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Zayn Malik 'Left One Direction Because He Was Burned Out'

Songwriter says there was no falling out, boy band star was just exhausted...

Zayn Malik did NOT have a falling out with the other members of One Direction, a figure close to the boy band has claimed.

Songwriter Jamie Scott has told the Sunday People that the group's relentless touring and promotional schedule has taken its toll on all of the lads - and that Zayn was just the first to crack.

"Zayn went because he'd had enough," Scott insisted. "Have you ever been on the road for four years? These guys aren't at home.

"There is no way the same thing is going to run through all five guys, that they're all going to want to be on the road so much together. Eventually he got to a point where he'd had enough.

"It was, 'OK, I don't want to be in this band any more'."

And he dismissed the more elaborate fan theories and rumours that have been doing the rounds since Malik dropped his bombshell.

"It was that simple, it was human instinct kicking in. People want it to be complicated and have secret reasons but that is what it was."

He also denied reports that Harry Styles has taken a dominant role within the group.

"Harry is not the boss," he said.

"I would say that they don't have a boss. If they did they wouldn't be together now because that boss wouldn't survive. They each have their roles."

And he explained why he thinks they can keep things going for a long while yet.

"With Backstreet Boys and Take That you saw the end coming. With 1D, if the music keeps reinventing they won't break up. We discussed that.

"As long as the music is not dying and they're crossing over to older fans, there is no reason to break up and they want to go on and keep the ride going."

Finally, he also poured cold water on rumours of the group "going hip-hop" with their next album.

Instead he suggested fans will get more of the rock-edged material from their last LP.

"They are definitely not going hip-hop as reported," he declared.

"Since we wrote Story Of My life on the third album none of the rules have changed and this album will be the same."

So now you know.

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