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Transcript + translation of the Swedish queer/gay QX Magazine interview with One Direction (2 Oct 2011)
The interview took place in Stockholm, Sweden on 2 Oct 2011 [the same day of the AIMH tweet] and it was published in the November 2011 issue. QX is a monthly magazine published in Swedish by the largest LGBTQIA-media publisher in Scandinavia, with a circulation of 31,000 copies and it's distributed free of charge.
[personal note: Niall mentions he watched Eurovision in the interview! Eurovision Tumblr nation riiiiiiiiise đșđ»đȘ©âš]
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interview article, page 16: (click to enlarge)
12 MINUTER MED ONE DIRECTION
12 MINUTES WITH ONE DIRECTION
Förra hösten blev de fem brittiska grabbarna flickfavoriter i Storbritanniens tv-succé X Factor. Nu börjar (fr. v) Louis, Harry, Niall, Zayn och Liam erövra vÀrlden med snygg boybandspop som producerats av samma svenskar som sÄg till att Britney, Backstreet Boys, Westlife och N*Sync blev vÀrldsstjÀrnor.
Last autumn, the five British lads became all-time favourites on the UK's hit TV show X Factor. Now (from left) Louis, Harry, Niall, Zayn and Liam are set to conquer the world with stylish boyband pop, produced by the same Swedes who made Britney, Backstreet Boys, Westlife and N*Sync global stars.
Samtidigt som jag trÀffar One Direction pÄ Nobis Hotell i Stockholm hÄller tusen unga tjejer pÄ att storma Bengans skivaffÀr i stan. Allt för att komma över svarta platsband som ger dem tilltrÀde till en fantrÀff med det brittiska pojkbandet senare samma eftermiddag. One Direction har knappt slÀppt en singel i Sverige men lyckas ÀndÄ skapa hysteri vÀrdig vilket stort boyband som helst. Och det bara genom att folk hittat dem pÄ twitter och youtube. Killarnas tid i brittiska musiktÀvlingen X-Factor har nÀmligen genererat miljontals trÀffar pÄ video- sajten, och nÀr de nu ska slÀppa debutsingeln What Makes You Beautiful.
While I'm meeting One Direction at Nobis Hotel in Stockholm, a thousand young girls are storming Bengan's record shop in town. All in order to get their hands on black place cards that give them access to a fan meeting with the British boy band later that afternoon. One Direction has barely released a single in Sweden but still manages to create hysteria worthy of any big boy band. And that's only because people found them on Twitter and YouTube. The guys' time at the British music competition X-Factor has generated millions of hits on the video site, and now they are about to release their debut single What Makes You Beautiful.
"Det Àr mest twitter tror jag, man lÀnkar och tipsar varandra dÀr. Om One Direction trendar pÄ twitter i Storbritannien blir folk i andra lÀnder nyfikna och kollar upp vad det Àr för nÄt, och sen Àr det i rullning", gissar Zayn. Redan i somras nÀr kvintetten var hÀr och spelade in med bland annat med pro- ducenten Rami (Backstreet Boys, Britney, Westlife) blev det hysteri utanför studion i centrala Stockholm. "Mottagandet i Sverige har alltid varit otroligt", sÀger Liam. Harry fortsÀtter: "Sverige Àr ju helt fantastiskt musikmÀssigt och dÀrför Àr det extra kul att fÄ uppmÀrksamhet hÀr. Ni har ju sÄ mÄnga bra lÄtskrivare och artister som kommer hÀrifrÄn. Jag Àlskar Swedish House Mafia till exempel. Och under tiden i X-Factor sjöng vi en Darin-lÄt." "Jag sÄg Eric Saade i Eurovision i vÄras och han var otrolig bra. Han ser ut som en popstjÀrna och hade en bra lÄt sÄ det var kul att det gick bra för honom", sÀger Niall.
