#louis interviews

honestly, yeah — i definitely have favorite interviews from their solo careers. the zane lowe interview for harry’s house and the zach sang interview for faith in the future are probably the ones that mean the most to me. they’re both very curated (like, let’s be real, nothing in those interviews is accidental) but they still feel as close to “unguarded” as we’re 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 they’re able to let their guard down just enough. and maybe the interviewers don’t 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 “once you know something, it’s hard to unknow it. it’s impossible.” (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) it’s small, but it’s 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 — 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. it’s almost like two parents talking about the same family, from different angles.

They interviewed when he came to the premiere of all of those voices in Mexico in 2023. I’m not saying the names ofc but it’s kind obvious.

My first girlfriend told me and even showed me the email she got from Cinépolis where they listed the topics she wasn’t allowed to ask Louis about. She even had to send them the questions she was going to ask so they could tell her if everything was okay.

My other ex-girlfriend interviewed him, she told me (a long time later) and showed me the chats with her magazine’s manager where Louis’ team was telling them which topics were off-limits.

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