Tomlinson reveals ‘kid at the back’ frustration
LOUIS TOMLINSON has revealed his frustration at being One Direction’s “kid at the back” as he talked candidly for the first time since the band announced their hiatus.
After questioning his role in the band week after week on the X Factor, the artist also said he found the industry’s biggest names were more interested in Harry Styles when it came to going it alone.
Mr Tomlinson described in a national newspaper how, in a further blow, the death of his mother from cancer meant she was no longer around to offer words of encouragement when he questioned his ability.
However, despite suffering personal tragedy and battling against the vagaries of the music industry, the tenacious Doncaster-born singer is on the verge of releasing his second single.
The performer presumed he was known as “the kid wearing espadrilles, stood in’t back”.
The band’s subsequent rise to pop domination is well-documented, clocking up four UK chart-topping singles and eye-watering worldwide record sales under Simon Cowell’s watchful gaze.
After setting up his own record label, Mr Tomlinson considered dedicating himself to it, although decided it would be “conceding” if he hung up his microphone. His mother, Johannah Deakin, revealed her terminal leukaemia diagnosis during a phonecall while he attended the wedding of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy last May.
She died aged 43 in December, days before he performed live on
The X Factor. At the weekend he told his 25 million Twitter followers that he is “really excited” to release his single.