"I think it's mostly Twitter, people link and tip each other off there. If One Direction is trending on Twitter in the UK, people in other countries get curious and look up what's up, and then it's on", Zayn guesses. Already last summer, when the quintet was here and recorded with, among others, the producer Rami (Backstreet Boys, Britney, Westlife), there was a frenzy outside the studio in central Stockholm.
"The reception in Sweden has always been incredible," Liam says. Harry continues: "Sweden is absolutely fantastic in terms of music, so it's extra fun to get attention here. You have so many good songwriters and artists who come from here. I love Swedish House Mafia, for example. And during our time in X-Factor we sang a Darin song." "I saw Eric Saade at Eurovision this spring and he was incredibly good. He looks like a pop star and had a good song, so it was great that he did well," Niall says.
QX: Nyligen toppade ni Englandslistan och ni syns pryda varenda poptidning som finns. Kan ni ens gÄ ut i Storbritannien? "Ja, det Àr lÀttare att gÄ ut dÀr Àn hÀr i Sverige. DÀr vet vi var vi ska gÄ, och det Àr egentligen bara att ta lite bilder dÄ och dÄ. SÄ hysteriskt Àr det inte", förklarar Zayn. "DÀremot kanske vi inte gÄr ut i ett shoppingcenter nÀra en skola dÀr de precis har rast, dÄ kan det bli hysteri", skrattar Liam. One Direction sökte till X-Factor som soloartister men blev ihopsatta av Idol/X- factor-mannen Simon Cowell. Han sÄg snabbt potential i en ung killgrupp och efter att fÄ hÀnga ihop och bara ha kul utan att behöva jobba sÄ hittade killarna sina roller i gruppen. Under hela X-Factorserien lÄg de stadigt i toppen. De slutade pÄ en tredjeplats i finalen som sÄgs av nÀstan var tredje brittiskt tv-tittare. "Det var en besvikelse att inte vinna", medger Liam och fÄr medhÄll av de andra. "Men nu har vi gÄtt vidare och Matt (Cardle) som vann Àr en fantastisk kille som förtjÀnade vinsten."
QX: You recently topped the UK charts and you're on the cover of every pop magazine out there. Can you even go out in the UK?
"Yes, it's easier to go out there than here in Sweden. In the UK we know where to go, and it's really just a few photos now and then. It's not that hysterical," explains Zayn.
"However, we might not go out in a shopping centre near a school where they're on a school break, then there could be hysteria," laughs Liam.
One Direction applied for the X-Factor as solo artists, but were put together by Idol/X-Factor judge Simon Cowell. He quickly saw potential in a young group of guys and after hanging out together and just having fun without having to work, the guys found their roles in the group. Throughout the X-Factor series, they were consistently at the top. They finished third in the final, which was watched by almost one in every third British viewer.
"It was disappointing not to win," Liam admits, and the others agree. "But now we've moved on, and Matt (Cardle), who won, is a great bloke who deserved to win."
I samband med singelslÀppet av What Makes You Beautiful upptrÀdde grabbarna pÄ klassiska gayklubben G-A-Y i London, och det var givetvis packat med folk. "Ja, det var en hysterisk kvÀll. Det var en otroligt bra vibe och en grymt kul atmosfÀr att spela i", minns Zayn. QX: Visste ni om att ni hade gayfans? "Ibland ser man killar twittra om att de gillar oss. Men annars har vi inte varit ute och spelat sÄ mycket. Det Àr mest tjejerna som syns och hörs nÀr vi varit ute pÄ promotion."QX: Vem gÄr hem bÀst av er hos bögarna? "Zayn och Louis!" SÀger Harry och Liam i mun pÄ varandra. "Ja, det stÀmmer nog, jag vet inte varför, men jag verkar attrahera bögarna", ler Zayn. "Det Àr hans kindben som gör det", ropar Harry.
