Los Angeles May 9 (IANS) Singer Liam Payne says fame made him "nuts" and he had to take time out of the spotlight to recollect his thoughts and become "himself" again.
"Fame made me a little bit nuts and distracted me a lot from the person I was. And it pissed me off in the end because it was like You could have been this guy but you chose to do this. Nobody really knew anything about me. I put on a front that was not really me " Payne told #Legend magazine.
The "Bedroom floor" hitmaker chose to take some time away from the spotlight before pursuing a solo career when One Direction announced their hiatus in 2015. He says he is now back to his old self once again reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"But now that I ve had my time away you slowly naturally become the person you were before you started but with a lot more knowledge. So I feel a lot more myself than I ever did before rather than being a part of something and having a part to play or treading on eggshells around someone " he said.
Payne added: "When I sat back and thought about all the silly things I might have said and done wrong - not that I have any regrets because I think whatever happened happened - I think that now is the time to not be that person.
"I remember the day we finished because of the place I was in I was quite happy that we had a break. I said to the person with me at the time Thank god I do not have to play that person again for a long time. It was exhausting and I could not keep up with myself."
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