Z: The Autobiography -

Zayn Malik

Delacorte Press

2016

288 páginas

9h 36m

ISBN-10: 1524718726

"The first and only official book from ZAYN. Global superstar ZAYN shares a photographic journey of his life since leaving One Direction.

ZAYN opens up with this collection of thoughts, inspiration, and never-before-seen personal photographs. After five years of massive success with One Direction, ZAYN launched his career as a solo artist with Mind of Mine, becoming one of the most successful artists in the world. Now, for the first time ever, ZAYN is going to tell and show all in this intimate and raw scrapbook of his life. Never-before-released photos give readers insight to ZAYN, no-holds-barred. Gorgeously designed with hundreds of full-color photographs and ZAYN’s notes, drawings, song lyrics, and personal stories, the book captures ZAYN’s most private moments and his candid feelings on fame, success, music, and life. The next chapter of ZAYN’s evolution into global superstar, told by the artist who is living it."

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And by a stroke of fate or luck, or whatever name you want to label it, I was blessed to spend five years in a band that had a hundred number-one records, 100 million album sales, and gigs playing to around 10 million fans.

My name is Zayn Malik and this is my story.

But I’m going to show you as much as I can so that you can judge me on my own terms, not on what the press or anyone else says.

All of a sudden, it was just me and my thoughts, and that was fucking terrifying.

I had support again, and support I could trust.

It felt important to be more in control of my time, doing less of what other people had decided was right for me, or for them, and more of what I felt was right.

I can honestly say I’m proud of a lot of stuff from the One Direction days. I’m not sure people realize that, but I am.

I’ll always be grateful for that.

It was never my intention to let anyone down. But I knew I had to go.

My head said stay but my heart said go home. So, in the end, I went.

I can’t undo some of the things in my life that have negatively affected me, but I can practise being a better person, and I think that’s a pretty decent place to start.

Sometimes it feels like I’m exposing my soul and putting it out there for the whole world to judge.

When you make big decisions in life, validation from your family is such an important factor - especially when it comes to trusting the choices you’ve made.

It reminded me that, at the end of the day, even if everyone else in the world hated me, my mum would always be there for me.

When I got home, I told everybody the same thing: that in leaving the band, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

It’s just, sometimes, you have to do what’s best for you, otherwise you’re no use to anyone.

The fact that my mum believed in me so much that day is the reason I am where I am now.

You need both those approaches to shape your character: being supported and being challenged.

I’m proud of my beliefs, of the way I live my life.

I figured, ‘You know what? With guys like this around me, maybe I really can make an album for myself …’ It was beginning to feel like it might be something I could do.

We’re all tested in relationships – with our families, friends, lovers, whoever – and I like to think that, as I let go of some of the not so loving sides of myself, I encourage those I’m in relationships with to do the same.

The studio became a safe place for me. I was free to be whoever I wanted to be.

I always say, if you want a genuinely peaceful and intelligent solution to a problem, get a woman to solve it.

Everybody says money doesn’t buy you happiness, but we forget what that really means.

I’m being me now, and I make no apologies for that.

My fans, family and friends had helped me to make that leap, and I’m insanely grateful to all of them.

You don’t suddenly become more valuable or superior just because the word ‘famous’ is attached to you.

I’ve never understood how you can base your own opinion of yourself on what other people think of you.

I want to be truthful, I want to be authentic. I’m still trying to figure out how to do that. But I think I’m getting there.

But I’ve learned that I can’t run before I can walk. I’ve got to be patient with myself.

Success can’t be measured by other people’s judgements.