The British singer sat down with Stern at the SiriusXM studios in New York City. He got asked his opinion on songs written about him. He responded saying. “There’s not a lot of, like, interviews where I talk a lot about personal stuff, but I’m fine doing it in music.”
But Stern did not give up. He went on to ask. “But how do you feel when someone does that to you? When Taylor Swift writes a song and everyone assumes it’s about you, Harry, does that upset you?”
Styles responded saying that it does not upset him. He also praised Swift’s songwriting. “No, that doesn’t upset me. I think about what it means to me to write a song about somebody else and, if somebody has to do that, I think it’s like flattering. Even if the song isn’t that flattering, you’ve still spent time on it and, ultimately, using Taylor as an example, she’s a great songwriter. The only time you really, like, think about, ‘Oh, is this song too personal?’ is if you think about is this going to be really annoying for this other person.”
The 26-year-old shot to fame in the group One Direction. Zayn Malik, a member of the band, left in 2015. Styles got asked whether Zayn leaving the band felt like an insult to him. He said. “I don’t know if I could say it’s something he shouldn’t have done because I just didn’t feel that way, so it’s hard for me to condemn it… looking at it now, the last thing I would’ve wanted was for him to stay there if he didn’t want to be there.”
The singer also spoke about how he got robbed on Valentine’s Day. Styles stated that multiple men attempted to rob him. This was contrary to reports which claimed it was only one person. Styles said. “The guys cross the road and I’m like, ‘Oh that’s weird. I cross the street again and they cross the street again, and I’m like ‘Oh, for f–k’s sake. I think I’m about to get robbed.”
When cars appeared nearby, Styles took his opportunity to escape. “I ran into the road and tried to stop a car. Obviously if a mad man runs into the road and tries to get in your car you’re not gonna let them in, so they don’t let me in.” Styles finally managed to make it home and filed a police report.
