One Direction: Where We Are: Our Band, Our Story
Calling all One Direction fans!This is the only official book from 1D, charting their journey over the last year and a half – from the places they’ve visited and fans they’ve met, to their thoughts and feelings, hopes and dreams, highs and lows. It has been a phenomenal year – and this is a phenomenal story.This Christmas, there will be no other book that true One Direction fans will want!They’ve won dozens of awards. They’ve had a bigger US debut than the Beatles. They’ve played Madison Square Garden, the Royal Variety Show, and sold-out venues across the globe. One Direction – just five young guys from small British towns – has truly gone global. Now the lives of Louis, Liam, Harry, Zayn and Niall are changing beyond recognition.This year, with their own movie hitting theatres and a 133-date tour stretching across the globe, the 1D star is shining brighter than ever.How did they feel when they debuted twice at no. 1 in the US – and in 37 countries around the world? How have they kept themselves grounded? And now that they’ve come so far, what are their dreams for the future? In Where We Are, the boys offer you a chance to find out about this breathtaking chapter of their story, straight from the heart and in their own words.Packed with exclusive beautiful photos, backstage snapshots, hand-written annotations and brand new insights into the boys’ world, Where We Are is a unique book that no fan’s life is complete without – bringing the 1D story right up to date.
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Hi everyone, weâve very excited to welcome you to the eBook edition of Where We Are. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed writing it!
When we look back over our time in 1D so far we can hardly believe everything thatâs happened to us. There are so many things weâre proud of, but the ones that really stand out are having three number one albums (and particularly all of the writing we have done on Midnight Memories), all of our tours (which have been incredible), winning some amazing awards and our first ever movie, This Is Us, becoming a number one box office hit.
We owe it all to you, the fans. If we tried to express how grateful we are to each and every one of you weâd run out of words, so weâll keep it simple â THANK YOU x
Lots of love,
Louis, Liam, Harry, Niall and Zayn
May, 2014
Itâs impossible to put into words how much my life has changed since The X Factor. For a start I live in London now, Iâm in a band and I get to travel to amazing places⦠Itâs ridiculous when I think about it!
When I compare us now to us in the early days of The X Factor, I know weâve improved so much as a group. In everything from harmonies and movement to understanding what it is to be onstage and be in a group. I think weâve gained a lot of confidence and we all feel that we can really be ourselves in front of the crowd.
As much as my life is totally different to how it used to be, in some ways things havenât changed that much, because I can still live a normal life. People always ask me, âIs it impossible to do all the things you used to do?â but actually I can still go for a drink or dinner and not get papped. I just have to be a bit cleverer about it than I used to be.
If I just want to go out somewhere I try not to think about it too much. I just go and do it. You could drive yourself crazy worrying about whether itâs safe, and you have to live your life. I know that there are certain places where people know me, or their friends do, and if they recognise me they wonât be bothered.
There are times when things can get a bit intrusive, but you just have to get on with it. If youâre walking down the street and someone takes a picture, so what? Youâre in public, so you kind of expect it, and itâs not a big deal. But if someone were to take photos of me in my house, that would bother me. You have to have somewhere thatâs private.
One of the mottos that Iâve learnt since I joined the band that I try to stick by is: âWork hard, play hard and be kindâ â because it works. In order to have a good time you have to work hard to be successful, and being kind to people should be a given. If everyone was a little bit nicer to people, the world would be a much better place. You have a choice where you can either be all right to someone or you can be a little bit nicer, and that can make someoneâs day.
ABOVE: Kicking off the Take Me Home world tour at the 02 Arena in London. 23 February 2013
Weâve been so lucky because weâve been able to go to some incredible places. Of the places weâve visited so far Sydney is one of my favourites. Itâs pretty English â itâs a lot like London in terms of their culture and the way people are â but everythingâs just a bit happier because the weather is great, and things move slightly more slowly because people are chilled out.
I also love LA, although I think you have to make it your own. If you go there not knowing anyone itâs not that great, because you need to know where to go and how to get there. If you have friends you can meet at parties and restaurants, LA is the best place in the world. But if you were on your own youâd feel quite lonely.
New York is very different to LA but equally brilliant. In New York you can go out and meet people really easily. Thereâs stuff going on every night and itâs always so busy that you could easily go out in the early evening and stay out until morning. Itâs like London there too, but sped up. If you were staying in New York and you woke up with jet lag at 4am and wanted to see a gig, there would probably be one going on somewhere. No one really eats until 10pm and dinner will go on until 1am. Itâs very cool. You can people-watch in New York too, which I really enjoy.
Weâve met some incredible people on our travels. Michelle Obama was great, and I think she and Barack probably really are just the way they come across in the press â very normal. Theyâre being themselves, they just happen to have ridiculously high-profile jobs. I think Michelle is an amazing First Lady. Everyone seems to love her, and I think thatâs because sheâs so warm and kind.
Personally, when weâve been travelling Iâve always tried to meet locals and see how they are in their hometown. When we were in Chicago someone from our record label introduced me to a couple of local guys. I played golf with them and it was nice to go out and do something different. Coincidentally, they used to be mates with Barack Obama and play golf with him every Sunday, and they said heâs really down to earth. One of the guys even invited me over to his house for a barbecue, so I went over and met his family. Things like that are really special.
