Louis Tomlinson Interview : ‘Bigger than me’

Louis talks about writing his latest song ‘Bigger than me’ and how being in lockdown helped clear his head in a new interview.

The solo star says recent time off helped him alleviate pressure on him which ultimately helped him write the song in London. He also talks about the meaning behind the lyrics, saying “Without giving too much away. It’s just kind of feelings that I had during lockdown and understanding what my job is and my relationship with the fans and what all of that means.”

On songwriting

Louis said “I did it in London, we wrote that in London. There was a lot of pressure with this, or at least I’d put a lot of pressure on myself in terms of what I wanted out of this first single. And I knew that I kind of, especially with how well the tour should be going. And I want to keep this momentum going. And you that kind of come out of the blocks with something that feels pretty big in size. And I’m a massive, massive fan of that chorus man, it gives you that kind of feeling. And it feels like an ambitious song to come out with. But also something that’s been important to me throughout the writing process is, it’s something that you can imagine easily in the context of the live show. And that’s really important for me, because that’s my favourite stuff to do. So yeah, I’m really looking forward to doing this one live”.

On the backstory to the music

“Without giving too much because I feel like I gave a lot away on the first record. But without giving too much away. It’s just kind of feelings that I had during lockdown and just kind of understanding what my job is and my relationship with the fans and what all of that means really,

On performing live

Louis admits It was definitely difficult with the fact that I just had been waiting for the tour for a long time. Yeah, I felt like it kind of got snatched away from me, but also understanding what was going on in the world. And, you know, in the grand scheme of things, that was what it was. Listen, there was definitely times it was challenging, like everyone, but for me, I live my life at such a fast pace. And it was nice, just having, especially in the context of the album for second, it was nice just having the pressure off. Even you know, just for a little bit of time mentally that kind of suited me actually.

On being solo

. It is s good. And I do think it helped me in a different way with writing on the record because it just like I said, there’s just such a fast paced in my life and there was a lot of time to think and kind of clear your head. Yeah, and that’s obviously good for writing.

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