Despite having over 23 million users on Twitter and Instagram Zayn Malik has said that he does not believe in social media. The former One Direction star was speaking in an interview with VMAN when he said that the internet culture ‘breeds sheep and not lions.’ The pop star also opened up about his struggles with fame and also what he would have done if he wasn’t in the music industry.
Speaking on the perils of social media he said ‘It’s become ridiculous to me. Even angles of pictures can’t be taken a certain way because that’s not the cool way to take an angle of a picture.’ Adding ‘Everyone’s personal opinions and what they believe in, how can you amalgamate all of that into one thing and expect that not to create a problem for people’s minds?’
The Bradford-born star also spoke about what he might have done had he not found fame on the British version of The X Factor. ‘I think I’d be at university and I would have done my English degree. I think I’d be looking for some employment to do with English lecturing or literature.’ Zayn said the alternate career makes sense as writing songs is very similar to writing poetry.
The singer refused to be drawn in on discussions regarding his religion. ‘My faith is between me and God, and whatever that God is, that’s between me and them. That’s where I draw the line: the specifics.