Do you have a favourite interview of Louis and Harry in their solo careers, or do you think most of them are fake? Personally, I like the ones with Zane that Harry has done because I feel like Harry's answers to most of the questions were genuine (excluding the ones about the public narrative).
honestly, yeah â i definitely have favorite interviews from their solo careers. the zane lowe interview for harryâs house and the zach sang interview for faith in the future are probably the ones that mean the most to me. theyâre both very curated (like, letâs be real, nothing in those interviews is accidental) but they still feel as close to âunguardedâ as weâre likely to get.
those two stand out for me because you can tell h and l both feel safe. they know the interviewers, they know the limits, and theyâre able to let their guard down just enough. and maybe the interviewers donât know everything, but they definitely know something, because they steer clear of certain topics, redirect when h and l start going into dangerous territory, and the vibe stays respectful and focused on the music.
there are little moments in both interviews that just hit. like in the zane one, when h says âonce you know something, itâs hard to unknow it. itâs impossible.â (i use this a lot with the matrix red pill vs blue pill thing with fandom dynamics. once you can see through the media perception, you can't ever unsee it). and the way his expression changes when zane brings up tour injuries (right after l had gotten hurt the week before) itâs small, but itâs real. and the way he talks about the band - about how no one else will understand except the five of them.
and in the fitf interview, there are so many moments where l is talking about growth, redefining success, learning to trust himself, getting more confident. it mirrors what h says about taking control of his own work. they both talk a lot about balance â about separating their public lives and private ones, about needing to feel grounded in something real.
if you watch the two interviews back to back, you start to notice the overlap. the way they talk about their fans. the way they describe touring. their sucess. their reflection. itâs almost like two parents talking about the same family, from different angles.
but i also really love the silly stuff. the light-hearted, chaotic interviews â those moments are just as valuable to me. like l reading fan tweets and being his sarcastic, hilarious self (or when he finally got a good nights sleep after H came home from LA). or h answering random fan questions off cards and being adorably goofy. i love when their personalities peek through â when they get a little mischievous or silly or weird. itâs comforting. it feels like weâre seeing them, even just for a second. (also, I just want to say that if this interview from earlier this year is any indication, i hope l does start being a little more open and less controlled with his answers. i mean, we finally remember what some of our tattoos are for!!!)
