Harry Stylesrevealed that there will always be respect between the members of One Direction.

The Grammy winner, 28, recalled the bond he shared with his bandmates Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik — who left the group in March 2015 — duringan interviewwith Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, released on Monday.

“I feel really lucky that we always had each other to be this unit that felt like you could keep each other in check and you could just have someone else who gets it,” he shared. “Because it’s impossible to not, at times I think everyone experiences this, feel like, ‘Oh, everyone else is on the other side of the glass and I’m on this side of the glass, and no one really gets it.'”

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Harry Styles joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for an extensive conversation in the California desert detailing the making of his highly-anticipated third studio album ‘Harry’s House’, out this Friday. He calls the “intimately made” project his “favorite album at the moment” and discusses getting to a place where his overall happiness is no longer dependent on the success of his music. He also touches on his major takeaways from the pandemic and being “gifted this stolen time”, investing in work/life balance and being present, getting to know himself, the power of therapy and moving away from “emotionally coasting”, the evolution of his discography, gratitude for Billie Eilish, deep love for his former One Direction bandmates, commanding stadiums and Coachella, and touring safely during the pandemic. He also goes deep on the origins and songwriting process for various tracks on the new album.

“And I think having that is kind of priceless. There is very much a respect between all of us, if we did something together,” he added. “And that is something that you can’t really undo. And you know, it’s like a very deep love for each other, I think.”

Styles — who joined One Direction at 16 years old — opened up about how he found it easier to “emotionally coast” when was in the pop group.

“I didn’t really feel anything. And we’d go through real highs in the band and stuff, and it would always just feel like a relief,” he explained. “Like, ‘Oh, we didn’t fail. That feels like a massive relief.’ I never really felt like I celebrated anything. And I had a great time. Like, truly.”

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In theBetter Homes & GardensJune cover story, Stylesaddressed his feelingsabout leaving One Direction.

“In lockdown, I started processing a lot of stuff that happened when I was in the band,” he said, noting that he was encouraged to give much of himself away in order “to get people to engage with you, to like you.”

Harry Styles joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for an extensive conversation in the California desert detailing the making of his highly-anticipated third studio album ‘Harry’s House’, out this Friday. He calls the “intimately made” project his “favorite album at the moment” and discusses getting to a place where his overall happiness is no longer dependent on the success of his music. He also touches on his major takeaways from the pandemic and being “gifted this stolen time”, investing in work/life balance and being present, getting to know himself, the power of therapy and moving away from “emotionally coasting”, the evolution of his discography, gratitude for Billie Eilish, deep love for his former One Direction bandmates, commanding stadiums and Coachella, and touring safely during the pandemic. He also goes deep on the origins and songwriting process for various tracks on the new album.

The"As It Was" singer— who is set to release his third albumHarry’s Houseon Friday — also revealed during his Apple Music 1 interview that the pandemic helped to realize that he is more than just a performer.

“For a really long time, I was terrified of what my life was if I wasn’t up here doing music, on a show, doing something,” he said. “And then you’re faced with a time when you can’t do that. And the great leveler of doesn’t matter how much money you have, doesn’t matter where you lived, doesn’t matter this, doesn’t matter that. You can’t travel, you can’t do this, you can’t go outside your house.”

“Suddenly you’re forced to not be this musician guy, you’re forced to be a friend and a brother and a son, and all of those things,” he continued. “And actually feel like I kind of had a little bit of a chance to focus on that at least for a moment and just stop and take in a lot of stuff and remember things. And you’re gifted this stolen time.”

Harry Styles joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for an extensive conversation in the California desert detailing the making of his highly-anticipated third studio album ‘Harry’s House’, out this Friday. He calls the “intimately made” project his “favorite album at the moment” and discusses getting to a place where his overall happiness is no longer dependent on the success of his music. He also touches on his major takeaways from the pandemic and being “gifted this stolen time”, investing in work/life balance and being present, getting to know himself, the power of therapy and moving away from “emotionally coasting”, the evolution of his discography, gratitude for Billie Eilish, deep love for his former One Direction bandmates, commanding stadiums and Coachella, and touring safely during the pandemic. He also goes deep on the origins and songwriting process for various tracks on the new album.

Harry Styles’ ‘ONE NIGHT ONLY IN NEW YORK’ performance at UBS Arena at Belmont Park this Friday, May 20 will be available to stream exclusively to Apple Music subscribers in 167 countries around the world. The special show will celebrate his highly anticipated new albumHarry’s House, available that day, and will see Styles performing his new album for the first time ever.

The show will be available to stream live on Apple Music at 9:00p EST / 6p PST on Friday, May 20thhereand will encore on May 22 at 12:00p EST / 9:00a PT / 6:00p CET and on May 26 at 4pm BST / 5pm SGT / 7pm AEST.

source: people.com