. They Were Fighting a Lot Due to Exhaustion
According to Horan, the guys were all so tired from working so hard, that they were arguing a lot.
“It was incredible. But we got tired. Not tired of it, just tired out. I can never really remember any major bust-ups, just brotherly family nagging, s**tty arguments like that.
But we were gonna end up killing each other,” he later admitted. “We all sat down one day, had a chat and it was like, ‘We need to take a break, chill out and try something new.’”
Payne echoed this sentiment in another interview. He explained, “We all just got on with it, you know, it was just a case of this is your job and this is what you do and then you just slowly spiraled into this thing.
I mean, more than anything for us, I think the danger zone is in the band. And actually what probably caused the demise of it, towards the end, was just the tiredness more than anything.
Everyone makes stupid decisions when they’re tired.”
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2. Liam Payne Definitely wasn’t Happy
The “Strip That Down” crooner has actually been the most open about his time in the band, and he once told Men’s Health Magazine that it became “toxic” near the end.
“When you’re doing hundreds and hundreds of [concerts] and it’s the same 22 songs at the same time every single day, even if you’re not happy, you’ve got to go out there,” he said.
“It’s almost like putting the Disney costume on before you step up on stage and underneath the Disney costume, I was pissed quite a lot of the time because there was no other way to get your head around what was going on.
I mean, it was fun. We had an absolute blast but there were certain parts of it where it just got a little bit toxic.”
He also later admitted to drinking a lot to “escape the crazy world” and the pressures of being in the spotlight.
3. They didn’t Want to Tire out their Fans
According to the 27-year-old, another factor that led to their split was that they were worried fans would get tired of them.
He told RollingStone Magazine, “I didn’t want to exhaust our fan base. If you’re shortsighted, you can think, ‘Let’s just keep touring,’ but we all thought too much of the group to let that happen.
You realize you’re exhausted and you don’t want to drain people’s belief in you.”
When did One Direction Form?
The exact date One Direction was formed was July 23, 2010.
They originally auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in front of judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, and Cheryl Cole.
Despite the solo singers originally not making it to Bootcamp, they were brought back and put into a group.
Simon told them at the time: “Guys, this is a lifeline. You have got to work 10, 12, 14 hours a day, every single day, and take this opportunity.
“You’ve got a real shot here guys.”
The boys performed for the first time together at judges’ houses where they sang ‘Torn’ by Natalie Imbruglia, and went on to make it all the way to the final.
They came in third place after being beaten by Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson.
When did One Direction Split?
One Direction announced they were going on hiatus in August 2015 so they could pursue solo projects.
This came five months after member Zayn Malik left the boy band in March of the same year.
All members have since gone on to release their own music, with Harry Styles even pursuing a career in acting.
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In conclusion, One Direction broke up because of the aforementioned irreconcilable reasons. However, fans remain hopeful for a reunion of some kind because each of the lads has openly expressed their desire to reunite one day.
CSN Team.