After the release of their single What Makes You Beautiful, the boys performed at the classic gay bar G-A-Y [which is inside/the co-venue of the gay/queer nightclub Heaven] in London, and of course the place was packed. "Yes, it was a crazy night. It was an incredible vibe and a really fun atmosphere to play in," Zayn recalls. QX: Are you aware that you have gay fans? "Sometimes you see guys tweeting that they fancy us. But other than that, we haven't been playing live/out on the road much. It's mostly the girls who are visible and heard when we're out doing promotion." [it's not explicitly stated who said this] QX: Which of you is the most popular with gay guys? "Zayn and Louis!" Harry and Liam say to each other. "Yeah, that's probably true, I don't know why, but I seem to attract gay guys," Zayn smiles. "It's because of his cheekbones!" Harry shouts.
Jag föreslĂ„r att vi avslutar vĂ„r tolv-minuterstrĂ€ff med att jag sĂ€ger ett pĂ„stĂ„eende sĂ„ fĂ„r killarna peka pĂ„ den i bandet som pĂ„stĂ„endet stĂ€mmer in bĂ€st pĂ„. Alla Ă€r med pĂ„ noterna. QX: Alla kĂ€nda boyband har en medlem som Ă€r bög (Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, N*Sync). Vem Ă€r mest trolig att komma ut i One Direction? "Louis Ă€r mest "camp", sĂ€ger Zayn och fĂ„r medhĂ„ll frĂ„n de andra. "Men vi sĂ€ger inte att du Ă€r bög, bara att du Ă€r mest trolig att komma ut", förklarar Liam. "Ăh, okej, Jag kan spela dubbelt, det Ă€r okej för mig", erbjuder sig Harry. QX: Vem tillbringar mest tid framför spegeln? "Zayn." Alla Ă€r överens, till och med Zayn sjĂ€lv.
I suggest that we finish our twelve-minute meeting by me saying a statement and the guys pointing to the person in the band who best fits the statement. Everyone agrees. QX: Every famous boy band has a gay member (Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, N*Sync). Who is most likely to come out in One Direction? "Louis is the most "camp"," Zayn says, and the others agree. "But we're not saying you're gay, just that you're the most likely to come out," Liam explains. "Oh, well, I can play doubles, that's fine by me," Harry offers. [here's an interesting take on the meaning of that by the lovely @delicateperspective]
QX: Who spends the most time in front of the mirror? "Zayn" - everyone agrees, even Zayn himself.
QX: Vem kysser bÀst i bandet? "Jag skulle nog kyssa Harry", skrattar Liam. "Ja, Harry Àr nog bÀst pÄ att kyssas", instÀmmer Zayn, Niall och Louis. QX: Vem lÀgger mest pengar pÄ klÀder? "Zayn". Alla Àr Äterigen rörande överens. "Men jag gillar mÀrkesklÀder", ursÀktar sig Zayn. QX: Vem Àr mest poppis bland tjejerna? "Harry." Alla Àr överens igen. "Vi har alla olika typer av fans, och Harry Àr den som drar mest rent generellt." QX: Vem ser bÀst ut naken? "Jag har bara sett Harry naken", ursÀktar sig Louis. "Jag skulle nog sÀga att vi ser rÀtt bra ut nakna allihopa. Vi Àr ett gÀng schysta killar", ler Zayn.
QX: Who is the best kisser in the band? "I'd probably kiss Harry," Liam laughs. "Yeah, Harry is probably the best kisser", Zayn agrees, so do Niall and Louis. QX: Who spends the most money on clothes? "Zayn." Again, everyone agrees. "I just like brand/designer clothes", Zayn excuses himself. QX: Who is most popular with the girls? "Harry." Everyone agrees again. "We all have different types of fans, and Harry is the one who draws the most in general." [not explicitly said who said this] QX: Who looks best naked? "I've only seen Harry naked", Louis excuses himself. "I'd say we all look pretty good naked. We're a bunch of cute guys," Zayn smiles.
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additional resources: âą here's a great post from May 2025 about it by @flamblouyant-blog âą here's my answered ask about the interview incl. meta and more links from 2011 and 2012 âą Timeline October 2011 by @bulletprooflarry
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