Harry Styles talks about his new album, explains why he slows down in his life and refers to the support of his fans.
Music has many dimensions for Harry Styles.
The British singer spoke to SiriusXM about the process of creating and recording his new album, "Harry's House", which was released on Friday, May 20th.
When it was pointed out that the song "As It Was" from the album sounds superficially like a happy song, but in fact its lyrics are very sad, Harry Styles commented: "This is the fascination of music for me."
"I think you can write what at the moment you may feel is one of your most destructive emotions, if you prefer. "It's not just catastrophic."
"I think there are both sides, but obviously seeing people dancing to this song is something. It's fun to explore what music can make you feel. And then, obviously if there are layers in it, you explore it in a way as you live with the music for a longer period of time, "he explained.
Harry Styles - Rolling Stone 2019
Harry Styles added about "As It Was": "It has a lot to do with the transformation of life. And I think it has to do with your development as an individual, your physical evolution and losing yourself, finding him. "
"There are many times in life when different people want us to be different things and stay the same. "And I think in fact, even if you wanted to, you could not go back to the person you were before."
The light songs of "Harry's House" give the impression that Harry Styles had less pressure during the creation of the new album.
"There is a level of comfort that comes from being okay with what you have made and really remembering what you have made is what matters," he said.
"If I were to measure my overall happiness or my self-esteem or the love of my friends and the people around me based on the commercial success of this album, then I think I would be in a very different place. I do not feel that I necessarily measure any of these things based on that. So it's just really relaxing to play music like that. "
"I feel that this album is much more representative of me in my life. I think creating an album requires an incredible amount of thought for yourself. "But sometimes there are things that affect me and I felt it was more important to write about them."
Harry Styles - Grammy Awards 2021
As for what will follow after "Harry's House" he said: "At the moment I have no idea how the next album will sound. That fact must be taken into account. "
Harry Styles also did a review of his career to date and explained why he is happy to be slowing down as he grows up.
"I do not feel like I necessarily took the time to appreciate everything that was happening," he admitted.
"I certainly did not find the time to celebrate things when they were good. And I think many times, when good things happened, I felt relieved that I had not failed. "And I think that now, but also in the future, I always try to be more present and to appreciate the moments as they happen and to be in the moment", he added.
Speaking about the support he has received from his audience over the years, Harry Styles added: "I would say I am incredibly grateful for the emotional generosity shown by all the fans and people around me. So, thank you all. "