In that same 2017 interview, when asked why the band agreed to take a hiatus, Styles told Rolling Stone he "didn't want to exhaust [the band's] fan base" and spoke for the other members saying, "We all thought too much of the group to let that happen." ... The band changed my life, gave me everything."

Why did Zayn Malik left one direction?

Zayn officially left the British boy band on March 25, 2015, one week after exiting the One Direction tour due to "stress." Although the remaining members -- which includes Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson -- initially continued as a four-piece, they eventually broke up and pursued solo careers.

When did 1d split up exact date?

After releasing five best-selling albums between 2011 and 2015, the band announced an indefinite hiatus, beginning December 2015.