Quotes from Liam Payne

Let's just say I haven't been keeping up the Gary Barlow persona; I've let loose.

On our American tour bus, the bunks are a bit taller so that we don't bash our heads. On the English bus, we bash our heads every morning. It's not the best thing to do first thing when you wake up.

I'd just like to be able to walk outside as everyone does and enjoy time with my friends, not feel bad for not wanting to take a picture.

I try to be cool, but I'm not very good at it.

Dreams are like stars. you may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny.

The feather was a thing, when I was a kid, we used to find feathers around the house, and whenever we found them, my mum used to say it was my nan leaving them around for us to find, so that was quite sweet.

We've always described our sound as a bit more guitar driven than normal pop music. Kind of Pink in a boy band form. We've heard a few people say that so now we use it. I think Pink is amazing person to be compared to.

When I was little, I always sad that I wanted a brother, and now it's like having four of them!

Whenever I'm sad I just imagine if babies were born with mustaches.

The most valuable lessons in life cannot be taught, they must be experienced.

I had a test on my kidneys a few weeks back and found out I have two.

I smile and think; This is my job, this is what I do for a living, and its what I've always wanted

It's important to have a life outside the band.

I really liked one girl and asked her out 22 times, but she always said no. Finally I sang to her, and she said she'd go out with me.

I was ill. I was told I was stressed, so I had to get everything checked out. I didn't think I was, but someone told me I was. As a result, I went to get a blood test. I'd never had one before, so I held my breath when I was getting it done. That caused me to go into a fit.

I think the whole thing, boy band, it's a little bit of a dirty word. They say it's not a good thing to be in a boy band. We want to change that. We want to make the boy band cool. It's not just about dancing and dressing the same.

Being a fan of someone's show and the way they still hold a family together doesn't mean I am OK with all they say.

I think sometimes I don't realise how much the pressure gets to me.

Please don't throw phones. They hurt. And we sell them on eBay.

When you have more than two people working together, it gets a bit unfocused as an idea.

I think I've changed a little bit. I don't know whether it's for the better or for the worse at the moment. I've settled into a different mind frame now... being a bit wilder maybe!

Harry [Styles] is like a younger brother. We do exercises together then he asks me to prepare a sandwich for the effort.

People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn't be any fun being on your own.

I was born three weeks early, and I kept being ill. From the age of zero to four, I was always in hospital having tests done, but they couldn't find out what was wrong. They discovered that one of my kidneys wasn't working properly, and it had scarred. I had to have 32 injections in my arm in the morning and evening to try and make me better.